Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 338
African Union Takes Stock of 51 Years as Terrorism Spread Across Continent
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 25 (IPS) - As the African Union is set to celebrate its 51st birthday on May 25, it does so as the continent remains caught up in a tide of terrorist conflicts, which many analysts feel the AU has done little to resolve.
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, May 23 (IPS) - Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters.
Tracking the Democratic “Alternative from the South”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - Democratic governance offers a viable option for developing countries to achieve economic growth and inclusion, yet this doesn't need to follow the Western model, new research released here this week suggests.
Narendra Modi: More Continuity Than Change in Foreign Policy
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 23 (IPS) - The Congress Party took a beating in India's recent parliamentary election and has been now sidelined by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party, or BJP).
Vibrant Civil Society, A Must For South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, May 21 (IPS) - I had the privilege of visiting South Sudan a few months after the world's youngest state had been born in July 2011. Then, most people were wondering what the future held for the country. The road has not been easy so far.
China Tightens Grip On Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 21 (IPS) - Janice Gacheri imports handbags and shoes from China which she sells on social media sites and by word of mouth to customers in Nairobi and neighbouring towns.
Days After African Leaders Vow to Defeat Boko Haram, Bombings and Terror Continue
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, May 20 (IPS) - Multiple car bombs killed dozens Tuesday in the central Nigerian city of Jos, Plateau state, days after a security summit in France where African leaders committed to a "war" on Nigeria's Islamist rebels, Boko Haram.
OP-ED: Violence Leaves Women, Girls, and Young People on the Edge in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, May 19 (IPS) - As with many conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies around the world, those who suffer the most are women, young girls and children. The current terrible crisis in South Sudan is no exception.
U.N. Decries Water as Weapon of War in Military Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.
Conflict with Local Communities Hits Mining and Oil Companies Where It Hurts
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 18 (IPS) - Conflicts with local communities over mining, oil and gas development are costing companies billions of dollars a year. One corporation alone reported a six billion dollar cost over a two-year period according to the first-ever peer-reviewed study on the cost of conflicts in the extractive sector.
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