Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 449
Q&A: The Undying Legacy of Dambudzo Marechera
- Inter Press Service
WINDHOEK, Aug 29 (IPS) - Legendary and controversial Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who once famously told people to let him write and drink his beer, has been dead for 25 years. However, interest in the life and work of the author, who has become a cult icon to aspiring young writers in Zimbabwe and abroad, will not die.
Q&A: Swapping Children for Protection in Central African Republic
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug 28 (IPS) - The protection of children remains critical in the Central African Republic, where parents willingly give their children to armed groups in exchange for protection and services.
Feed Europe, Feed the World
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Aug 28 (IPS) - A huge moment for reform of the industrial farming system in Europe has many stakeholders on edge. Farmers who are feeling the crunch of rising input costs – from fertilisers to fuel – believe they can benefit greatly from a transition to more traditional and sustainable farming methods.
Filling the Granaries in Burkina Faso
- Inter Press Service
OUAGADOUGOU, Aug 28 (IPS) - The seeds were sown, and the harvest is beginning to come in. Burkina Faso farmers are reaping the benefits of their government's programme to develop and popularise improved varieties of maize.
Small Arms Trade Bigger Than Ever, Report Says
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The goal of curbing small arms proliferation appears more elusive than ever, according to a report released this morning by the independent research project Small Arms Survey.
U.S. Foreign Weapons Sales Triple, Setting Record
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - U.S. weapons sales around the world have massively expanded over the past year, setting several records. Agreements for foreign arms sales in 2011 totalled around 66.3 billion dollars – three times higher than the previous year and constituting an "extraordinary increase", according to the Congressional Research Service.
Q&A: Smallholder Farmers Driving New Trend Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Aug 27 (IPS) - Small-scale irrigation schemes can provide the biggest opportunity for boosting food security in Africa, according to Meredith Giordano, the research director at the International Water Management Institute.
“Justice Fallen to the Wayside” in South Sudanese County
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Aug 25 (IPS) - South Sudanese soldiers are allegedly beating and torturing civilians in the midst of a disarmament campaign in Jonglei state, and many have been unable to access justice because of a lack of prosecutors and judges, according to the United Nations and Human Rights Watch.
“Operation No Back Way to Europe” Keeps Young Farmers at Home in Gambia
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Aug 24 (IPS) - Mohamed Ceesay, a 20-year-old farmer from the Central River Region in the Gambia, is a high school dropout. But thanks to an initiative to discourage local youths from emigrating to Europe, he earns almost half the salary of a government minister from his rice harvest.
“The Truth is That All Problems Have Solutions” – Even Climate Change in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 24 (IPS) - Eight years ago Kenbesh Mengesha earned an uncertain income collecting firewood from local government forests and selling them to her fellow slum-dwellers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She would earn on average about 50 cents a day, if she was lucky.
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