Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 394
Tackling Ebola: Give Autonomy to Local African Communities, Says International Rescue Committee
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (IPS) - Recommendations on how to eradicate Ebola and avoid future outbreaks were released in a report on Tuesday by the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Everyone Benefits from More Women in Power
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Mar 02 (IPS) - Women's participation in decision-making is highly beneficial and their role in designing and applying public policies has a positive impact on people's lives, women leaders and experts from around the world stressed at a high-level meeting in the capital of Chile.
Opinion: Manipulate and Mislead – How GMOs are Infiltrating Africa
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 01 (IPS) - The most persistent myth about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is that they are necessary to feed a growing global population.
Bamboo – An Answer to Deforestation or Not in Africa?
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Feb 28 (IPS) - Deforestation is haunting the African continent as industrial growth paves over public commons and puts more hectares into private hands.
Study Shows Shift in Level of Social Hostility Involving Religion
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) - Social hostilities involving religion have declined worldwide, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the Washington-based Pew Research Center.
Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific: A “Regressive” Trend, Says Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The cradle of some of the world's most ancient civilizations, home to four out of the planet's six billion people, and a battleground for the earth's remaining resources, Asia and the Pacific are poised to play a defining role in international affairs in the coming decade.
A New Forensic Weapon to Track Illegal Ivory Trade
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, is deploying a new forensic weapon - DNA testing - to track illegal ivory products responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of endangered elephants in Asia and Africa.
At the Margins of a Hot War, Somalis Are ‘Hanging on by a Thread’
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (IPS) - After twin suicide bombings at a popular Mogadishu hotel last week that killed 25 and wounded 40, news reporters were seen swarming through the city, spotlighting the victims, the assassins, the motives and the official response.
The Hidden Billions Behind Economic Inequality in Africa
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Feb 21 (IPS) - Reports this year of illicit moneys from African countries stashed in a Swiss bank – indicating that corruption lies behind much of the income inequality that affects the continent – have grabbed international news headlines.
Report Cries out on Behalf of Iraqi Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (IPS) - Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report by Minority Rights Group International and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights.
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