News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 218
France, Russia, ECOWAS in Battle for Soul of West Africa
- Inter Press Service
SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 07 (IPS) - On July 26 2023 a man named Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, flanked by soldiers with military fatigues, appeared on Niger's national television to announce the execution of a coup. It was the country’s fourth coup since it gained independence from France in 1960.
First Person: Rising above floods in Viet Nam
- UN News
A man living in Viet Nam has been explaining how his community has learnt to adapt to and mitigate the effects of devastating flooding caused by tropical storms.
Cambodia's Election a Blatant Farce
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 04 (IPS) - The title shouldn’t fool you: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world’s longest-ruling autocrats. A political survivor, this former military commander had been bolted to his chair since 1985, presiding over what he turned into a de facto one-party system – and now apparently a dynastic regime.
Zimbabwean Farmers Turn to Agroecology to Feed Their Families
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 04 (IPS) - When Nelson Mudzingwa arrived in the Shashe farming area in Mashava in Masvingo, about 294 kilometres from the capital Harare, in the early 2000s, the land was barren, with no hope that the soils could be suitable for farming.
Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO
- UN News
Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to ship grain from war-torn Ukraine to the rest of the world, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
“No” to Sex Education Fuels Early Pregnancies in Central America
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 03 (IPS) - Pregnancies among girls and adolescents continue unabated in Central America, where legislation to prevent them, when it exists, is a dead letter, and governments are influenced by conservative sectors opposed to sex education in schools.
Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 03 (IPS) - The Colorado river basin has recently been wracked by an extended drought which brought to the fore major concerns regarding hydroelectricity production. Up on the Colorado sits the iconic Hoover Dam, which transforms water into enough electricity to power 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California.
How Nigeria's Legal System is Failing to Safeguard Widows' Rights
- Inter Press Service
SOKOTO, NIGERIA, Aug 03 (IPS) - In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband was severely injured in a car accident about a month earlier. Despite being rushed to a hospital in Enugu, where they resided, he succumbed to his injuries weeks later. To compound her grief, Okonkwo’s late husband's male siblings forcibly entered her home in the city a few hours after his passing, confiscating her husband’s land documents, car, money, clothes, and marriage certificate.
Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head
- Inter Press Service
ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) - “My key message is really simple,” says Dr Simeon Ehui, the newly-appointed director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, which works with partners across sub-Saharan Africa to tackle hunger, poverty and natural resource degradation.
Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda's Fish Farming Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry.
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