A New Epoch.
Moscow began to take its first steps in the African context during the “Soviet period”. Since it had no colonial networks, it relied upon Marxist-Leninist doctrine to give ideological support to the...
View ArticleWestern Africa.The confraternity of Knowledge.The mysterious world of the...
They are seers and traditional healers with a vast knowledge of medicinal plants, spells and fetishes. They represent an example of moral integrity. Today they enjoy a high position in Malinke society,...
View ArticleAfrica. Contractors’ Eldorado.
The security of the continent has now become a ‘private affair’ of the Americans, the French, the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Chinese. The countries that need muscle power turn mostly to Ukrainian...
View ArticleChristmas in Ethiopia. A Day of Joy.
The Christmas cycle begins with a long period of fasting, corresponding to Advent in the Latin rite. It begins around November 15 (Hedar 6 in the Ethiopian calendar). The feast of Christmas or Ledet...
View ArticleLibya, Putin’s Interests.
It is a fact that Libya is of fundamental importance for the Russian Federation since it is geographically embedded between the Mediterranean and the Sahara and also between Egypt and Algeria,...
View ArticleUSA, China. Military Strategy And Market in Africa.
Over the years, President Putin has attentively observed the political, economic and military strategy of the United States and China in Africa. For the United States, Africa represents one of its...
View ArticleKenya. People With A Future In Their Hands.
Many years ago, a local district officer gave a small plot for a non-formal school in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. The Mukuru Promotion Centre (MCP) started and along the years has become an important...
View ArticleDr Denis Mukwege. A Nobel Peace Prize for Africa
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, Nadia Murad, have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work and commitment...
View ArticlePope Francis. Sharing the Wisdom of Time. A new alliance between young and...
Pope Francis in a new book is calling for an alliance between the young and elderly: “Young people need the dreams of the elders so they can hope in a future. Older people and young people move...
View ArticleRussia Returns To Africa.
In the new geopolitical context that is developing worldwide, Africa is increasingly seen as a nerve centre of interests. Its natural resources and its strategic position have drawn the attention of...
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