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Children in the Desert and Cinèma du Desert at Codeway Expo 2024

15/05/2024, Bambini nel Deserto

A Journey of 15 Years of Solidarity We are pleased to invite you to CodewayExpo 2024, scheduled at the Rome Fair from today to Friday 17 May; come and visit us in pavilion B, where Bambini nel Deserto and Cinèma du Desert will present fifteen years of expeditions in Europe, Africa and Asia through exciting […]

The three African shipwrecks of the West

05/05/2024, m.armanino

It is not just migrants or asylum seekers who are shipwrecked in the Mediterranean or the Atlantic, adding to the list of those missing in the waters that unite (and separate) the continents. What, perhaps less obviously but with no fewer consequences, are the shipwrecks of the European continent in Africa or, better, in the […]

Green Talks LIVE on water risks

02/05/2024, Redazione BnD

ROME 14 May 2024 / 3.00pm-4.00pm CEST Water is fundamental to meeting the commitments of the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our economies depend on water, with recent estimates putting the economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems at $58 trillion, equivalent to 60% of global GDP. At the same time, water-related […]

The final resting place of Eto’o, an endless migrant

27/04/2024, m.armanino

He was familiarly called Eto'o by his traveling companions, like the well-known Cameroonian football player. He too, Feliciano, was originally from the same country and, in his own way, was famous in the field of migration

There is still blood flowing in the Sahel

25/04/2024, Redazione BnD

Burkina Faso's army was accused of arbitrarily killing 223 civilians, including 56 children, on February 25, an investigation revealed that highlighted one of the most serious incidents of military violence in the country in recent years. The tragic event was associated with expanded military efforts to combat jihadist terrorism, which occurred shortly after Russian troops arrived in the country to beef up security measures.

The future of the past or the past of the future

11/04/2024, m.armanino

Nine months passed from the end of July last year to April this year, the time of one gestation. The military putsch, which arrived relatively unexpectedly, was surprising above all due to the method used on the occasion. The kidnapping of the president in office in the presidential house by the guard who was supposed […]

Migrant women: one in five suffers sexual violence

26/03/2024, Redazione BnD

This year, UNHCR predicts that the number of individuals forced from their homes due to war, violence and persecution will exceed a record 130 million. There are currently around 114 million displaced people, with over half of them women and girls. The issue of sexual violence during the migration journey is the drama within the drama.

Elections in Senegal: the turning point?

25/03/2024, Luca Iotti

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, recently released from prison, has achieved a surprising victory in Senegal's presidential elections, becoming the country's new president. This event represents a radical change in the Senegalese political landscape, as Faye, known for his critical stance towards the establishment, will assume the position of head of state for the first time.

The good and bad of revolutions

24/03/2024, m.armanino

The good guys are coming… They’re coming, they’re coming. Niger experienced its first putsch in 1974. It was organized by a quartet of officers led by Lieutenant Colonel Seyni Kountché who justified his seizure of power with the social difficulties highlighted by the famine… ‘After 15 years of reign marked by injustice, corruption , selfishness […]