By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 41st in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous reports. SYDNEY (IDN) – At a time when the United States is ramping up its rhetoric against China triggering a new Cold War between […]
Africa Can Still Be on the Top
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Africa is suffering a double whammy after many years of success. The Coronavirus, while not taking down great numbers of people like in Europe, Asia and the Americas, has had a severe impact by curbing its exports in the face of the formers’ severe economic depression. For […]
On the Run Rwanda Genocide Suspect Nabbed in French Hideout
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Twenty-six years after financing the Rwandan genocide, wealthy businessman and most wanted fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, was nabbed in an upscale French hideout. It was a relief for prosecutors of the Rwandan Genocide tribunal who feared the 84-year-old Kabuga could die a free man. He stands […]
Strain in Relations Between India and South Asian Neighbours
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – While India-Nepal territorial dispute escalated into a diplomatic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister has been locked in a Twitter war with India on the long-drawn Kashmir conflict. At the same time, Pakistan has opened key border crossings with Afghanistan for trade. Celebrating the 11th […]
Spanning India and the U.S. Amid COVD-19 Crisis and Beyond
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – The U.S. on May 19 included the India unit of Huawei along with its other foreign subsidiaries in its Entity List, as part of efforts to prevent the Chinese telecom company from doing business in America. The Trump administration in recent months has […]
Massive Die-Off of Fish on Nigerian Coastline Linked to Toxic Discharge
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – An immense blanket of dead fish stretching across three states has sparked anger and frustration among communities along the Atlantic Ocean coastline in Nigeria. The area is known for oil spills that have polluted the waters and left fish and other wildlife inedible. The massive […]
Burundi Threatens to Deal a Severe Blow to UN Reputation
Viewpoint by Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis Paula Donovan and Stephen Lewis are Co-Directors of AIDS-Free World and its Code Blue Campaign, which seeks to end impunity for sexual offences by UN personnel. NEW YORK (IDN) – It is a matter of extreme urgency that Burundi’s presidential, legislative, and local elections, scheduled for May 20, […]
COVID-19 Strikes South Asia’s Minorities Whose Rights Are Already Threatened
By Jaya Ramachandran LONDON (IDN) – A new report warns that the minorities and other marginalised communities are even more exposed to the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is hitting South Asia. It has come at a time when governments are inflicting sustained assaults on their rights. Minorities face severe obstacles in accessing […]
Two ‘Unsung Heroes’ Helping Kenya’s Slum Dwellers Facing Coronavirus
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Journalists who step out of their high-floor offices or manage to escape from their coronavirus confinement sometimes find a great story right on the street below. Such was the story discovered by Kevin Phillips Momanyi, a reporter with Kenya’s Tuko news channel.
‘Flowers of Hope’ from Kenya As Major Markets Dry Up
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – It was inevitable during a lockdown that sales of Kenya’s flower exports would dry up as buyers make fewer impulse purchases of carnations, roses and other blossoms. According to data from the Kenya Flower Council, sales of cut flowers in overseas markets have fallen below […]