Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 323
War Veterans Planting for Peace in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Aug 21 (IPS) - Along the fertile banks of sub-Saharan Africa's White Nile, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile River, a war veteran's co-op is planting for a food secure future in South Sudan, a country potentially facing famine.
No Hope for AIDS-Free Generation in Uganda as Controversial HIV Bill is Signed into Law
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Aug 21 (IPS) - HIV/AIDS activists are adamant Uganda will not achieve an "AIDS-free generation" now a "backwards" HIV/AIDS Bill criminalising the "wilful and intentional" transmission of the disease has been signed into law.
Zambia’s Cash Transfer Schemes Cushion Needy Against Climate Shocks
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA DISTRICT, Zambia, Aug 21 (IPS) - "Last season, I lost an entire hectare of groundnuts because of a prolonged drought. Groundnuts are my hope for income," says Josephine Chaaba, 60, from Pemba district in southern Zambia.
In Saving a Forest, Kenyans Find a Better Quality of Life
- Inter Press Service
KASIGAU, Kenya, Aug 20 (IPS) - When Mercy Ngaruiya first settled in Kasigau in south eastern Kenya a decade ago, she found a depleted forest that was the result of years of tree felling and bush clearing.
Despite Current Debate, Police Militarisation Goes Beyond U.S. Borders
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (IPS) - The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the southern United States earlier this month has led to widespread public outrage around issues of race, class and police brutality.
One Woman’s Struggle to Find the Right Contraceptive
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (IPS) - Beatrice Njeri had just come home from her job as a janitor at a primary school in Nairobi. It was August 2009.
South Sudan Heads towards Famine and Descends into Lawlessness
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, South Sudan , Aug 14 (IPS) - Another deadline has passed. But instead of bringing about peace, the leaders of South Sudan's warring parties have allowed the country to continue its slide toward famine.
Adaptation Gaps Mean African Farmers Fork Out More Money for Reduced Harvests
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 14 (IPS) - In Cameroon's Northwest Region, Judith Muma walks 9km from her home to her 300-square-metre farm. The vegetables she grows here are flourishing thanks to the money she has borrowed from her njangi (thrift group) and a local credit union to finance a small artisanal irrigation scheme.
Mining Firms in Peru Mount Legal Offensive Against Inspection Tax
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Aug 14 (IPS) - The leading mining companies in Peru have brought a rash of lawsuits to fight an increase in the tax they pay to cover the costs of inspections and oversight of their potentially environmentally damaging activities.
What Do the World Bank and IMF Have to Do With the Ukraine Conflict?
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, United States, Aug 12 (IPS) - Mostly unreported as the Ukraine conflict captures headlines, international financing has played a significant role in the current conflict in Ukraine.
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