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MALI: Shea Production Vital to Women's Incomes
- Inter Press Service
Across the semi-arid Sahel region of West Africa, the shea tree prized by women, who produce a butter from its nuts that is a key ingredient in food and cosmetics. However, drought and diseases threaten this source of income.
CARIBBEAN: Final Throes for Jamaica's 'Hippie Paradise'?
- Inter Press Service
For centuries, Negril, a seven-mile stretch of white sand beach on the western tip of Jamaica, was cut off from the rest of the island by bad roads and a large swamp.
Q&A: Why Poorest African Countries Should Not Sign the EPAs
- Inter Press Service
It is a 'million dollar question' why African least developed countries (LDCs) would enter into economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with the EU as what remains of especially their agricultural markets will be overrun with subsidised European produce.
THAILAND: Media Crackdown a Mistake, Say Analysts
- Inter Press Service
For press freedom advocates, it was bad enough, though not totally surprising, to hear that the government had shut down the opposition media amid the state of emergency in the Thai capital. But alarming to them is the gagging even of independent news sites.
DEVELOPMENT: Listen to Us, Fragile States Tell Donors
- Inter Press Service
'Work with us, not against us' was the message for international donors that came out of the g7+ meeting of fragile states, which met in Dili this week to discuss how they can make better use of the foreign aid they get.
RWANDA: Remembering the Unforgettable
- Inter Press Service
Sixteen years after the genocide in Rwanda, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed that the international community would never again sit by while mass atrocities are committed against innocent civilians.
SOUTH AMERICA: Clear Water - Mercosur's Underground Treasure
- Inter Press Service
Invisible beneath a vast area of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, the Guaraní Aquifer is one of the world's largest reserves of freshwater. Despite supplying water to millions of people, it is neither contaminated nor overexploited.
TRADE: Caribbean Questions EU Development Pledges
- Inter Press Service
When Caribbean leaders sit across the table from their European counterparts at a May summit in Spain, high on their agenda will be the problems experienced by banana and sugar producers in gaining meaningful access to the European market.
ARGENTINA: Sweeping the (Garbage) Problem Under the Rug
- Inter Press Service
To live up to the 'Zero Garbage' law that went into effect in 2006, the volume of waste ending up in landfills in the Argentine capital was to be significantly reduced every year, with the ultimate aim of eradicating landfills by 2020. But environmentalists are skeptical that the goal will be reached.
THAILAND: Amid Emergency, Calls for Compromise Rise
- Inter Press Service
'I wish the red-shirt protesters will get tired soon and go home,' Nicha, a 28- year-old receptionist, said soon after the Thai government declared a state of emergency as tens of thousands of protesters went into their fourth week of rallies here.
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