Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 94
Revolutionist Returnees: Fulfilling Dreams, Finding Freedom
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 08 (IPS) - In 1977, a record-breaking mini-series carved its place in the milestone of US history. Based on Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, the small-screen adaptation exposed the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade and its impact on generations thereafter.
UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries
- UN News
The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in the war between rival militaries in Sudan, as it called for $4.1 billion to help stave off famine and help those who have fled into neighbouring countries.
UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia
- UN News
As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to three million people in the coming weeks to avert “a major humanitarian catastrophe”, the agency announced on Tuesday.
UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei
- UN News
The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to deter further violence, after brutal fighting in the oil-rich region claimed dozens of lives over the weekend.
Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan
- UN News
With the war in Sudan triggering widespread violence and instability, youth-driven emergency response rooms (ERRs) are among a growing number of community-led initiatives reaching vulnerable civilians with myriad assistance, from repairing damaged power lines to carving out safe evacuation routes for millions fleeing the conflict.
WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation
- UN News
The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, adding that it is already receiving reports of people dying from starvation.
How Soil Microbes Could save the World
- Inter Press Service
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, Feb 01 (IPS) - The 500 per cent increase in global agricultural productivity over the past 60 years has largely been made possible by the scientific advances of the “Green Revolution” – from the ability to breed higher yielding varieties to improvements in farm inputs, especially fertiliser.
In Africa, Witch Branding Destroys Elderly Women's Lives
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 01 (IPS) - One day in October 2020, Serah Akpan, 70, was seated in her house at Boki Local Government in Cross River, southern Nigeria, when she heard the murmurings of irate youth outside. Before she could grasp what was really happening, they had broken into her house, bundled her outside, and threatened to kill her for allegedly being a witch.
Onerous Debt Making Poorest Poorer
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 31 (IPS) - Contractionary economic trends since 2008 and ‘geopolitical’ conflicts subverting international cooperation have worsened world conditions, especially in the poorest countries, mainly in Africa, leaving their poor worse off.
Blinken's Visit to Africa: Is US Counterterrorism Counterproductive?
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Jan 30 (IPS) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s week-long tour across four African countries was aimed at strengthening the US-Africa relationship—a relationship, according to some commentators, already waning as China and Russia are increasing their influence.
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