African rural communities

Africa is the youngest continent in the world. More than 60 per cent of its population is under the age of 25, yet one in four young Africans is not in employment, education or training. As population growth accelerates, millions more enter…

Vatican meeting underscores shared priorities on food security, peace and rural livelihoods On 15th January 2026, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV met with Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in…

A red wooden post hammered into the earth outside the quiet village of Ambohidava now symbolizes one of Madagascar’s most consequential development decisions in decades: a new 260‑kilometer toll highway linking Antananarivo to Toamasina,…