By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN | UN News) — Independent rights experts of the United Nations have urged businesses in Myanmar to fulfill their human rights responsibilities and pressure the military junta to halt grave human rights violations against its own people. According to UN News, some businesses have reiterated their public support for […]
Bandits Constrain Nigeria to Seeks Return of ‘Africom’
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Early Pentagon plans for a US military command based in Africa were once firmly rejected by almost every country on the continent. African governments were reluctant to associate themselves with America’s “war on terror” and fearful of US intervention. Libya and Algeria both refused to […]
New Commission to Govern Colombo Port City Soon
Sri Lanka Embarks on Ambitious Project to Create Another Asian Financial Hub By Sugeeswara Senadhira COLOMBO (IDN) — The Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s determination on the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill will be placed before the parliament on May 18, paving way for the legal act to establish the Commission, with an amendment […]
Confronting Misinformation and Harmful News Content
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — News of working journalists in Africa is often a tale of threats, abduction, forced disappearance and arrest. Most recently, two Spanish journalists and an Irish national were abducted near a nature reserve in Burkina Faso. Government officials confirmed their deaths on April 2. It remains […]
Pres. Ramaphosa Says ANC Party Did Little to Thwart Corruption
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — In riveting testimony before a South African commission investigating corruption and graft, President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that the ruling ANC party did little to prevent corruption, including by his predecessor Jacob Zuma. “State capture and corruption have taken a great toll on our society and […]
Uganda President’s Son Led Elite Force Linked to Rights Abuses
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Senior military commanders, including the son of President Yoweri Museveni, have been named in a case before the International Criminal Court for a wave of abductions and torture—adding new charges to claims levelled by opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, the former reggae singer known as Bobi […]
Mozambique In Search of Political and Economic Security
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — While speaking during a signing ceremony of an agreement formalising World Bank support of US$100 million assistance to the affected districts, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi unreservedly reiterated his detailed plan to enforce nation-wide security by cracking down on the militant groups who have been staging attacks in parts […]
Middle East Coordinator Calls for New and Timely Palestinian Election Date
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK (IDN) — A senior UN official in charge of the region has urged the Palestinian authorities to set a new date for heading to the polls, originally scheduled for May 22. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had announced the postponement of the planned parliamentary elections, amidst a dispute over voting rights in […]
South African Lawyers Sue Uber Car Service Seeking Employee Rights
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — South African law firm Mbuyisa Moleele Attorneys is partnering with lawyers at Lehigh Day, a UK law firm, to launch a class action in South Africa against the ride-hailing firm Uber. The case on behalf of drivers would recognize them as employees with benefits, rather […]
State Funeral for Leader of Chad, Embraced by Western Nations
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — European and American military leaders lost a key African ally in their fight against insurgent movements across Africa. Foreign forces face an uncertain future with the recent death of the President of the African nation of Chad. Idriss Deby Itno died on April 20 during […]