Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 346
Zimbabwe’s Growing Electronic Waste Becomes a Real Danger
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Mar 25 (IPS) - Electronic waste in Zimbabwe is becoming "an emerging environmental crisis that is by and large unheralded," according to Steady Kangata, the education and publicity manager of the government-run Environmental Management Agency (EMA).
Zimbabwe Traverses a Rugged Political Terrain
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Mar 24 (IPS) - Leroy Muzamani from Zimbabwe's low income suburb, Highfield, sits with his chin resting on his hands.
Port Development Brings Progress to Brazil – At a Price
- Inter Press Service
SÃO LUIS, Brazil, Mar 21 (IPS) - "We are victims of progress,"complained Osmar Santos Coelho, known as Santico. His fishing community has disappeared, displaced to make way for a port complex on São Marcos bay, to the west of São Luis, the capital of the state of Maranhão in Brazil's northeast.
World Bank Clears Congo’s Controversial Dam Project
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - The World Bank Thursday approved a 73.1-million-dollar grant in support of a controversial giant dam project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
In Accepting Ethiopia, Transparency Group “Sacrifices Credibility”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - A major international initiative aimed at promoting transparency in the extractives industry is coming under harsh criticism for accepting an application from Ethiopia, despite significant ongoing legal restrictions on the country's civil society.
Ethiopian’s Female Fashion Designers Embrace Tradition to Boost Sales
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Mar 20 (IPS) - Female fashion designers are drawing on Ethiopia's rich cultural heritage and adding a modern twist to find success at home and increasingly impress abroad.
OP-ED: Protect Elephants and Gorillas to Sustain Our Forests
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 20 (IPS) - Of the endangered species listed for protection under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) a great many are forest dwellers – West African elephants, gorillas, bats and many birds.
Trade - Growth Recovering but Restrictions on the Rise
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 20 (IPS) - The Bali Package, approved on Dec. 7 by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members, was a historic achievement, representing a significant boost for trade, growth and development around the world. But its true significance lies in what it allows us to do next to conclude the Doha Development Agenda.
Russians Stand Strong Against Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Mar 20 (IPS) - As the West imposes what have been called the most comprehensive sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War, many ordinary Russians say they have no fear of any economic measures the U.S. or the EU may take against their country.
West Africa’s Refugee and Security Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Mar 19 (IPS) - In West Africa, the Malian and Ivorian political crises have resulted in the biggest number of refugees in the region. But brewing insecurity could mean that they will be unable to return home any time soon as armed groups remain a threat to West Africa.
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