News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 26

  1. An ‘Exorbitant Privilege’ for All?

    - Inter Press Service

    DAKAR, Senegal / KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 29 (IPS) - Ending US dollar dominance alone will not end monetary imperialism. Only much better multilateral arrangements to clear international payments can meet the Global South’s aspirations for sustainable development.

  2. Davos Leaders Pledge Support for Bangladesh Reform Agendas

    - Inter Press Service

    DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 28 (IPS) - As Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus emerged from a meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF), Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta came forward to greet him, a demonstration of how warmly the global leaders and dignitaries received the person tasked with leading the interim government.

  3. Cooking up Success: Solar Kitchen Initiative Aims to Expand Access to Clean Energy in Angola

    - Inter Press Service

    LUANDA, Angola, Jan 28 (IPS) - Access to energy is essential for sustainable development, but for many rural communities, it’s still out of reach. In Angola, according to the 2019-2020 agricultural census, most rural villages lack access to electricity.

  4. Kenya’s Shadow War on Activism

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Jan 27 (IPS) - Kenya’s young protesters are paying a high price for speaking out. Last June, a protest movement led by first-time activists from Generation Z emerged in response to the government’s Finance Bill, which would have introduced sweeping tax increases. The government quickly withdrew its plans, but protests continued, articulating anger at economic strife, elite corruption and out-of-touch politicians. The government’s response has been violent. Police have used batons, teargas and water cannon against protesters. On the worst day of violence, 25 June, when some protesters attempted to storm parliament, police fired live ammunition. Over 60 people were reported killed during the protests. At least 1,200 were reportedly arrested.

  5. Report Exposes Silent Global Emergency as More Crises-Affected Children Need Urgent Education Support

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK & NAIROBI, Jan 24 (IPS) - A report released today on the International Day of Education sounds alarm as the number of school-aged children in crisis worldwide requiring urgent support to access quality education reaches a staggering 234 million—an estimated increase of 35 million over the past three years fueled by intensifying armed conflict, forced displacements, more frequent and severe weather and climatic events, and other crises.

  6. Should King Baudouin, DRC’s Last Sovereign, Be Beatified?

    - Inter Press Service

    GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 24 (IPS) - During his visit to the Kingdom of Belgium in September 2024, Pope Francis was full of praise for King Baudouin, who ruled Belgium for more than 40 years.

  7. A Dream Deferred: Why Is Traveling Across Africa So Hard for Africans?

    - Inter Press Service

    BULAWAYO, Jan 23 (IPS) - Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.

  8. Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered

    - Inter Press Service

    CAPE TOWN, Jan 22 (IPS) - It was a solemn ceremony on a bright sunny day on the southern tip of Africa, in Cape Town’s company gardens, amid the grass wooden structures that stand out. The 1,700 carefully constructed brown wooden carvings are standing in a line. These structures represent a new Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial, which honors the contribution of the hundreds of Black South African military laborers of the First World War. The CWGC remembers the fallen soldiers of both World Wars equally with this first permanent redress tribute.

  9. Rethinking Africa’s Debt: Debunking Myths and Identifying Sustainable Solutions

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (IPS) - To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 aspirations, Africa requires an additional $1.3 - 1.6 trillion in financing.

  10. Pemba’s Woman Salt Farmers Forge Livelihoods Amid Climate Woes

    - Inter Press Service

    PEMBA, Tanzania, Jan 20 (IPS) - As the cool morning breeze sweeps across the Indian Ocean beach in Tanzania’s Pemba archipelago, Salma Mahmoud Ali begins her day. With her brightly coloured Kikoi cinched tightly around her waist and a dark blue scarf framing her face, she walks barefoot toward her salt ponds. The humid air hangs, but Ali wades through ankle-deep water with courage.

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