Type of place: Country

Ethiopia in 2020

June 18, 2020, 12:35 pm

The country on the Horn of Africa is a land of many contrasts. Ethiopia’s population of nearly 102 million is divided into more than 100 different ethnic groups with different...

Zambia in 2020

June 18, 2020, 12:34 pm

Zambia has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. Although the landlocked southern African country is one of the more stable countries in Africa, over 60% of its...

Cameroon in 2019

June 18, 2020, 12:33 pm

Like Nigeria, neighbouring Cameroon also suffers from increasing outbreaks of violence. In 2019, conflicts between the separatists of the English-speaking parts of the country and the French-speaking central government have...

Nigeria in 2020

June 18, 2020, 12:32 pm

For years, the Christian minority in the predominantly Muslim north of Nigeria has suffered from attacks and assaults by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. In the first two months...

Ghana in 2019

June 18, 2020, 12:31 pm

The West African country Ghana has nearly 29 million inhabitants. A great majority of them, about 70%, are Christians. Most belong to Protestant communities. Only about 15% are Catholics. Especially...

Burkina Faso in 2020

June 18, 2020, 12:30 pm

Burkina Faso was long considered an example of peaceful coexistence between religions. In this country in western Africa, just over 60% of the 20 million inhabitants are Muslims, while around...

Mauritania in 2019

June 18, 2020, 12:28 pm

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania in northwest Africa has a population of about 4.3 million and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Since the 1970s, the desert...

Chile

June 18, 2020, 12:26 pm

Official figures claim that two-thirds of the 17.9 million Chileans are Catholic. However, according to recent surveys, the percentage is actually much lower at just 45%. But many faithful are...

Haiti in 2019

June 18, 2020, 12:25 pm

Haiti is considered to be the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Natural disasters such as the devastating earthquake of 2010 or Hurricane Matthew in 2016 repeatedly cause severe devastation....