News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 896
Funding Begins Flowing for African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8.
SOUTH AFRICA: 'Xenophobia Simmering Just Below Boiling Point'
- Inter Press Service
'Xenophobia is part of life. We do not live easy here. We only survive,' says Somali shopkeeper, Abdinasir Shaikh Aden, looking tense.
Fisheries Can Play Key Role in Africa
- Inter Press Service
Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion dollars to African economies every year. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are vital economic drivers.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Growing Seed Security
- Inter Press Service
Farmer Obed Dlamini, like many of his colleagues from Swaziland, finds it difficult to find quality maize seeds each planting season. Not only are the seeds expensive but they are often not available.
Portugal's Forests Losing Ability to Capture Carbon
- Inter Press Service
Environmentalists are alarmed: fires have destroyed close to 100,000 hectares of forest in Portugal this summer, releasing one million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Worst of all, the forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon.
Billion Dollar Audit Missed by Pentagon Watchdog
- Inter Press Service
Military auditors failed to complete an audit of the business systems of an Ohio- based company - Mission Essential Personnel - even though it had billed for one billion dollars worth of work largely in Afghanistan over the last four years.
DEVELOPMENT: South-east Asian Highway Hits Roadblock in Burma
- Inter Press Service
With its thick forest cover and abundant wildlife, the Dawna mountain range in south-eastern Burma is coming in the way of a flagship highway project being pushed by one of Asia’s premier financiers of roads.
EGYPT: Military Court Sentences Civilian Workers
- Inter Press Service
An Egyptian military court handed down sentences Monday in the trial of eight civilian factory workers who led a protest against deteriorating safety conditions in an army-owned factory. Rights groups say the trial should never have taken place.
JAPAN: Househusbands Giving Birth To More Gender Equality
- Inter Press Service
Since their first child was born 16 years ago, Hiroyuki Ozaki has taken care of the household, relinquishing his traditional role as the main breadwinner while his wife held on to her career in the travel industry.
MINING-CHILE: Make Good on Concern for Worker Safety, Say Unions
- Inter Press Service
While efforts get underway to try to rescue the 33 miners who are trapped 700 metres underground in a mine in northern Chile, trade unions are calling on the country's political leaders to tackle the underlying problems of worker safety.
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