News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 72
Clock Is Ticking For Food Security In Africa, Says New IITA Head
- Inter Press Service
ST DAVIDS, WALES, Aug 02 (IPS) - “My key message is really simple,” says Dr Simeon Ehui, the newly-appointed director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, which works with partners across sub-Saharan Africa to tackle hunger, poverty and natural resource degradation.
Women Shatter Gender Barriers in Uganda's Fish Farming Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry.
Scramble For Africa: It's Not 1884 All Over Again, Is It?
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Aug 01 (IPS) - Not all wars are fought on the battleground. The Cold War has taught us that certain wars could go on for decades, without overt violence. Perhaps, we are in the middle of another one with China as the new rival to the United States of America. This time, the ‘battlefield’ is Africa.
Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Aug 01 (IPS) - When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding school back home, became tenuous, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, relocated them to Rwanda.
Humanitarian Aid Efforts Continue in Niger Despite Military Coup
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - Nicole Kouassi, the UNDP resident representative in Niger, is constantly faced with the challenge of coordinating aid delivery to 4.3 million people in need. On Wednesday, Kouassi woke up and learned this must happen in a country where the president had just been overthrown. She said she did not see warning signs of a coup.
Its Time to Invoke Responsibility to Protect in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 27 (IPS) - When war broke out in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, in April 2023, those of us who know the region well feared what would happen to the west, in Darfur. In 2003, former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir called on the Janjaweed Arab militia to quell an uprising in Darfur.
Celebrating Deaf Pride: Embracing Our Survival in a Mute System
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jul 27 (IPS) - Every July, the disability community honors its history, accomplishments, and experiences during Disability Pride Month. One such group is the deaf community in Uganda, which makes up 3.4% of the population.
Exchange Rate Movements Due to Interest Rates, Speculation, Not Fundamentals
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 26 (IPS) - Currency values and foreign exchange rates change for many reasons, largely following market perceptions, regardless of fundamentals. Market speculation has worsened volatility, instability and fragility in most economies, especially of small, open, developing countries.
TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 (IPS) - Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
Education is a Life-Saving Intervention in Emergencies, says South Sudans Education Minister
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - In times of crisis, education is an essential component of humanitarian intervention packages, South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil told IPS in an exclusive interview.
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