Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 398
More Than Half of Africa's Arable Land ‘Too Damaged’ for Food Production
- Inter Press Service
NTUNGAMO DISTRICT, Uganda, Jan 13 (IPS) - A report published last month by the Montpellier Panel - an eminent group of agriculture, ecology and trade experts from Africa and Europe - says about 65 percent of Africa's arable land is too damaged to sustain viable food production.
OPINION: The Paris Killings – A Fatal Trap for Europe
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 12 (IPS) - It is sad to see how a continent that was one cradle of civilisation is running blindly into a trap, the trap of a holy war with Islam – and that six Muslim terrorists were sufficient to bring that about.
Sri Lanka's Minorities Choose "Unknown Angel” Over “Known Devil”
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jan 09 (IPS) - When the initial results started trickling in a little after midnight on Jan. 9, it still wasn't clear exactly which way the country would swing: had Sri Lanka's 15 million eligible voters thrown in their lot with incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa for a third term? Or would the desire for change put common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the helm?
Attack on French Magazine a “Black Day” for Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jan 08 (IPS) - "They are cowards who react to satire by going for their Kalashnikovs." That was how renowned French cartoonist Plantu described the killers of 10 media workers and two policemen in Paris Wednesday.
OPINION: Political Islam and U.S. Policy in 2015
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 06 (IPS) - This year, Arab political Islam will be greatly influenced by U.S. regional policy, as it has been since the Obama administration came into office six years ago. Indeed, as the U.S. standing in the region rose with Obama's presidency beginning in January 2009, so did the fortunes of Arab political Islam.
Pakistan’s Tribal Areas Demand Repatriation of Afghan Refugees
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 01 (IPS) - They number between two and three million; some have lived in makeshift shelters for just a few months, while others have roots that stretch much further back into history. Most fled to escape war, others simply ran away from joblessness.
For Zimbabweans, Universal Education May be an Unattainable Goal
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Dic 24 (IPS) - Zimbabwe boasts of one of the highest rates of literacy across Africa but, but without free primary education, achieving universal primary education here may remain a pipe dream, educationists say.
Years in the Making, Arms Trade Treaty Enters into Force
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 24 (IPS) - A new Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) beginning on Dec. 24 represents a historic moment in global efforts to keep weapons proliferation in check.
Diversity and Inclusion for Empowering People of Color
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Dic 23 (IPS) - A unique initiative – the Network Inclusion Leaders (NILE) project – has just held its second workshop here to set up a diversity and inclusion network for future leaders from among Germany's ‘people of color', or persons from different ‘non-white' cultural backgrounds.
Falling Oil Prices Threaten Fragile African Economies
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 23 (IPS) - The sharp decline in world petroleum prices - hailed as a bonanza to millions of motorists in the United States - is threatening to undermine the fragile economies of several African countries dependent on oil for their sustained growth.
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