Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 361
Kenya's Young Inventors Shake Up Old Technology
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 18 (IPS) - Emma Masibo and Lucy Bwire have many things in common.
'Human Suffering Has Reached Staggering Levels’
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 17 (IPS) - "Human suffering from the impacts of armed conflicts and disasters has reached staggering levels."
Analysis: Why the UN Needs a “Peace Industrial Complex”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) - In a world where annual defence spending is over 1.6 trillion dollars and the UN Peacebuilding Fund receives less than 700 million dollars, it would seem that the military industrial complex is unwaveringly entrenched.
The Real Heresy of London’s New Mayor Is that He Is a Liverpool Fan?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 16 (IPS) - Sadiq Khan is not just the new mayor of London, but happens to have individually won more votes than any other politician in British history.
Prime ministers and members of Parliament run in their home districts, where the total number of ballots are fewer.
Middle East - The Mother of All Humanitarian Crises
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 16 (IPS) - When, in March 2015, delegates from the Middle East met in Amman for their regional consultations round in preparation for the May 23-24 World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, most likely what they had in mind is the fact that their region was --and still is-- the dramatic set of "the mother of all humanitarian crises."
Bees and Silkworms Spin Gold for Ethiopia’s Rural Youth
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, May 16 (IPS) - Beekeeping and silkworm farming have long been critical cogs of Ethiopian life, providing food, jobs and much needed income.
Progress of The World’s Least Developed Countries to be Reviewed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - The United Nations will undertake a major review of progress made in the world's 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) later this month.
Mass Migration, EU, European Nationalisms
- Inter Press Service
Antwerp, Alfaz, May 11 (IPS) - We are dealing with mass migration, basically into EU, and European nationalisms, many in favor of exits from the EU.
Why this mass migration, maybe to the point of Völkerwanderung, mainly into EU–but then what kind of EU–and why the European nationalisms now found one way or the other in many member states?
Biomass Could Help Power Africa’s Energy Transition
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Uganda, May 11 (IPS) - As fuel, firewood remains the dominant source of energy in Uganda. It has a long history of being unsustainably harvested, leading to severe depletion of the country's forest cover. But with new technology, biomass is now cleaning up its act.
Kenyan Refugee Camp Closures will have Disastrous Consequences
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (IPS) - The Kenyan government's decision to close its refugee camps will have disastrous consequences and must be reconsidered, international organisations have stated.
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