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Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation Expands Language Training with Launch of German Programme in Kitwe, Zambia

The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation has launched a German language programme in Kitwe, adding a new dimension to its long-established work in education and human resource development. The initiative is designed to equip learners with practical language skills while creating access…

Pope Leo XIV’s Landmark Journey to Algeria

In April 13-15, 2026, Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria in what is expected to be a historic and symbolic moment. This visit is not simply part of a diplomatic tour or a religious ceremony. It carries political, cultural, and…

Stop the nuclear risk in Siaya – Protect lives, land and Lake Victoria

Petition by the People of Siaya County, Kenya We, the people of Siaya County in Kenya, are raising our voices at a critical moment. A proposal to construct a nuclear power plant in our region threatens to fundamentally alter our…

U.S.-Israeli War on Iran: Africa’s Reactions Through the Prism of the Global South

(Moscow Bureau) – In an interview, Senator Mushahid Hussain, President of Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development Research (PAIDR), offers a few important insights into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and its implications for BRICS+ and Africa. Here are the interview excerpts:…

What If the Borders Were Just Lines on a Map?

At some point in the journey, somewhere between exhaustion and quiet reflection, I found myself asking a simple question. Why is it easier for animals to move across Africa than it is for Africans themselves? By Kimberley Khasiala Most of…

Three Liberations: Why Africa Must Reject Victimhood Culture, Tame Demography, and Privatize Failure

(Moscow Bureau) – For the African continent, the time has come to renounce the most dangerous narrative of the postcolonial era: the ideology of victimhood. What long served as a moral shield has today turned into chains that we, against…

Humanist artists send a powerful message of Peace, NonViolence and Food Sovereignty from Arusha, Tanzania.

By Kimberley Khasiala Photos by Kimberley Khasiala & Hamisi Omolo What if, just for a moment, Africa felt like one big home filled with music, stories, and shared dreams? What happens when music becomes a language everyone understands, even without…

Defending the rights of people with disabilities and caregivers: A humanist mission.

Lavina Oduor is a Kenyan humanist social activist, co-founder, and current Director of Heart to Heart Smile, a volunteer-led organization whose mission is to prevent disabilities, advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and caregivers, and help create a…

The Silent Extraction of a Continent: Africa and the New Geopolitics of Resources

“Africa gave the world humanity. The world took almost everything else.” “Africa holds a substantial share of the resources that will sustain the twenty-first-century economy, yet it remains one of the least industrialized and least prosperous regions of the world.…

Measures at Ensuring Africa’s Food Sovereignty

(Moscow Bureau) – China’s investments in Africa have primarily been in the agricultural sector, reinforcing its support for the continent to attain food security for the growing population estimated currently at 1.5 billion people. With huge expanse of land and…

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