News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 2
Inside the Funding Model Behind Kenya’s Tana Delta Restoration Project
- Inter Press Service
GOLBANTI, Kenya, April 23 (IPS) - Lydia Hagodana stands next to a bee yard (apiary) in Golbanti, Tana Delta, where she lives. The air carries a low, steady hum as bees move in and out in a constant stream. She lifts the back of one hive slightly, gauging its weight.
African Institutions in Plan to Stabilise Food, Fuel and Fertiliser Amid Mideast War
- Inter Press Service
TANGIER, Morocco, April 23 (IPS) - Fearing the Middle East war could drive millions into hunger and cripple economies, Africa’s leading institutions are drafting a strategy to mobilise domestic and “innovative” finance and harness national competitiveness to stabilise food, fuel, and fertiliser supplies.
From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want”
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 22 (IPS) - When Africa’s Heads of State and Government gathered in Addis Ababa on 14 February 2026 for the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session, they did more than adopt another resolution. They made a choice: to place at the centre of the agenda the most fundamental, life-sustaining and strategic resource our continent possesses: water.
The Ballot Box Illusion: How Authoritarians Repackaged the African Ballot
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria / NAIROBI, Kenya, April 22 (IPS) - In many countries across Africa, people have recently lined up to vote. But in country after country, there has been no real choice on offer. As CIVICUS’s 2026 State of Civil Society Report documents, what has frequently been on display is a procedural ceremony of democracy, orderly enough to satisfy observers, but hollow enough to leave those who hold the reins of power untroubled. Laws and structures that were supposed to promote democratic decisions have been manipulated into compliance checks, ticking all procedural requirements while lacking democratic substance. In too many cases, the ballot box has become a public relations exercise.
Global Shipping Reforms Cast Shadow Over Tanzania’s Fishing Communities
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 21 (IPS) - At dawn, as the sun rises across the Indian Ocean, Venance Shayo perches on the edge of his boat, hauling in a net. The sea gently ripples under the breeze and the sound of revving engines.
Global Shocks Push Geoeconomics to the Center Stage at Foreign Policy Forum
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, April 17 (IPS) - As war in the Middle East ripples through global markets, policymakers, economists, and industry leaders gathered in Washington this week to agree that economics is no longer separate from geopolitics. It is now its core instrument.
Africa’s Future Depends on Innovation, Data, and Frontier Technologies
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 17 (IPS) - Across the continent, GDP has risen on the back of more workers, more capital and a commodity super-cycle, rather than through genuine gains in productivity and innovation. Too little labour has moved out of subsistence agriculture into higher-productivity manufacturing and modern services.
AI: ‘African Governments Are Using “smart City” Systems to Monitor Dissent and Consolidate State Control’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the spread of AI-powered surveillance in Africa with Wairagala Wakabi, executive director of the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and co-editor of Smart City Surveillance in Africa: Mapping Chinese AI Surveillance Across 11 Countries, the latest report by the African Digital Rights Network (ADRN) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS).
The Cape Water Performance-Based Bond: A New Alliance for Cape Town’s Water Future
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 16 (IPS) - In 2018, Cape Town came perilously close to becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water. Known as “Day Zero”, it was more than just a crisis, it marked a pivotal moment. It made clear that water insecurity is not a distant threat, but an immediate reality.
Explainer: How the GEF Funds Global Environmental Action
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, April 16 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental protection across the world. It supports developing countries in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution, and threats to ecosystems.
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