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LATIN AMERICA: NGOs Demand Transparency, Reforms in IDB
- Inter Press Service
Dozens of civil society organisations in the Americas are demanding greater transparency and accountability as well as structural reforms in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), ahead of the multilateral lender's annual meeting of governors that starts Friday in the Mexican resort of Cancún.
DEVELOPMENT: Spain’s New Drive to Extend its Interests in Africa
- Inter Press Service
Spain is breaking new ground in its relations with Africa through an ambitious programme which has seen it increasing its development funding to the continent more than six-fold from 2004 to reach 1,4 billion euros in 2008.
ENVIRONMENT: Blame on Chinese Dams Rise as Mekong River Dries Up
- Inter Press Service
As the water level in the Mekong River dips to a record 50-year low, a familiar pattern of fault-finding has risen to the surface. China, the regional giant through which parts of South-east Asia’s largest waterway flows through, is again at the receiving end of verbal salvoes from its neighbours.
ENERGY-LATIN AMERICA: Moving Towards Renewables
- Inter Press Service
Argentina is building its first solar energy park in the northwestern province of San Juan. The project calls for the manufacture of photovoltaic panels to supply the rest of the country and the other member countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).
EDUCATION-SIERRA LEONE: Government Ignores Demands for Additional Teachers
- Inter Press Service
Ismail Conteh has been teaching for the past year-and-a-half at a primary school in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown — without receiving a single cent. He is one of hundreds of teachers recruited by schools to match the ever-growing number of pupils.
WORLD CUP: But South Africa Will Win
- Inter Press Service
Less than a hundred days to go, and the world looks on, often more with scepticism than anticipation.
PAKISTAN: In More Ways Than One, Bollywood Dancing Creates Waves
- Inter Press Service
Saleha Firdaus, a mother of two teenage children, has been moving to the Bollywood beat at a dance studio for over a year now and 'loves every moment' of this personal time. For her part, 22-year-old Maheen Jafri was a 'bedroom dancer' until she discovered a Bollywood and hip-hop dance studio and 'shed my inhibitions totally.'
POLITICS: Sahel Leaders Meet on al Qaeda Threat
- Inter Press Service
Representatives from seven North African and Sahelian states convened in Algiers on Tuesday to discuss the growing threat of al Qaeda's North African affiliate in the region.
NAMIBIA: 'If You Kiss for Five Minutes You Get It'
- Inter Press Service
'At home we have a bar,' says grade seven learner David Bravo* (14). 'When my mother puts on the music I cannot concentrate on (my) schoolwork anymore. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I just sit there and watch the people.'
SWAZILAND: Budget Cuts Ahead but More Money for Education and Health
- Inter Press Service
Her swollen feet are a constant reminder to Sanele Matsebula that she needs to take her medication.
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