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Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: News May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa The Gôh-Djiboua region is crucial to cocoa bean production, the Ivorian economy’s principal resource. But there are many complexities, from fear of smuggling to the effects of the climate crisis. And there is also politics… Under the shade of the trees, Seydou spreads a plastic mat on the mud. Around him, white piles of cocoa beans ferment, while the air fills with a sour smell.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Dossier May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa The northeastern state has not recognised Mogadishu’s authority since 2022. The confederal idea is growing: greater autonomy in security, resources, and governance, less dependence on a capital that fails to uphold its agreements. This isn’t secession, it’s federalism on the ground. Puntland’s geographic position has shaped its political identity.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Churches May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa The Karamoja region has always been marked by violence. A project by the local diocese of Kotido is now supporting former Karimojong fighters on a new path of dialogue and personal and community growth.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Culture May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa Africa is home to many important medicinal plants. One such plant is Aerva lanata, which has been used for many medical conditions since time immemorial. This strangling herb or undershrub can grow to a height of 90 cm. It has a hairy stem, a long taproot and many woolly branches. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, with pointed tips and hair-like stems.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Churches May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa The cathedral of Hawassa in southern Ethiopia is dedicated to Mary, with the name Covenant of Mercy or Kidane Mihiret. Let’s explore the Ethiopian devotion to Mary. In Ethiopia, there are two deeply rooted devotions: the Cross and Mary.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Advocacy permalink Tagged under: Advocacy “I am ready to die for my people.” Juma Xipaia is a fearless woman, an environmental champion and a voice for the voiceless. Born in Brazil 34 years ago, she is a mother of four and lives in the Amazon, where she fights for the defence of the forest and land, indigenous rights and against corruption.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: News May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa Diamonds down, ambitions growing: the battle for control of the giant De Beers measures the country’s ability to transform mining revenues into a lever for development. An economic and geopolitical challenge. Botswana’s leader, Duma Boko, doesn’t like circumlocutions.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Dossier May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa Somalia is a country that exists more on paper than in reality. A country held together by poorly respected agreements, by a power-sharing formula that satisfies the clans but not the citizens. The latest fracture stems from electoral reform. For Mogadishu, it is a step toward democracy; for the regions, it is an attempt to centralise power.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: News May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa Minerals, land, and contracts: in a region rich in natural resources, but where poverty shows no sign of abating, the presidential family business is flourishing. “Karamoja is yellow,” is a term used to describe the northeastern region of Uganda, defining its political stance.

Friday, 1 May 2026 8:00 Category: Churches May 2026 permalink Tagged under: Africa A long and intensely rich journey, from 13th to 23rd April, which took Pope Leo XIV from the Augustinian sites in Algeria to sub-Saharan Africa, across Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, where Christian communities continue to uphold a faith shaped by service, dialogue and martyrdom.