Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 408
Kenya’s Ogiek Women Conquer Cultural Barriers to Support their Families
- Inter Press Service
NAKURU COUNTY, Kenya, Sep 22 (IPS) - Just two years ago, Mary Ondolo, a 50-year-old mother of nine from Kenya's marginalised, hunter-gatherer community, the Ogiek, used to live in a grass thatched, mud house for decades.
OPINION: Invest in Young People to Harness Africa’s Demographic Dividend
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Sep 21 (IPS) - Different issues will be competing for the attention of different African leaders attending the 69th United Nations General Assembly Special Session on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Beyond 2014 in New York on Sep 22.
Africa Seeks Commitment to Adaptation in Climate Deal
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Sep 21 (IPS) - It is a critical time for international climate change negotiations. By December 2015, world leaders are due to decide on an international climate change agreement covering all countries that will take effect in 2020.
Rare Zambian Tree Faces Exploitation Because of Legal Loophole
- Inter Press Service
RUFUNSA, Zambia, Sep 19 (IPS) - Steven Nyambose used to sell charcoal for a living until he discovered that the trees could be more lucrative in another way - through cutting them down and selling the logs to international buyers.
Uganda's Youth Discover the Beauty in Farming
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Sep 18 (IPS) - Before she entered the Miss Uganda beauty contest, 24-year-old Fiona Nassaka was a farmer.
OPINION: Fighting ISIS and the Morning After
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 18 (IPS) - As the wobbly anti-ISIS coalition is being formed with American prodding, the Obama administration should take a strategic look at the future of the Arab world beyond the threat posed by the self-declared Islamic State. Otherwise, the United States would be unprepared to deal with the unintended chaos.
As Uganda Heats Up, Pests and Disease Flourish to Attack its Top Export Crop
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Sep 17 (IPS) - When Abudu Zikusoka was a small boy his father would bring people to their home in Ndesse village in Central Uganda's Mukono district. He would watch as they packed the family's harvested coffee into sacks and then loaded it onto their bicycles.
U.S. Ground Troops Possible in Anti-ISIS Battle
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - U.S. combat troops may be deployed against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if the strategy announced by President Barack Obama last week fails to make substantial progress against the radical Sunni group, Washington's top military officer warned here Tuesday.
FILM: From Hamas Royalty to Israel's Spy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (IPS) - The son of one of the founders of the biggest Palestinian militant group decides to work with Israel. He spends a decade working undercover with the Israeli security service, the Shin Bet, thwarting dozens of Palestinian attacks and contributing significantly to the arrest or elimination of dozens of leading Palestinian militants.
OPINION: Investing in Adolescent Girls for Africa’s Development
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Sep 15 (IPS) - Adolescence is a time of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is also a time of change and challenge.
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