News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 395

  1. America and the Middle East after the Islamic State

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (IPS) - As the Congress ponders President Barack Obama's request for an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to fight the Islamic State (ISIS or IS), American policymakers must focus on the "morning after" before they embark on another potentially disastrous war in the Levant.

  2. Everything You Wanted to Know About Climate Change

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (IPS) - So much information about climate change now abounds that it is hard to differentiate fact from fiction. Scientific reports appear alongside conspiracy theories, data is interspersed with drastic predictions about the future, and everywhere one turns, the bad news just seems to be getting worse.

  3. Sexist Laws Still Thrive Worldwide

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (IPS) - A rash of sex discriminatory laws – including the legalisation of polygamy, marital rape, abduction and the justification of violence against women – remains in statute books around the world.

  4. Sri Lanka Gets Temporary Reprieve Over U.N. Report on War Crimes Charges

    - Inter Press Service

  5. Analysis: Mass Rapes and the Future of U.N. Darfur Mission

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (IPS) - The future of the U.N. African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) could depend largely on determining what exactly happened in the town of Tabit in Northern Darfur at the end of October last year.

  6. Cancer Locks a Deadly Grip on Africa, Yet It’s Barely Noticed

    - Inter Press Service

  7. Mass Rapes Reported in Darfur as Conflict Escalates

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - More than 200 Darfurian women were reportedly raped by Sudanese troops in one brutal assault on a town in October 2014, with the conflict in war-torn Darfur escalating to new heights.

  8. Zimbabwe’s Famed Forests Could Soon Be Desert

    - Inter Press Service

  9. OPINION: The Plight of Women and Girls in Zambezi’s Floods

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 02 (IPS) - The flooding of the Zambezi River has had devastating consequences for three countries in Southern Africa. The three worst affected countries are Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. 

  10. Ending Hunger in Africa

    - Inter Press Service

    ADDIS ABABA, Feb 01 (IPS) - While Africa's economies are among the world's fastest growing economies, hundreds of millions of Africans are living on or below the poverty line of 1.25 dollars a day, a principal factor in causing widespread hunger.

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