Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 373
How Climate Change Threatens Zambia’s Already Fragile Nutrition Record
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Southern Zambia, Oct 31 (IPS) - It is slightly after 10 o'clock in the morning and 48-year-old Felix Muchimba of Siamuleya village in Pemba district has just finished having breakfast – a traditional drink called Chibwantu, made of maize meal and grit.
Opinion: When Schools Become Barracks, Children Suffer
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (IPS) - Surprise turned to confusion, then to horror, when the children at Kiata primary school realized that the soldiers they had spotted at the bottom of the hill were heading for their school and its occupants.
Zimbabwe’s Smallholder Farmers Seek Address Food Security and Health Risks with Air Tight Storage Technology
- Inter Press Service
SHAMVA, Zimbabwe, Oct 26 (IPS) - Last season, Mollene Kachambwa lost a tonne of the 5 tonnes of maize the family harvested to weevils and fungi.
Agricultural Keys to Malaria in African Highlands
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Uganda, Oct 23 (IPS) - Sixty-five years after a major international summit here on malaria, the mosquito-borne disease remains a scourge and its incidence may even be rising in parts of sub-Saharan Africa due to the combined effects of climate change, agricultural practices and population displacement.
Opinion: It’s Time to Put Local Communities in Charge of Liberia’s Forests
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Oct 22 (IPS) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently affirmed her commitment to the land rights of Liberia's local communities, who rely on the forests for their livelihoods and have cared for them for generations.
Africa's Senior Citizens Cornered By Poverty
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI and HARARE, Oct 21 (IPS) - Kenya has made tremendous steps towards ensuring that the elderly population does not slide into extreme poverty, hunger and, consequently, premature death.
Opinion: India's Compact with Africa
- Inter Press Service
OPINION: Will African Leaders Fight for our Farmers?
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, Oct 11 (IPS) - Climate change is changing the world we know and love. Our land, homes and food are at risk. With nearly a billion people already living in poverty, it is also the single biggest threat to the fight against hunger.
Analysis: Is the Miracle of Microfinance Illusory?
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON, Oct 07 (IPS) - Mohammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, transformed the lives of millions of poor women through unsecured micro loans or micro credit to self-help groups. Microcredit evolved into microfinance that also includes savings and basic forms of insurance and transfer mechanisms. Within a few years, microfinance became a global phenomenon. Although microfinance continues to grow, the enthusiasm for it shows signs of waning.
Women’s Alliance Plans to Counter Violent Extremism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) - When the Security Council recently hosted a meeting of world leaders to discuss the growing threats from violent extremism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that any success in battling intolerance will be predicated on a "unified response."
Powered by
