News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 91
Free Speech Under Siege—across West Africa
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 20 (IPS) - Authoritarian overreach is re-defining itself across West Africa, fuelled by armed conflicts, military coups, and electoral manipulation and violence, as the region experiences a decline in democracy.
Climate Change, Ethnicity and Neglect Fuel Violence in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
KADUNA, Nigeria, Jun 19 (IPS) - Lami Kwasu, a farmer in the village of Kafanchan in Kaduna State, north-central Nigeria, was at home one evening in October 2020 when the sound of sporadic gunshots filled the air.
Libya: UN official highlights need for inclusive talks to end stalemate
- UN News
Libyans overwhelmingly desire a political consensus so that credible national elections can be held that will restore legitimacy to national institutions, the deputy head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday.
Transforming African Food Systems from the Ground Up
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jun 18 (IPS) - All news is local, they say. The same is true of innovations—those many new technologies, policies, and practices that steadily stream from research to enhance our lives.
WFP increases response in West and Central Africa to address rising hunger
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when hunger levels are high and food resources are low.
‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as Sudan war descends further into chaos
- UN News
The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in Sudan as civilians continue to suffer amidst the brutal fighting between rival militaries, while the Geneva-based Human Rights Council heard independent investigators describe combatants’ “blatant disregard” for fundamental human rights and international law.
INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
- UN News
Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria
- UN News
Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are impacting people’s lives and triggering conflict over key resources, a senior UN official in the country said on Friday.
African Activists Call on the West to Finance Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 13 (IPS) - As the technical session of the global climate negotiations enters the final stretch in Bonn, Germany, climate activists from Africa have expressed fears that negotiators from the developed world are dragging their feet in a way to avoid paying their fair share to tackle the climate crisis.
Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan
- UN News
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.
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