News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 4

  1. Should King Baudouin, DRC’s Last Sovereign, Be Beatified?

    - Inter Press Service

    GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 24 (IPS) - During his visit to the Kingdom of Belgium in September 2024, Pope Francis was full of praise for King Baudouin, who ruled Belgium for more than 40 years.

  2. DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

    - UN News

    Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday.

  3. A Dream Deferred: Why Is Traveling Across Africa So Hard for Africans?

    - Inter Press Service

    BULAWAYO, Jan 23 (IPS) - Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport.

  4. Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians

    - UN News

    The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a “devastating toll” on civilians.

  5. Fallen Black South African Soldiers From World War I Finally Remembered

    - Inter Press Service

    CAPE TOWN, Jan 22 (IPS) - It was a solemn ceremony on a bright sunny day on the southern tip of Africa, in Cape Town’s company gardens, amid the grass wooden structures that stand out. The 1,700 carefully constructed brown wooden carvings are standing in a line. These structures represent a new Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial, which honors the contribution of the hundreds of Black South African military laborers of the First World War. The CWGC remembers the fallen soldiers of both World Wars equally with this first permanent redress tribute.

  6. Rethinking Africa’s Debt: Debunking Myths and Identifying Sustainable Solutions

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (IPS) - To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 aspirations, Africa requires an additional $1.3 - 1.6 trillion in financing.

  7. Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa

    - UN News

    Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday.

  8. Pemba’s Woman Salt Farmers Forge Livelihoods Amid Climate Woes

    - Inter Press Service

    PEMBA, Tanzania, Jan 20 (IPS) - As the cool morning breeze sweeps across the Indian Ocean beach in Tanzania’s Pemba archipelago, Salma Mahmoud Ali begins her day. With her brightly coloured Kikoi cinched tightly around her waist and a dark blue scarf framing her face, she walks barefoot toward her salt ponds. The humid air hangs, but Ali wades through ankle-deep water with courage.

  9. Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise

    - UN News

    The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday.

  10. Ghana a Contender for BRICS+ Alliance

    - Inter Press Service

    MOSCOW, Jan 16 (IPS) - With heightening geopolitical interest in building a new Global South architecture, Ghana's administration is considering joining the 'partner states category' of BRICS+, an association of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).

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