Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 119
What next for Liberia after 20 years of peace? A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
This August marks twenty years of peace in Liberia following the end of the brutal civil war there, followed by a successful democratic transition. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator in the West African country, Christine N. Umutoni, reflects on the enormous progress Liberians have made.
Kenya: Cost of Living Protests Met with Police Repression
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 15 (IPS) - Protests against the high cost of living in Kenya have been met with police violence. Talks are currently underway between government and opposition – but whatever results will fall short unless it brings accountability for the catalogue of human rights violations committed in response to protests.
A Common African Approach to Environmental Challenges, Now & for the Future
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 (IPS) - There has never been a time in human history when collaboration between nations was more sorely needed than now, and there is no place that would benefit more from it than in Africa.
Sudan: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn
- UN News
After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be taken to end the conflict which is having a “devastating impact” on people's lives, health and well-being.
Political Will and Investment Will Score the Goal for Zero Hunger
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Aug 14 (IPS) - A world free from hunger is possible, but it demands political will, investment, and effective policies to transform agriculture and rural development, says Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Nigeria to Expand Education Access Through a Student Loan Scheme
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug 14 (IPS) - Wisdom Ajah, an 18-year-old senior secondary school graduate living in Karshi, a satellite town in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, dreams of a university education that will secure him a good job after graduation and help support his family. But it is a distant dream considering how many obstacles he has faced trying to acquire a secondary school certificate.
UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger
- UN News
The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed Bazoum was seized by some of his guards in a power grab.
Sudan: ‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million
- UN News
Dire predictions about escalating hunger in Sudan have tragically come true, as conflict-induced food scarcity has plunged 20.3 million people into severe acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Disappearing Fish Spell Hard Times for Women in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 10 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's ballooning informal sector has, in recent years, spawned the over-exploitation of the country's natural resources, with the fisheries taking some of the most felt battering.
Ethiopia: De-escalate tensions in Amhara, international rights experts urge
- UN News
An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security situation in the northwest of the country, particularly in the Amhara region.
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