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IBSA: India Stakes Its Bets on Training Africa
- Inter Press Service
Of the various cooperation programmes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, plans for an India-Africa Virtual University (IAVU) take pride of place.
Violence Threatening South Sudan Independence
- Inter Press Service
Escalating violence in Abyei, the largest of several towns in the disputed borders between North and South Sudan, has displaced thousands of people and, according to U.S. officials, is threatening the viability of both the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the soon-to-be independence of Southern Sudan, set for Jul. 9, as the potential for civil war between the two sides grows.
Working to Uproot Impunity in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
The controversial acquittal of former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo of embezzlement charges was a new frustration for anti-corruption groups who are pushing for reforms to fight impunity in a country where 98 percent of crimes go unsolved.
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth
- Inter Press Service
An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect 'mother earth'.
SOUTH AFRICA : Women Candidates Struggle in Local Government Elections
- Inter Press Service
Political parties should be forced, through changes in legislation, to bring more women into government.
ARGENTINA-PARAGUAY: Giant Dams Touted as Development
- Inter Press Service
The Yacyretá hydroelectric dam run by Argentina and Paraguay is fully operational, supplying the energy it was designed to provide when it was built 40 years ago. But critics complain about severe social and environmental impacts.
TRADE: Istanbul Conference 'a Setback' for Poor Countries
- Inter Press Service
Some of the decisions taken on trade in the Istanbul Plan of Action are likely to disadvantage poor countries while others are so vague as to be meaningless, says Abdoulaye Sanoko, counsellor at the mission of Mali to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva.
POLITICS: First Woman Speaker of Parliament Changing Politics
- Inter Press Service
Very soon wives in Uganda will legally have the right to a share in their husband’s property, that’s if the country’s new speaker of parliament has her way.
Protecting One of Africa's Most Enigmatic Creatures
- Inter Press Service
The manatee, or sea cow, is a torpedo-shaped marine mammal that moves languidly through the tepid waters of the Caribbean, South America and along the coast, rivers and wetlands from Senegal down to Angola. In the late 18th century, one of the manatee's closest and much larger relative, the Stellar Cow, were hunted to extinction. Today, the future of the West African manatee may not be far behind.
Social Media Takes a Far Right Turn
- Inter Press Service
Social media is being heralded as a revolutionary weapon for the empowerment of discriminated groups such as migrants. But so far it is the xenophobic far right that has made the most of it.
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