Southworld

Over the past fifteen years, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a marked increase in the use of digital media in religious settings. The strong connection between politics and religion.

A survey of more than 100 congregations in South Africa reveals that Neo-Pentecostal churches have embraced this revolution to expand their reach. Until 2010, leaders s...

The Seoul, WYD Organizing Committee has selected five saints that embody the themes of truth, peace, and love at the heart
of the youth gathering.

The five saints are: Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day in 1985 after witnessing more than 300,000 young people gather at the Vatican for the International Youth Jubilee, acco...

The crisis in Mali reveals how instability in the Sahel region is reshaping security dynamics across North Africa, Europe, and beyond.

The contemporary history of Azawad in northern Mali is marked by cycles of rebellion, contested identities, and shifting alliances between nationalist and Islamist actors.

In this critical phase, analysing the o...

After rediscovering the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat in Nigeria, Iroro Tanshi identified human-induced wildfires as the main threat to the species and launched a successful, community-led campaign to protect its refuge, the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary.

The 24,700-acre Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Nigeria’s Cross River S...

A record-breaking number of teams will participate in the World Cup. But beyond the numbers, there’s also quality.
Morocco seems the team to beat, but watch out for Senegal, eager for revenge, and the Ivory Coast. And then there’s Cinderella
Cape Verde and the hopeful Congolese.

After Morocco’s historic semifinal appearance four years ago, it w...