By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | 29 October 2024 (IDN) — At the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week international Forum 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s role as a stabilizing force in the global energy market and would continue to be a dependable supplier of energy products to the global market. As […]
Migration Can Be a Catalyst for Africa’s Sustainable Development
By Busani Bafana ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | 12 October 2024, (IDN) — Migration can be a catalyst for Africa’s sustainable development, a review meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has heard. The meeting underscored the potential for migration to drive sustainable development through harnessing the skills and investments of migrants. Speaking at opening of the […]
How Africa is Paying for Pursuit of the Last Hamas
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA | 10 October 2024 (IDN) — When the Israeli-Hamas war started one year ago, it didn’t look like it would last long. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to avenge the deaths of […]
Britain Returns Last African Colony to Mauritius
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 6 October 2024 (IDN) — After thirteen rounds of talks initiated in 2022, Britain has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands—its last African colony—to Mauritius. The decision comes in the third year of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030). However, the former colonial power […]
DR Congo: The Price of War and Extraction
By Soleil-Chandni Mousseau* OAKLAND, California | 2 October 2024 (IDN) — With the largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa—nearly 7 million people—the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is ravaged by decades of conflict. Since late 2023, the security situation has deteriorated drastically resulting in widespread displacement with almost one million IDPs in […]
Sudan Conflict Triggers Humanitarian Crisis
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | GENEVA | NAIROBI | 28 September 2024 (IDN) — The Sudan conflict has generated the largest internal displacement crisis in the world since the Syrian civil war in 2011. It has also had catastrophic impacts on women and girls. “Women and girls in Sudan are facing unimaginable challenges, yet […]
African Leaders Demand Equitable Representation on UN Security Council
By Vibhu Mishra* NEW YORK | 27 September 2024 (IDN | UN News) — The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on 26 September, as African leaders demanded global powers address the longstanding inequity in the Council’s composition. They articulated a compelling case, […]
Liquid Assets-Africa: Unlocking Water Potential for Growth
By Busani Bafana NAIROBI | 23 September 2024 (IDN) — Africa stands on the edge of a severe water crisis, threatening its ability to meet critical Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new report reveals. Despite the continent’s vast water resources, poor management, overexploitation, and the escalating effects of climate change are fueling widespread water insecurity. […]
Chinese Financing for African Renewables Rebounds After Two-Year Lull
By Anika Patel* BEIJING | 13 September 2024 (IDN) — New data reveals a rebound in Chinese financing of renewable energy projects in Africa in 2023, following a lull over the past few years. Climate cooperation between China and Africa was a key focus of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which concluded on 6 […]
Africa: Agricultural Future Lies in Agroecology
By Million Belay* This article was orignally published in a dossier from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Alameda. BRUSSELS | ADDIS ABABA | 5 September 2024 (IDN) — A premise which has its roots in traditional knowledge and ecological principles, some people may find the term agroecology mysterious or esoteric. However, far from being an […]