Global IssuesNews headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”
Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 02 (IPS) - There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home to more than 300 million people in 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) - New research shows that Black mothers in the United States disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability and face greater risk of preterm death for the fetus, greater risk of low birth weight for a baby, and a higher number of maternal deaths.
Waiting Game for Nigerian Students Awaiting Evacuation on Egyptian Border
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, May 30 (IPS) - Seven weeks after the bloody conflict in Khartoum, Sudan started, and 41 days after the Nigerian government began the evacuation of residents studying there, students are still on the Egyptian border waiting to be airlifted back to their home country.
Kenyan Scientists Trend-Setting Research into Health Benefits of Snails
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 29 (IPS) - Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought ‘EEW!’ from most people … some might even scream at seeing a snail near them.
As Game of Thrones Rages in Sudan, the Neighbors Pay the Price
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, May 25 (IPS) - The conflict in Sudan is impacting the economy in Egypt, and those who make their living moving goods across the borders have spent weeks hoping the situation will normalize.
How Wagner Group, Mercenaries With a Wider Agenda, Impact Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (IPS) - The Wagner group, a shadowy mercenary group that has been operating for many years in African countries such as Sudan, Mali, the Central African Republic, and other mainly Francophone countries, has again been thrust into the limelight due to its involvement in the Ukraine war on behalf of Russia.
World Hunger Day: Renewing Our Commitment to Elevating Women as Change Agents for Ending Hunger
- Inter Press Service
PORTO-NOVO, Benin, May 24 (IPS) - This upcoming weekend, on May 28, we are commemorating World Hunger Day. The day serves as a reminder that more than 800 million people around the world are living with hunger and malnutrition. That number is staggering, but there is hope.
Khartoum is Falling the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in their Darkest Moments
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI & NEW YORK, May 22 (IPS) - As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced.
Rwanda: Better Mapping of Erosion Risk Areas Needed More Than Ever
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, May 19 (IPS) - Following severe flooding and landslides that hit major parts of Rwanda earlier this month, experts are convinced that investing in the mapping of erosion risk areas could go a long way to keeping the number of casualties down.
Interview with Anniwaa Buachie - The Making of a Ghanian Short Film
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 18 (IPS) - Some movie scenes keep replaying in one’s mind long after one has left the cinema, and this is certainly true of Moon Over Aburia short film shot in Ghana that has been gaining accolades since its release earlier this year.
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