Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 418
Ethnic Cleansing Goes Unpunished in the ‘Land of the Pure’
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jun 30 (IPS) - It has been two years since he survived an attack on his life, but 24-year-old Quwat Haider, a member of Pakistan's minority Hazara community, still finds it hard to narrate the events that scarred him for life.
Trekking with Ethiopia’s Nomads, from Watering Holes to Pasture Lands, For a Better Life
- Inter Press Service
SOMALI REGION, Ethiopia, Jun 30 (IPS) - When he was a young boy, 20-year-old Abdi, who comes from a small pastoralist community in Ethiopia's Somali Region, "knew about school, reading and writing but did not expect this is something we would ever get close to."
Zambian Churches Slow to Use 'Considerable Socio-political Influence' to Fight for Climate Justice
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Jun 29 (IPS) - It seems that churches in Zambia are becoming more pragmatic in their approach by advocating for better policies and training of vulnerable communities on climate change adaptation mechanisms.
U.S.: What Is the Greatest Threat of Them All?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 28 (IPS) - This month's stunning campaign by Sunni insurgents led by the radical Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL) against the mainly Shi'a government of Iraqi President Nouri Al-Maliki is stoking a growing debate here about the hierarchy of threats facing the United States in the Middle East and beyond.
OP-ED: Surging Violence Against Women in Iraq
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 27 (IPS) - Shortly after their conquest of Mosul, young men armed with assault rifles went door to door in Iraq's second-largest city, taking "women who are not owned" for jihad al-nikah, or sex jihad.
Zimbabwe’s Unfolding Humanitarian Disaster - We Visit the 18,000 Forcibly Relocated to Ruling Party Farm
- Inter Press Service
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe, Jun 25 (IPS) - As the villagers sit around the flickering fire on a pitch-black night lit only by the blurry moon, they speak, recounting how it all began.
They take turns, sometimes talking over each other to have their own experiences heard. When the old man speaks, everyone listens. "It was my first time riding a helicopter," John Moyo* remembers.
When Faith Meets Disaster Management
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Jun 25 (IPS) - A consortium of faith-based organisations (FBOs) made a declaration at a side event Wednesday at the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), to let the United Nations know that they stand ready to commit themselves to building resilient communities across Asia in the aftermath of natural disasters.
Liberia's Poor and the Rising Sea
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Jun 25 (IPS) - Mary B owned a shop in West Point, Monrovia's densely-populated slum community, where she sold liquor just few yards away from the sea. But last month, the ocean left her homeless and without a business because the devastating erosion of the coastline has resulted in most of the land eroding into the Atlantic Ocean with thousands of homes being washed away by the encroaching sea.
Tensions between CAR Refugees and Cameroonians Escalate over Depleting Resources
- Inter Press Service
GUIWA, Cameroon, Jun 24 (IPS) - Central African Republic refugees living in Cameroon's East Region are increasingly becoming frustrated about their deteriorating living conditions and their inability to support themselves as conflict between them and and local villagers has escalated over depleting resources.
Atheists, the “Ultimate Other” in Turkey
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Jun 24 (IPS) - "Being an atheist isn't something you can easily express in Turkey," says Sinem Köroğlu, a member of the Atheism Association, the first official organisation for atheists in the country. "It's becoming more difficult with the current government as well," she adds.
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