By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | DAKAR (IDN) – Can a fish and peanut-based economy ramp up to become a world-class industrial powerhouse when money is tight and oil discoveries may not bring the hoped-for rewards? That’s the question for Senegalese people to consider as hopes placed in their president, Macky Sall, […]
Distinguished Diplomat Kohona Tipped to be Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK | COLOMBO (IDN) – A major overhaul of the heads of Sri Lankan diplomatic missions abroad will come into effect in the next 30 days and new ambassadors have already been handpicked to key embassies abroad. These include New Delhi, Washington DC, Chennai, Tokyo, Beijing and Ottawa, reports Sunday Times. […]
Migrants Prefer Returning to Libya Than Staying in Tunisia
By Morgane Wirtz* This year, hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers settled in Tunisia have packed up to risk their lives again in Libya. For them, “It is better to die for something than to live for nothing”. BRUSSELS (IDN) – It is a large white house with blue shutters in Al-Maharas, a small town […]
Legal Loopholes May Deny Mauritius Much-Needed Oil Spill Clean-Up Funds
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Just over a month since a cracked shipping vessel leaked over a thousand tons of dirty oil, blanketing the pristine sands of the East African island of Mauritius, authorities have now arrested the ship’s captain for unsafe navigation. He faces a sentence of 60 years […]
African Women’s Groups Decry Spike in Sexual Violence Tied to Pandemic
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – As the number of cases of the coronavirus inched up in Africa this summer, another number was reaching new heights with less notice. In Nigeria, Liberia, Morocco and South Africa, protestors have been taking to the streets demanding urgent action against the surge in rape […]
Zambian Writer, ‘A Role Model for A Generation’, Tapped for Cultural Prize
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – This year’s Goethe Medal has been awarded to African writer and publisher Zukiswa Wanner, Elvira Espejo Ayca of Bolivia and Ian McEwan of the U.K. for their commitment to international cultural exchange. Zukiswa, a writer, journalist and publisher, is the author of the novels The […]
One Nation, Six Governments – COVID-19 Battle Uncovers Australian Federalism
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – China may have one nation and two systems, but in Australia, it looks like there is one nation and six systems. As the second wave of coronavirus spreads across the continent, the State Premiers have taken unilateral decisions to close borders to travellers from other states to the dismay […]
Concerted Campaign to Protect Nairobi National Park
By Dominic Kirui* This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence and is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. NAIROBI (IDN) – The Nairobi National Park is a rare gem that defines the Kenyan capital and it is the only national park in the world that shares a fence with a […]
Biafra Politicians Advocate Comprehensive Review of Nigeria’s Constitution
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Leaders of integrated associations and politicians, mostly from the Eastern region of Nigeria, are calling for a thorough constitutional review that will incorporate the diverse ethno-political interests and also offer equal representation in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGR). Several archival reports made available and different interviews conducted […]
In a Historic Move, Africa Eradicates Devastating Polio
By Ronald Joshua GENEVA | BRAZZAVILLE (IDN) – While COVID-19 pandemic is playing havoc with the global economy and a frantic search continues for a vaccine, thanks to a concerted campaign of immunization, Africa is free of a highly infectious disease which mainly affects children under 5 years of age. It is a significant development […]