By Taro Ichikawa TOKYO | SEOUL | 6 June 2024 (IDN) — Three decades after Japan organised the First International Conference on African Development (TICAD)—in collaboration with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the World Bank—its immediate neighbour and former colony (South) Korea convened its first […]
Promotion of Technology Will Not Help the Poor to Access Water
By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK | 4 June 2024 (IDN) — The recently concluded 10th World Water Forum (WWF) in the Indonesian tourism island of Bali focused on adoption of technology—that will include desalination plants and solar power—as the savior to provide safe drinking water to millions of the poor communities across the world. But activists […]
Debate Brews Over New National Anthem Adopted by Nigerian President
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 3 June 2024 (IDN) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu hardly anticipated a dust up when he signed a law restoring the country’s 1960 anthem “Nigeria We Hail Thee”—and deleting “Arise O Compatriots”—a tune written by a group of Nigerians in 1978 in the aftermath of a […]
Accusing Israel of Genocide is Factually Wrong
By Alon Ben-Meir* The Israel-Hamas war, which was precipitated by Hamas’ savage attack on Israel, has tragically inflicted massive death and destruction on the Palestinians in Gaza. Although Israel’s retaliation is deemed disproportionate to the number of Israelis slaughtered by Hamas, Israel’s onslaught on Gaza should not be sinisterly classified as an act of genocide […]
South African Activists Win Prestigious Environmental Prize
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 2 June 2024 (IDN) — Indigenous activists Nonhle Mbuthuma and Sinegugu Zukulu of South Africa are among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. The prize celebrates grassroots leaders who prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the environment. The South […]
For The First Time, ANC Loses Its Parliamentary Majority In Historic Election Defeat
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 2 June 2024 (IDN) — The African National Congress, South Africa’s liberation party, appears to have lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in a historic election defeat. Results show that after 30 years as the majority party, the ANC tallied only around 40% of […]
Sudan: Deteriorating Situation in El Fasher, Health System Collapsing Nationwide
UN News NEW YORK | 1 June 2024 (IDN) —The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in North Darfur continues to deteriorate amid ongoing clashes between rival military forces, the UN reported on Friday. The fighting has reportedly forced thousands of people to flee since 10 May and […]
Netanyahu Must Abandon Blind Ideology and Face Reality
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains elusive about the endgame in Gaza but time is closing in on him. He has a solemn obligation to tell his fellow citizens what will be the fate of Gaza once the war is over and what his plans are for a solution to […]
Boosting Manufacturing Capacity Is Crucial for Vaccine Security in Africa
By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe | 29 May 2024 (IDN) — Africa’s limited vaccine manufacturing capacity means heavy reliance on imports to respond to outbreaks. However, boosting manufacturing capacities on the continent can change this, says Petro Terblanche, the CEO of Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a biotechnology start-up company aiming to expand vaccine equity in […]
Bidens Throw Fabulous State Dinner in A First for African Leader
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 29 May 2024 (IDN) — It was Christmas 100 times over at the recent White House dinner for Kenyan President William Ruto—in fact, it was one of the largest-ever state dinners with a guest list of 500—and the first for an African leader since Ghana’s John […]