Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 446
Saving the Lives of Malwai’s Children
- Inter Press Service
CHIKHWAWA, Malawi, Sep 15 (IPS) - Three-month-old Simplicious Gift lives in Mafunga village in Malawi’s southern rural district of Chikhwawa, 48 kilometres from the commercial capital, Blantyre. His is a poor farming village of about 1,200 people who live off their harvests and the produce from their livestock of goats, pigs and cows.
Fighting for a Free Press in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
KHARTOUM, Sep 15 (IPS) - In Sudan’s newspaper district in Khartoum East, dozens of people sit beneath the trees sipping tea or reading newspapers. Most are journalists who once worked for the 10 newspapers that were either forced closed by the country’s security services or because of economic constraints that resulted after the government raised printing taxes in an attempt to prevent the media from reporting on anti-government demonstrations.
Surge in Poaching Tied to Weakened Ivory Ban
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (IPS) - With 2011 marking the deadliest year for poaching-related elephant deaths in Africa since an international ivory ban went into effect in 1989, a new investigative report released here Friday points to the ongoing impact of religious custom as well as the newfound economic might of China.
Fears for Food Security Rise with West African Floodwaters
- Inter Press Service
NIAMEY, Sep 14 (IPS) - Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by heavy flooding along the Niger River over the last few weeks. Niger, Mali and Benin have been particularly hard hit, with dozens of deaths, tens of thousands of houses destroyed and vast areas of farmland submerged by rising waters.
Guinea Grows NERICA Rice to Reduce Dependence on Imports
- Inter Press Service
CONAKRY, Sep 13 (IPS) - Kafoumba Koné sounds almost smug. "Our first rice harvest is in, and we're getting ready to plant again," he says, surveying his farm in southeastern Guinea. "Other farmers who have not yet tried NERICA are still preparing for their only harvest of the year."
"Two Children May Have Died for You to Have Your Mobile Phone”
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Sep 12 (IPS) - "It’s possible that two children died so that you could have that mobile phone,” says Jean-Bertin, a 34-year-old Congolese activist who wants to end the “absolute silence” around the crimes committed in his country to exploit strategic raw materials like coltan.
Auto Production Roars to New Records
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 12 (IPS) - Following a plunge in output triggered by the global economic crisis, world auto production is roaring back to new peaks.
Polygamy Throttles Women in Senegal
- Inter Press Service
Malian Farmers Want Their Land Back
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Sep 12 (IPS) - A group of smallholder farmers in Mali have turned to the courts to try to recover land they say they have lost to big private investors. The legal action comes as foreign investors are losing interest in Mali due to political instability and an armed rebellion in the north.
‘Killer’ Liquor Sachets Banned in Zambia
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Sep 12 (IPS) - About a dozen men aimlessly wander around what seems like a prison courtyard. Most of them appear completely disoriented, a confused gaze in their eyes.
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