By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 24 April 2023 (IDN) — If you’re going to bulldoze someone’s land, pollute water sources and drill for oil, get permission. That’s what Gobonamang Kgetho, a local fisherman, is holding against a Canadian oil and gas firm exploring in the oil-rich Kavango Basin of Namibia, driving through […]
Nigerian College Code Bans Extended Eyelashes and Long Nails
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 23 April 2023 (IDN) — “Indecent dressing” is hereby banned for students and staff under a strict new code at the prestigious Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu State, Nigeria, among other schools,. The Vice Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, announced the details to students returning from holiday breaks. […]
Hunger and Poverty Grip Zimbabwe As It Commemorates Independence
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 23 April 2023 (IDN) — “On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the Zimbabwean people as you celebrate the 43rd anniversary of your independence,” said US Ambassador Pamela M. Tremont to the landlocked southern African country. “The United States remains committed […]
Amnesty Warns of Catastrophe As Weapons Flood Sudan
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 21 April 2023 (IDN) — Meddling by foreign powers is said to have kept an intractable fire burning for years between an Arab-led government in Khartoum and an independent Republic of Sudan in the South. But it is inarguable that arms sales from Western countries have kept […]
South Pacific: Climate Change Havoc Worries New Zealanders
By Kalinga Seneviratne SUVA, Fiji, 12 April 2023 (IDN) — It is not only the poor island countries of the South Pacific that worry about the future in the midst of climate change. New Zealand—a comparatively rich country—is worried too after devastating floods and cyclonic storms brought destruction to the islands this year.
Destroying Again the Peace of Jerusalem
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 12 April 2023 (IDN) — Poets as diverse as William Blake and Yehuda Amichai have sung the praises of the heavenly Jerusalem, a land without strife or rancour, war or bitterness, envy, acquisitiveness or hatred. Israel, Fatah and Hamas, in the midst of the present chaos and carnage this Easter […]
African Nun, Gifted Classical Music Composer, Passes At 99
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 11 April 2023 (IDN) — African stars in the pantheon of world music have followers today on almost every continent. We have the albums, DVDs, videos and tapes of such great singers as Miriam Makeba, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Youssou N’Dour, and Angelique Kidjo to name just a […]
Thailand: Chiang Mai Breaks Records
By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, 9 April 2023 (IDN) — Chiang Mai, in the north of Thailand, is consistently cited as one of the best tourist destinations in the world. While Thailand ranks among the world’s best places to retire, Chiang Mai is also popular with digital nomads and backpackers from around the world. Moreover, Chiang […]
Controversial Documentary on Gold Smuggling in Zimbabwe Hits the Air Waves
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 3 April 2023 (IDN) — It’s the biggest criminal conspiracy you’ve never heard of. “Gold Mafia—The Laundry Service”—is a shocking tale of corruption in high places, illicit gold smuggling and its powerful enablers who slip through international borders with gold and return with billions in American dollars.
Netanyahu’s Dismal Failure To Guard Israel-Arab Relations
This article was originally published in CNN Arabic By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK, 3 April 2023 (IDN) — Repulsive statements recently made by Israel’s finance minister demonstrate how corrupt and irresponsible the Netanyahu government is and the damage that it has inflicted on Israel. This damage will endure as long as this extremist nationalist […]