Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 378
Linking Fair and SQUAR in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, Aug 15 (IPS) - What's less than two months old, has hit the headlines globally, and has more than 79,000 ‘likes' and over 16,000 people talking about it?
Saving an Overburdened River
- Inter Press Service
HOWICK, South Africa, Aug 14 (IPS) - Over the course of a 28-day trek down South Africa's Umgeni River, which flows from the pristine wetlands of the Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve to the Durban coastline, Penny Rees, a coordinator for the Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust, witnessed the polar opposites of river health.
Where Banks Need Less Regulation
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (IPS) - Leading bankers are concerned that the regulatory environment in some southern African states is preventing them from offering a full range of services to individuals and companies across the region.
Ugandan App for Pain-Free Malaria Test
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA?, Aug 13 (IPS) - In his 21 years Brian Gitta has had malaria too many times to count. And over the years, because of the numerous times he has had to have his blood drawn to test for the disease, he has developed a fear of needles. It is little wonder then that he and three of his fellow computer science students worked hard to develop a mobile phone app that detects malaria – without the use of needles.
Now Tunisia Begins to Shake
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Aug 13 (IPS) - Tunisia was plunged into political strife when opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated late last month, triggering widespread pro- and anti-government demonstrations across the country. In the days since his death the North African nation has faced a further series of terrorist attacks that have threatened to destabilise a country seen as a model for post-revolution democracy in the region.
Court Challenge as Intimidation for Opposition Supporters Continue
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 12 (IPS) - Voting may have ended in Zimbabwe's presidential election, but the controversy around the vote has not.
Ivory Course Runs From Africa to Malaysia to China
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (IPS) - A distance of nearly 9,000 kilometres separates Malaysia from Africa, but that hasn't stopped the Southeast Asian nation from becoming a key staging post in the illegal trade of ivory from Africa to China.
Slum Farmers Rise Above the Sewers
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 09 (IPS) - Tucked deep in Kenya's sprawling Kibera slum is the shanty that Alice Atieno calls home. It is just one among many small, badly-lit shacks built close together in this crowded slum where an estimated one million people live on about 400 hectares.
Cameroonians See REDD
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 08 (IPS) - Uncertainty over property rights and access to forest land is potentially a major stumbling block for implementing the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in Cameroon.
Zimbabwe's Electoral Commission Shaken by Vote
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 08 (IPS) - As a second commissioner from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) resigns, local opposition parties and analysts are questioning the organisation's credibility and President Robert Mugabe's victory.
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