Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 396
Dying in Childbirth Still a National Trend in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 30 (IPS) - For 47-year-old Albert Mangwendere from Mutoko, a district 143 kilometres east of Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, transporting his three pregnant wives using a wheelbarrow to a local clinic has become routine, with his wives delivering babies one after the other.
Fighting Hunger from the Pitch
- Inter Press Service
Good Harvest Fails to Dent Rising Hunger in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 29 (IPS) - With agriculture as one of the drivers of economic growth, Zimbabwe needs to invest in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers who keep the country fed, experts say.
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two - Again
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (IPS) - When North and South Yemen merged into a single country under the banner Yemen Arab Republic back in May 1990, a British newspaper remarked with a tinge of sarcasm: "Two poor countries have now become one poor country."
Zimbabwe Battles with Energy Poverty
- Inter Press Service
OPINION: Looking Two Steps Ahead into Saudi Arabia’s Future
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (IPS) - Much has been written about King Abdullah's legacy and what Saudi Arabia accomplished or failed to accomplish during his reign in terms of reform and human rights. Very little has been written about the role that Muhammad bin Nayef, the newly appointed deputy to the crown prince, could play in the new Saudi Arabia under King Salman.
Africa’s Rural Women Must Count in Water Management
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 26 (IPS) - More women's voices are being heard at international platforms to address the post-2015 water agenda, as witnessed at the recently concluded international U.N International Water Conference held from Jan. 15 to 17 in Zaragoza, Spain.
Renewables Can Benefit Water, Energy and Food Nexus
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 26 (IPS) - With global energy needs projected to increase by 35 percent by 2035, a new report says meeting this demand could increase water withdrawals in the energy sector unless more cost effective renewable energy sources are deployed in power, water and food production.
Zimbabwe Faces Troubling Spike in Cases of Multi-Drug Resistant TB
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 25 (IPS) - About eight years ago, 44-year-old Tilda Chihota was struck with tuberculosis which kept her bed-ridden for over six months at her rural home in Zimbabwe's Mwenezi district, 144 kilometres southwest of Masvingo, the country's oldest town.
Africa Needs to Move Forward on Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (IPS) - Diversification of Africa's electricity sources by embarking on renewable energy solutions – such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro power – is being heralded as a solution to the continent's energy poverty.
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