News stories by Jeff Williams

Mombasa, Kenya, Apr 07 (IPS) - There is a ‘Little Boy' who has nothing to do with the atomic bomb that the United States dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. This time it is about another ‘Little Boy' who has been devastating the harvests in many regions, especially in Africa.

MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 22 (IPS) - While the United Nations marked this year's World Water Day on March 22 focusing on the connection between water and jobs, a new report has rung loud alarm bells about the heavy impact of corruption on the massive investments being made in the water sector.