Nicaragua: Human Rights Crisis Demands Action & Accountability
Urgent action is needed to address the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, where the level of persecution is such that many of those who participated in the protests that erupted in April, defended protesters’ rights or simply expressed dissenting views, have been forced to hide, have left Nicaragua or are trying to do so, a […]
Dominican Friars In Nigeria Launch TV Programme For Youths
The Dominicans in Benin City, Edo State, have launched a television programme aimed at engaging the youth, to shape their lives and ultimately evangelise them. The Dominican community in the area said it had found new ways of addressing issues concerning today’s youths. The television programme, Catholic Faith Forum, airs exclusively every Sunday evening on […]
My Vocation: A Journey Of Valued Little Decisions
“My vocation is a journey of valued little decisions that can best be contemplated as a whole and can only be beautiful if seen from a panoramic view”, says Fr Collins Mweshi a Zambian Comboni missionary working in Karamoja, Uganda. Fr Collins shares his vocation journey with us. When I became a Christian, I actually […]
DR Congo: Bukanga Lonzo – Land Grabs & The International Community
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has inaugurated the first of a series of agro-industrial parks designed to boost the country’s development and showcase the enormous potential of arable land at its disposal. The agro-industrial park of Bukanga Lonzo covers 75,000 hectares and already employs three hundred people according to the government, which boasts its […]
Impact Of Small Arms Proliferation On Africa
The persistence and the complication of conflicts in Africa are partially due to small arms proliferation. The consequences of small arms on African people due to international conflicts within Africa, rebel group activities, mercenary groups, and armed gang activities have yet to be fully measured. The International Action Network on Small Arms, Saferworld, and Oxfam […]
More Children Released From South Sudanese Armed Groups
More than 100 children have been recently released by two armed groups in South Sudan, bringing the total number released this year to over 900. This was the fourth release ceremony in 2018 and like the two previous events, it took place in the town of Yambio in the south of the country. Additional releases […]
Water Shortage Means Food Shortage
No, it’s not dwindling land areas that poses the biggest threat to food security, it’s water shortage. The challenge, according to specialists, is to get sufficient water to produce food. “Many well-informed individuals see a future of water shortages, but few have connected the dots to see that a future of water shortages will also […]
Nicaragua: The Church Under Threat
Bishops and priests threatened with death. Churches profaned. Nevertheless, the Church has become a sign of hope and strength for many. The white walls of the Divine Mercy church in Managua show the marks of bullets. Even the large image of the Merciful Jesus has been hit. For twelve hours, the parish in front of […]
Plants & People: Cowpea For Insomnia
It is an herbaceous food legume belonging to the plant family Fabaceae. It can either be short and bushy or a vine climbing supports or trailing along the ground. It shows considerable adaptation to warm climates with adequate rainfall and is cultivated across Southeast Asia, Africa, Southern United States and Latin America. The plant is […]
Middle East Battlefields
For decades the Middle East has been one of the areas of greatest tension in the world, a veritable battlefield involving the power capacities of regional actors – Israel, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia – and of world players such as USA and Russia. An overview of the major ongoing conflicts and crises in the […]
