Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development

Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development

Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. Adama Gueye, a 58-year-old canoe captain, points towards the coast, where imposing villas of the upper-class, including politicians, sit tall and mighty a stone’s throw away from where he…

Gaza war reminds Vietnam of liberation struggle once shared with Palestine | Israel War on Gaza News

Gaza war reminds Vietnam of liberation struggle once shared with Palestine | Israel War on Gaza News

Hanoi, Vietnam – At a private venue tucked away in a narrow alley in Hanoi’s city centre, a group of more than 20 people listened attentively to Saleem Hammad, a charismatic, 30-year-old Palestinian man, as he spoke in fluent Vietnamese. Hammad, who runs a business in Vietnam, shared an incident…

Mexico debates a rising political party’s ‘New Deal’ for the poor | Features

Mexico debates a rising political party’s ‘New Deal’ for the poor | Features

Mexico City – The fliers promoting the kickoff rally for Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidential campaign posted an official start time of four in the afternoon, but by 2pm, the main square here in this capital city – popularly known as the Zocalo – was already teeming with thousands of supporters jostling…

How US police are co-opting a law meant to protect victims of crime | Police News

How US police are co-opting a law meant to protect victims of crime | Police News

Columbus, Ohio – Some of the final moments of Ta’Kiya Young’s life unfolded in a supermarket car park last August. Suspected of stealing from a Kroger’s grocery store in Blendon Township, Ohio, Young had just climbed into her black Lexus sedan when two police officers approached her. “Are you going…

On the front line of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Odesa cries out for US aid | Russia-Ukraine war

On the front line of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Odesa cries out for US aid | Russia-Ukraine war

After leaving Odesa largely untouched by the barrages of drones and missiles it has launched against Ukraine this winter, Russia has struck the port city during March as never before in this war. On March 2, a Russian drone demolished a nine-storey building, killing at least 12 people in one…

Can we talk about Tate? The ‘manosphere’ in Australian schools | Women’s Rights News

Can we talk about Tate? The ‘manosphere’ in Australian schools | Women’s Rights News

Young fans of self-styled “manfluencers” like Andrew Tate, currently facing charges including rape in a Romanian court, are increasingly bringing misogynist views into Australian schools, leaving other children, teachers and parents searching for answers. In response, the Australian government is offering 3.5 million Australian dollars ($2.3m) in grants in a…