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Q&A: Harnessing the African Information Renaissance
- Inter Press Service
About 140 million Africans are now on the internet. With half of the population under age 15 and 70 percent of the population under 30, social media is becoming an important feature in the continent's development path.
KYRGYZSTAN: Moscow Vexed by Bishkek's Efforts to Play the Field
- Inter Press Service
The Kremlin is getting cranky over Kyrgyzstan's efforts to obtain aid without any diplomatic payback. To convey their displeasure, Russian officials are now delaying cooperation agreements and demanding an expanded share of a Kyrgyz military facility.
KAZAKHSTAN: Rights Activists Urge Halt to Zhanaozen Trial amid Torture Claims
- Inter Press Service
An attempt to render justice is quickly turning into a PR debacle for Kazakhstan. Troubling allegations that torture was employed to obtain incriminating statements is engulfing the trial of 37 individuals accused in connection with a deadly riot last December in the western oil town of Zhanaozen.
OP-ED: The Road Less Traveled
- Inter Press Service
The celebrated storyteller Mark Twain (1835-1910) wrote, 'Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.'
Sudan's President Rules Out Talks with South
- Inter Press Service
(IPS/Al Jazeera) - Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, has pledged not to negotiate with South Sudan amid reports of fresh air attacks on his country's southern neighbour. The renewed tensions come as South Sudan's 10-day occupation of the oil town of Heglig has left parts of the town blood-soaked and in ruins.
Suu Kyi's Party 'Boycotts' Assembly Over Oath
- Inter Press Service
(IPS/Al Jazeera) - Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, and newly elected MPs from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party have refused to attend the opening session of parliament over a dispute regarding the wording of the parliamentary oath.
Armed Groups in Northern Mali Raping Women
- Inter Press Service
Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north of Mali since the beginning of year, expelling all government troops from the region.
Iceland Finds New Power in Farms
- Inter Press Service
'With the fuel from the agriculture project, we are encouraging farmers to look at possibilities they might have to produce their own energy, while at the same time getting the Agricultural University and Farmers’ Association to work towards supporting and encouraging the farmers,' says Haraldur Benediktsson, chair of the Icelandic Farmers’ Association about the campaign to reduce energy bought by farmers by 20 percent by 2015 and 80 percent by 2020.
Armed Groups in Northern Mali Raping Women
- Inter Press Service
Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north of Mali since the beginning of year, expelling all government troops from the region.
U.S.: New Steps by Obama to Curb Atrocities in Syria, Elsewhere
- Inter Press Service
In a major speech commemmorating the Nazi Holocaust, U.S. President Barack Obama Monday announced several steps his administration will take to curb mass atrocities abroad, including in Syria where he is under continuing pressure to intervene with military force.
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