News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 59
Zimbabweans Gambling for a Living Amid Escalating Hardships
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 24 (IPS) - Twenty years after completing high school in Zimbabwe, 38-year-old Tinago Mukono still has not found employment, and in order to survive, he has switched to betting, turning it into a form of employment.
African Women on the Frontline of Peacekeeping
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (IPS) - For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam Baah regularly patrolled the “blue line” or the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, and visited neighbourhoods in the area, checking in with local families and making sure they were safe.
PPPs Private Gain at Public Expense
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 24 (IPS) - At high cost and with dubious efficiency, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have increased private profits at the public expense. PPPs have proved costly in financing public projects.
Rwandas Biodiversity Conservation Gains Momentum With Bird Sounds Recording
- Inter Press Service
KOTIANG, RWANDA, Jan 23 (IPS) - Claver Ntoyinkima wakes up early in the morning, at least three times a week, and goes into the Nyungwe rainforest to record bird vocalizations.
Turning Protracted African Conflicts into Sustainable Peace
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 (IPS) - Among East Africa’s dozens of pastoral tribes, major conflicts have erupted repeatedly, largely over land and water disputes.
Generational trauma and anger have built to create tensions and grievances that carry emotional weight even hundreds of years later.
Trapped and Trafficked - Fishers Tell of Forced Labor Horror
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jan 19 (IPS) - “The thing is that when you come from an African country, they know that you’re basically trapped,” says Noel Adabblah.
2024: A Year of Cautious Hope for African Economies Facing Worldwide Challenges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) - As African economies look to the new year, countries across the continent are poised to make moderate economic gains but must navigate the maze of domestic and international challenges.
Mozambique Insurgency Significantly Decreased, Say Experts
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 17 (IPS) - There is cautious optimism regarding the conflict that has been raging in northern Mozambique, largely in the province of Cabo Delgado, since 2017. There are encouraging indications that the Islamic State (IS)-driven insurgency has significantly decreased thanks to the deployment of the Mozambique Defense Armed Forces (FADM), Southern African Development Community (SAMIM) forces, and a contingent of Rwandan troops (RSF).
World Bank Enables Foreign Aid Theft
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 17 (IPS) - World Bank aid encourages governments to enable illicit financial outflows to offshore tax havens by reducing capital controls, thus draining precious foreign exchange and government resources.
New Era: Unlocking Africa's Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT Model
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) - As hunger and food insecurity deepen, Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the population, are undernourished. Numerous challenges across the African continent threaten the race to achieve food security; research and innovative strategies are urgently needed to transform current systems as they are inadequate to address the food crisis.
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