By Dr Palitha Kohona The writer, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary, returned recently from a visit to New Zealand. COLOMBO (IDN) – White extremism and terrorism may appear to be uncoordinated and spontaneous. It certainly lacks the ‘viciousness incarnate’ tag conferred by the media […]
Russia and Angola Stuck between Diplomatic Rhetoric and Business Reality
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) – Strengthening cooperation in trade, economy and culture, as well as current international and regional matters were top issues in talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President João Lourenço of Angola at the Kremlin on April 4. Striking a personal note, the Angolan leader, who completed his […]
15 Pacific States Build Resilience to Climate Change
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS | APIA, Samoa (ACP-IDN) – Leaders of the Pacific Island Forum, the region’s premier political and economic policy organisation, have repeatedly identified climate change as the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of the peoples of the Pacific. A three-day meeting, concluded on April 3 in Apia, Samoa, […]
Bauxite Mining Threatens Ghana’s Crown Jewel of Biodiversity
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | ACCRA (IDN) – Environmental groups in Ghana are waging an eleventh-hour battle to stop the government of Ghana from opening the Atewa Forest Reserve – a crown jewel of biodiversity and a source of three rivers – to commercial large-scale bauxite mining. Their resistance conforms to […]
Gambia’s Ex-President Plundered Nearly One Billion Dollars
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Experts who follow the money are still scratching their heads as to how a quarter of a billion dollars vanished from the national coffers along with former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh at roughly the same time. Before his flight into exile in 2017, Jammeh ruled […]
Why a White Christian Isn’t Called a Terrorist
By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 31st in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous series. SYDNEY (IDN) – After a White Australian of Christian background Brenton Tarrant gunned down 50 Muslims praying at a Christchurch mosque on a Friday, […]
UN Expert Demands from Saudi Arabia Public Trials of Khashoggi’s Accused Killers
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – Six months after veteran Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions has in a report criticised Riyadh’s closed-door trials of accused killers, which have thus far fallen short of […]
EU and International NGOs Exploit Aid to Fortify Forced Labour in Eritrea
Viewpoint by Makeda Saba BRUSSELS (IDN) – The Dutch Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans, an organization of exiled Eritreans, is taking legal action against the European Union. It is demanding of the EU to immediately stop funding a project in Eritrea which involves use of forced labour and enslavement. The European Union has allocated €20 […]
Senior Malian Officers Removed from Posts After Massacre of Fulani Herdsmen
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Jihadist groups dislodged from Middle East battlegrounds are reportedly regrouping in West Africa, exploiting longstanding grievances between the Dogon farmers and the Puelh-Fulani nomadic herdsmen of Mali over access to limited supplies of land and water. A militia in Dogon attire entered Ogossagou, a Fulani […]
Aid Slow to Come to the Rescue of Mozambicans Hard Hit by Idai
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Since Cyclone Idai roared into the Mozambican port city of Beira on March 14, devastating losses are mounting exponentially yet international aid has been slow to reach all survivors. Severe flooding produced by Idai’s strong winds and heavy rains caused the rivers Pungwe and Buzi […]