GOD’S STORY IN THE AFRICAN STORY
By Katelin van Zyl
On 27 October, Logos Hope of the German Christian charitable organisation ‘GBA Ships’ (Gute Bücher für Alle, or in English –...
THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS IN LIMBO AFTER PAKISTAN ISSUES FINAL WARNING TO LEAVE
By Alex Pollock
On 3 October, the government of Pakistan announced that all “illegal immigrants” must leave the country by 1 November or face forced...
COULD CHINA’S BELT ROAD INITIATIVE PROVIDE RELIEF TO BELEAGUERED AFGHANISTAN?
By Donnelly McCleland
From 16-18 October, China hosted its third Belt and Road (One Belt, One Road, in Chinese) summit, marking the 10th anniversary of...
NEW ITALY-TUNISIA MIGRANT DEAL BRINGS RELIEF TO SOME
By Katelin van Zyl
On Friday, 20 October, Italy signed a deal during a visit to Tunis to hire some 4,000 Tunisian workers every year....
AVERTING WAR THROUGH LESSONS LEARNT FROM CURRENT CONFLICTS
By Donnelly McCleland
The ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the recent Israel-Gaza conflict have heightened concerns in other volatile regions and historical conflict zones in the...
THE CHURCH IS ENCOURAGED TO INVEST IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Sunday, 15 October, another earthquake of 6.3 magnitude (and 6.3km depth) struck western Afghanistan, only a few days after a...
RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN REMAIN KEY OBSTACLE TO TALIBAN’S GLOBAL LEGITIMACY
By Katelin van Zyl
On Friday, 29 September, Russia hosted Taliban representatives in the city of Kazan to discuss regional threats and how to create...
