Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 262
Science: Not Just a Western Sector, It Can Help Africa Too
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 20 (IPS) - Small-scale farmer Augustine Sibanda has grown resilient tradition sorghum varieties passed down through generations but has increased his yields after he adopted improved seed varieties developed through research.
A Commercial Village Brings Business to Poor Kenyan Farmers
- Inter Press Service
BUSIA, Kenya, Jan 19 (IPS) - High incidents of poverty coupled with decreasing land acreage amid a changing climate pouring havoc on weather patterns has compelled farmers in the Tangakona area of Busia County in western Kenya to embrace an innovative initiative to improve livelihoods.
Seven Top Challenges Facing African Women
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan 18 (IPS) - Economic exclusion; financial systems that perpetuate their discrimination; limited participation in political and public life; lack of access to education and poor retention of girls in schools; gender-based violence; harmful cultural practices, and exclusion of women from peace tables, are the major standing barriers to achieving gender equality in Africa.
Maternal and Child Health Key to Kenya’s Economic Growth
- Inter Press Service
Mandera County, Kenya, Jan 18 (IPS) - On Friday, 06 November 2015, we had the honor of meeting the First Lady of Kenya Ms Margaret Kenyatta, a tireless advocate for "every woman and every child", during the launch of the Beyond Zero campaign in Mandera County, North-Eastern Kenya, a place which has often been described as ‘the worst place on earth to give birth'.
Thousands Face Hunger and Pray for Enough Rain in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Jan 18 (IPS) - It is 9 am in the morning but the scorching sun makes it feel like mid-afternoon. This type of weather is what experts are calling El Nino; a heat wave that is affecting countries in southern and eastern Africa.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Teen Mother Fights the Odds and Wants to be a Nurse
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Jan 15 (IPS) - Being a single mother at the age of 19 is not what most teenage girls want for themselves. But this is the life Esther Mkwakwasa is living in Namphungo village in Mulanje District. Orphaned at the age of 14, Esther saw herself being moved from one foster home to another until she got pregnant.
TAIWAN: Polls Harken End of Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Jan 13 (IPS) - Taiwan may soon be the first nation in Asia to resolve to become a nuclear free nation after four decades of reliance on nuclear power.
Zimbabwe: Poverty Stunting Minds and Growth
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 12 (IPS) - Mildren Ndlovu* knows the mental toll of Zimbabwe's long-drawn economic hardships in a country where a long rehashed statistic by labour unions puts unemployment at 90 per cent.
Agroecology in Africa: Mitigation the Old New Way
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, California, Jan 11 (IPS) - Millions of African farmers don't need to adapt to climate change. They have done that already.
Soy Boom Revives Amazon Highway
- Inter Press Service
MIRITITUBA, Brazil, Jan 08 (IPS) - The BR-163 highway, an old dream of the Brazilian military to colonise the Amazon jungle, was revived by agroexporters as part of a plan aimed at cutting costs by shipping soy out of river ports. But the improvement of the road has accentuated problems such as deforestation and land tenure, and is fuelling new social conflicts.
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