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Freeing Trade Between South Africa and Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 17 (IPS) - If a Free Trade Area were to be negotiated between Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, it would have a powerful effect on trade across the sub-continent and would challenge other countries to respond.
OP-ED: Social Protection Can Help Overcome Poverty and Hunger
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 17 (IPS) - The growing consensus, momentum and commitment to eradicate world hunger may seem overly ambitious in view of the slow progress in reducing the number of hungry people in the world in recent decades.
Stealing Gas from the Poor to Power the Rich
- Inter Press Service
MIKINDANI, Tanzania, Jun 17 (IPS) - In Kilwa District in southern Tanzania local community leader and fisherman Salim Riziki stands next to a set of turbines, newly imported from Dubai, talking about the gas finds on Songo Songo, an island 15 km off the mainland.
Group Highlights Broken Families in Anti-Deportation Protest
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 17 (IPS) - As the debate on immigration reform continues in the Senate and fractured talks persist about the future of 11 million undocumented migrants, one New York-based group took to the streets to ask their senator a question.
Fatwas Heighten Sectarian Tensions in Syria Conflict
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 16 (IPS) - Saudi Arabian religious scholars are leading an increasingly vocal chorus of Islamic preachers who are urging Muslims and Arabs to support Syrian rebels against what they say are atrocities at the hands of Iran-backed Shiite forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Ending Hunger Is Possible
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) - Thirty-eight countries were recognised for the first time on Sunday by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation for cutting in half the prevalence of people suffering from undernourishment, one of three targets under the first Millennium Development Goal.
Time for a Leap Forward for the European Union
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) - Three different models for regional unification have been proposed by the movement for European integration since its inception. One vision is a league of states that preserve national sovereignty while committing themselves to follow specific policies agreed by consensus.
Examining the Depths of Ethiopia’s Corruption
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA/LONDON, Jun 16 (IPS) - Ethiopia may be one of the fastest-growing, non-oil producing economies in Africa in recent years, but corruption in this Horn of Africa nation is a deterrent to foreign investors looking for stable long-term partnerships in developing countries.
Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course
- Inter Press Service
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jun 15 (IPS) - Iran's June 14 presidential election results, announced the day after, was nothing less than a political earthquake.
Caribbean Looks at Financial Approach to Combat Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jun 15 (IPS) - The Caribbean has the unenviable reputation as one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world, a situation exacerbated by climate change and vulnerability that experts warn could have significant economic consequences if unaddressed.
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