News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 49
Free Speech Under Siege—across West Africa
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 20 (IPS) - Authoritarian overreach is re-defining itself across West Africa, fuelled by armed conflicts, military coups, and electoral manipulation and violence, as the region experiences a decline in democracy.
Government Debt Is Symptom, Not Cause
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 20 (IPS) - Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.
Climate Change, Ethnicity and Neglect Fuel Violence in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
KADUNA, Nigeria, Jun 19 (IPS) - Lami Kwasu, a farmer in the village of Kafanchan in Kaduna State, north-central Nigeria, was at home one evening in October 2020 when the sound of sporadic gunshots filled the air.
Transforming African Food Systems from the Ground Up
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jun 18 (IPS) - All news is local, they say. The same is true of innovations—those many new technologies, policies, and practices that steadily stream from research to enhance our lives.
Sawantwadi’s Traditional Handmade Toys Struggle for Survival
- Inter Press Service
PUNE, Jun 14 (IPS) - Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, on the western coast of India, bordering Goa, has always been known for its wooden toys. A picturesque town amid hills and lush greenery, Sawantwadi retains an old-world charm to this day. The regal Sawantwadi Palace holds pride of place, with colleges, schools, and temples cloistered around the periphery of the lake, which was once an extension of the royal grounds. In the centre of the town is the Ubha Bazaar, or Hanging Market, which houses rows of shops selling the iconic wooden toys that are a hallmark of Sawantwadi.
African Activists Call on the West to Finance Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 13 (IPS) - As the technical session of the global climate negotiations enters the final stretch in Bonn, Germany, climate activists from Africa have expressed fears that negotiators from the developed world are dragging their feet in a way to avoid paying their fair share to tackle the climate crisis.
Turning the Tide: Health Community Turns to UNFCCC for Inclusivity
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 11 (IPS) - There is a rapid realization that climate change is impacting health, which is why the recently adopted World Health Organization's Climate Change and Health Resolution is considered pivotal.
Climate Finance: The Planet is Speaking, Listen and Respond with Justice
- Inter Press Service
BONN & NAIROBI, Jun 11 (IPS) - As the planet groans under record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events, Africa, which is responsible for only two to three percent of global emissions, stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world.
Are We Equipping Women or Merely Filling the Gender Gap?
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jun 07 (IPS) - In the expansive field of groundwater resource management, a pressing question often emerges: are we truly equipping women with the necessary tools and opportunities to thrive, or are we simply attempting to fill in the gender gap without tackling the root causes?
Quiet Revolution Underway as IFADs Innovative Solutions Rise to Global Rural Challenges
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI & ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - Technology and innovation are at the center of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s strategy to fulfill its global mission to eradicate poverty and hunger in the developing world, IFAD’s President Alvaro Lario told IPS in an exclusive interview.
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