Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 428
No Women, No Elections
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Dic 14 (IPS) - Kenya's rights activists are furious that the country's highest court "violated" women's constitutional rights by ruling against the implementation of a gender quota in parliament ahead of the 2013 general elections.
U.S. Pivot Heightens Asian Disputes
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Dic 14 (IPS) - With newly re-elected President Barack Obama having chosen Southeast Asia as his first foreign destination, where he also attended the much-anticipated pan-Pacific East Asia Summit, the U.S. has underscored its commitment to its so-called strategic ‘pivot' to the Asia-Pacific region.
Case to Abolish Gambian Death Penalty Falls on Toothless Court
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Dic 14 (IPS) - The court of justice for the West African economic community is expected to hear a civil society case calling for the abolition of the death penalty in the Gambia this December, four months after the execution of nine prisoners shocked the world.
Saving Tanzania’s Poorest Children
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Dic 13 (IPS) - Half asleep, Anuary lies exhausted on his bed in Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's capital. His mother, Mariam Saidi, sits on the edge of his mattress, staring blankly out of the window. Every now and then, she turns to wipe her 18-month-old son's forehead.
Major Study Suggests Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 12 (IPS) - Reporting on the results of a two-year investigation, on Wednesday the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch presented findings that suggest that the Sudanese government's aerial bombardment of civilians in the country's south could amount to crimes against humanity.
Dreams of a ‘Green Utopia’ Wither in the Maghreb
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Dic 12 (IPS) - When the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), an alliance of 21 major European corporations, first unveiled plans to install a network of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind plants across the North African Maghreb region to generate electricity, the project was greeted as a ‘green utopia'.
No Basic Services for Oil Country
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Dic 12 (IPS) - South Sudan may have received slightly more than 10 billion dollars in oil revenue from 2005 to January 2012, when oil production shut down, according to both government officials and the World Bank.
White House Defends Low-Key Stance on Rwanda, Congo
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 11 (IPS) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat on African affairs on Tuesday defended the U.S. administration's response to the continued crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the face of stepped up criticism from both civil society and U.S. lawmakers.
Tunisia Gears Up to Host World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Dic 11 (IPS) - Following in the wake of the wave of revolutions dubbed the âArab Spring', which originated here nearly two years ago, North Africa is gearing up to host the World Social Forum (WSF) for the first time.
China’s Tops in South African Trade
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Dic 11 (IPS) - South Africa has experienced a significant shift in trade with a new emphasis on links with developing nations, at the expense of traditional partners in the developed world, according to a leading South African economist.
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