Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 421
Syria’s Twin Jihads
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jun 05 (IPS) - The war in Syria has brought back to the forefront the concept of ‘jihad', with tens of thousands of fighters currently waging what they believe to be a religious war there.
Côte d’Ivoire Rides the Fast Track to Public Transport Development
- Inter Press Service
ABDIJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 04 (IPS) - Two years ago, it would have taken Catherine Adjoua almost an hour to travel from M'Badon, the isolated fishing area where she lives that has no asphalt roads, to reach her workplace some 13 kilometres away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital.
U.S. Corporate Conflict Minerals Reports “Historic” But Incomplete
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - For the first time, nearly 1,300 U.S. companies have filed reports on whether the products they manufacture or sell are made with minerals that have bankrolled conflict in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.
OP-ED: Climate Change Threatens the Wild Beauty of Small Islands
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 03 (IPS) - It's beginning to sink in that our climate is changing more rapidly than at any time in recorded history and it will have profound and irreversible effects on the planet. On World Environment Day on Jun. 5, let's stop for a moment to consider in particular the devastating impact that climate change is having on small island states and their wildlife.
The South African Water Utility That Uses Shipping Containers and Sewer Water to Provide Water for All
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jun 03 (IPS) - South Africa's eThekwini municipality may have come under fire from residents from proposing to purify wastewater so it can be used for drinking, but this municipality's pragmatic approach to water management has made it one of the most progressive in Africa.
Legislation Alone Will Not Address Africa’s Climate Challenges
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 02 (IPS) - Despite a raft of legislation dealing with the environment, African countries are still falling short when it comes to enforcing the legal instruments that respond to challenges posed by climate change, researchers say.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Gains Support for ‘Fraudulent Election’ Recount
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, May 29 (IPS) - When Malawi's President Joyce Banda said that last week's elections were fraudulent and riddled with rampant irregularities, social media went viral calling her a loser.
Ugandan Lawyer Revolutionises Access to Justice with Just an iPhone and Facebook
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, May 29 (IPS) - When Gerald Abila received an iPhone as a gift almost two years ago, the Ugandan law student didn't just use it to text his friends. He used it to create what would eventually become the first organisation of its kind in East Africa — a tech savvy, multi-award winning, not-for-profit organisation that uses Facebook, Twitter, SMSes, and radio and television partnerships to provide free legal advice and consultations.
U.N. Vows to Eliminate Open Defecation by 2025
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - At the height of his election campaign last October, Narendra Modi, India's Hindu nationalist leader, briefly set aside his spiritual aspirations when he told a surprised audience that economic development should take precedence over religion.
OP-ED: Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait
- Inter Press Service
, May 28 (IPS) - Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she had watched her mom and sisters preparing food for a party one day. At first she celebrated along with everyone else, not realising it was her own wedding ceremony. When she discovered this, she was frantic.
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