News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 17
Science Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, October 9 (IPS) - Global biodiversity is disappearing at breakneck speed and, in the process, threatening the future of humanity. The loss is not a future threat but a present crisis that Dr. Luthando Dziba, the new Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), believes can be tackled with science-based policy action.
UNGA80: Climate and Health in the Mix of Hope and Despair
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s body on climate science, has over the years, repeatedly and steadily reported on the science of global warming leading to the changing climate with visible impacts.
Sudan: El Fasher mosque and hospital attacks leave at least 20 dead
- UN News
At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan.
No African Development from Western Trade Policies
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 7 (IPS) - The World Bank’s 1981 Berg Report provided the blueprint for structural adjustment, including economic liberalisation in Africa. Urging trade liberalisation, it promised growth from its supposed comparative advantage in agriculture.
Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats
- UN News
Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demands a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union.
Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns
- UN News
Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.
World News in Brief: El Fasher displacement, Afghanistan rights violations, Nigeria child vaccinations
- UN News
More people are being forced to flee their homes as fighting continues in El Fasher, Sudan, the UN said on Monday, expressing grave concern over worsening conditions in and around the besieged city.
Darfur: ICC convicts Janjaweed leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity
- UN News
Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan’s Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its first conviction linked to the conflict, finding Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman “Ali Kushayb”, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Mali’s Blocked Transition: Five Years of Deepening Authoritarianism
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, October 3 (IPS) - When Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood trial in Bamako’s cybercrime court on 29 September, charged with undermining state authority for expressing solidarity with political prisoners on social media, his prosecution represented far more than one person’s fate. It epitomised how thoroughly the military junta has dismantled Mali’s democratic foundations, five years after seizing power with promises of swift reform.
Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, warns WFP
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls force the agency to cut back on life-saving emergency food assistance.
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