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RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov't, Activists
- Inter Press Service
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has been accused before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of responsibility for a series of violent incidents, which in the view of some analysts and civil society organisations have harmed democracy in the country.
AFRICA: We Are the Government
- Inter Press Service
As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
Q&A: Geert Wilders Gets a Big Email Hug
- Inter Press Service
Since the terror attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, persistent misconceptions about Islam have contributed to a dangerous climate of mistrust and disharmony between the Muslim world and the West.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Divide Before You Add
- Inter Press Service
You could almost begin to divide the figures before you add them up. The numbers being advertised by way of aid to the developing world to contain carbon emissions do not quite add up. What is more certain is the division to follow.
POLITICS: U.S. Seeks to Limit Warlords in Karzai Cabinet
- Inter Press Service
The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for decisive action on corruption and governance reform, but its main objective is to prevent particularly corrupt and incompetent warlords from getting plum ministries as rewards for helping clinch his fraudulent reelection, IPS has learned.
ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply
- Inter Press Service
Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.
DEVELOPMENT: 'Africans Should Become Their Own Philanthropists'
- Inter Press Service
Africans 'should dare to imagine an African world not defined by the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund but one that comes out of Africa'. This is necessary for Africans to grow out of dependence and become the agents of their own development.
ENVIRONMENT: China’s Climate Change Plan: The Debate Goes On
- Inter Press Service
For China choosing to act on climate change is not simply agreeing to effect changes in the way its robust economy is being run. Chinese leaders have to choose between two equally unattractive options—put the brakes on growth to choke off pollution and face an array of scary scenarios, from unemployment swell to social unrest.
AFRICA: 'Pick Up Your Money With Your Groceries'
- Inter Press Service
Of the many proposals on how to combat poverty in Africa, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is championing what must be one of the simplest - make it cheaper and easier for migrants to send money home.
HEALTH: Uganda’s Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine
- Inter Press Service
Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country’s ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of Uganda’s medicine imports.
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