UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

At least 38 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the attacks carried out by the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo (CODECO) at the Blakete-Plitu mining site. More civilians were displaced and reported missing when the attackers set fire to nearby Malika village, where they also reportedly raped…

Zimbabwe’s Press Freedom, One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward — Global Issues

Zimbabwe’s Press Freedom, One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Journalist Jeffery Moyo, with his lawyer, Doug Coltart, outside the Magistrate’s Court, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Moyo faces charges of violating Section 36 of the Immigration Act. His sentencing is expected on May 31, 2022. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, May…

UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will effect food security on the continent, both through availability and pricing of imported food, along with rising uncertainties in global financial markets and supply chains. Russia and Ukraine, both often referred to as the world’s breadbasket, are major players in the export of wheat and…

Give Edible Insects a Chance as an Alternative High-Quality Protein Source, say Scientists — Global Issues

Give Edible Insects a Chance as an Alternative High-Quality Protein Source, say Scientists — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A variety of insect-based delicacies. It is estimated that 2.5 billion people around the world eat insects as part of their regular diet. Encouraging the eating of insects could have health and climate change benefits. Credit: icipe by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, May 06…

Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed — Global Issues

Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other essential items to the city of Mekelle, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York.  This was the fourth humanitarian convoy to reach Tigray since the transportation of aid resumed at the beginning of April, following more…

UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

This is Ouallam district one of the hottest places in Niger, in one of the hottest countries in Africa, where rain falls rarely and sparingly but where shattered communities can find a refuge from the increasing acts of violence and terrorist activity which have struck the region. Ouallam and two…

UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attack on mining site — Global Issues

‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Speaking in Dakar, the capital of the West African country, Senegal, on his first visit to the continent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Guterres said, “when discussing the socio-economic situation, it is impossible not to mention the war in Ukraine and its impact on Africa.”  The UN…

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Johnpaul Omollo, Taonga Chilalika (nairobi/johannesburg) Friday, April 29,…