By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | FREETOWN (IDN) — Schoolteachers in Sierra Leone say they’ve had enough after the arrest of Mohamed Salieu Khan, interim chair of the Teachers Solidarity Movement (TSM). On April 26, he was grabbed by police outside the popular AYV TV station after speaking about the dismal plight […]
German Deal with Namibian President on Hold Because Herero and Nama Were Left Out
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Reparations—a system of redress for egregious injustices—are not a foreign idea imposed from the outside on the United States. On the contrary, the U.S. has given lands to Native Americans, paid $1.5 billion to Japanese Americans interned in the U.S. during World War II, and […]
Blown to Hell: America’s Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders
Reviewed by Desmond Narain Doulatram* The book by Walter Pincus (Diversion Books, November 2021) was reviewed in Arms Control Today. MAJURO, Marshall Islands (IDN) — Many researchers have written extensively on the nuclear history of the Marshall Islands, but these publications have not benefited the indigenous Marshallese population justly. Ultimately, it is the Marshallese, not […]
Putin’s Russia Is Also Attacking Ukrainian Culture
By Barbara Crossette, Passblue NEW YORK (IDN) — In Europe and around the world, the landmark drama theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol will long be associated with crimes against humanity, whether or not a formal trial of the Russians who bombed it is ever held. At least 300 people, including many children—the final […]
U.S. Troops Train Ukrainians in Germany as M777 Howitzers Are on the Way
By Jim Garamone & David Vergun, DOD News This report was issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — U.S. service members in Germany have begun training Ukrainian soldiers on key systems being used to defend Ukraine against the Russian invasion, according to Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby. “These efforts build […]
UN Chief Guterres Visits Ukraine and Calls for Justice
By Radwan Jakeem with UN News NEW YORK (IDN) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres was visibly “personally affected” on visiting sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on April 28, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civilians and urged criminal accountability. His visit to the Kyiv suburbs of Borodianka, Bucha and Irpin took […]
Russian Technology Companies Seek Partners in India to Tackle Impact of Western Sanctions
By Staff Reporter, The Telegraph Online KOLKATA, Indien (IDN) — A delegation of Russian companies, led by Russoft, an association of software development companies, held business meetings with companies in the technology sector operating in Bengal, a day ahead of the state’s flagship industry meet—Bengal Global Business Summit on April 20-21.
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A New Integrated Financing Facility to Help Achieve UN’s Development Goals by 2030
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which primarily include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, are in deep financial trouble. The goals have been severely undermined by the cumulative effects of several factors, including the economic fallout from the war in Ukraine and, most importantly, […]
A New Report Reveals the Economic Power of Africa’s Cities
By Jaya Ramachandaran PARIS | ABIDJAN | ADDIS ABABA (IDN) — Urbanisation enhances gross domestic product (GDP), finds a new report by the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD) in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). Africa’s Development Dynamics 2022 The Economic Power of Africa’s […]