Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 385
U.N. Sets Up Independent Panel to Probe Sexual Abuses in CAR
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (IPS) - The United Nations, which came under heavy fire for its failure to act swiftly on charges of sexual abuse by French troops in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year, has decided to set up an External Independent Review (EIR) to probe these allegations.
Zimbabwean Women Weave Their Own Beautiful Future
- Inter Press Service
LUPANE, Zimbabwe, Jun 03 (IPS) - Seventy-seven-year-old Grace Ngwenya has an eye for detail. You will never catch her squinting as she effortlessly weaves ilala palm fronds into beautiful baskets.
Campaign for Affordable Medicine Gains Ground in South Africa
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 03 (IPS) - Patient and leading health organisations in South Africa have now joined a Fix the Patent Laws campaign launched in 2011 by Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to push for reform of the country's current patent laws.
Cueta, An Enclave For Migrating Birds Not Humans
- Inter Press Service
CEUTA, Spain, Jun 03 (IPS) - A few kilometres before the border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco, a sign informs passers-by that this outpost of Spain on African soil stands in a privileged position for those who wish to observe the annual migration of birds across the Strait of Gibraltar, their shortest route from Africa to Europe.
Newly-Recovered Ship Contains Rare Remnants of Slave Trade
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 02 (IPS) - A Portuguese slave ship that left Mozambique in 1794 bound for Brazil had hardly rounded the treacherous Cape of Good Hope when it broke apart violently on two reefs only 100 yards from shore.
Africa Primed to Take Advantage of Internet Opportunity
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Jun 02 (IPS) - There has been robust growth in Internet access and usage over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that Internet can bring to people across the continent, according to Kathy Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society.
Corporate Tax Dodging Cheats Africa Out of 6 Billion Dollars, Says Oxfam
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 02 (IPS) - G7-based companies and investors cheated Africa out of an estimated six billion dollars in a year through just one form of tax dodging, according to a new Oxfam report ‘Money talks: Africa at the G7', released Jun. 2.
Small Arms Proliferation a Trigger for Rising Wildlife Crimes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 01 (IPS) - The ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East and Africa continue to be fuelled by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW), primarily assault rifles, sub machine guns, hand grenades, portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft guns, rockets and self-loading pistols.
Leaked Internal Documents Show U.N. Ignored Child Abuse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - Leaked United Nations documents show high-level staff knew of abuses by soldiers in the Central African Republic and failed to act, all while planning the removal of U.N. whistleblower Anders Kompass.
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan Continues to Worsen
- Inter Press Service
MUNICH, Germany, May 28 (IPS) - After peace talks failed earlier this month, the ongoing conflict in South Sudan between government forces and opposition forces that began at the end of 2013 is having a severe impact on the country's food security and civilian safety.
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