By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 27 February 2024 (IDN) — In Munich, recently, at the important annual Security Conference, we heard yet again that the West must not allow itself to be penetrated by Huawei’s 5G phone technology (which is cheaper than any Western counterpart). But there was no intelligent response to a former […]
Gaza War: Europe, Israel and the US Form the Triangle of Guilt
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* ‘Z’ originally published this article under the Creative Commons licence. COIMBRA, Portugal | 26 February 2023 (IDN) — In 1947, Karl Jaspers published a short book entitled The Question of German Guilt (Die Schuldfrage)[1]. It was the time of a Germany devastated in body and soul, a pariah people, disgraced […]
Plastics Threatening Ghana’s Wild Fish Industry
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 26 February 2024 (IDN) — Environmentalists are worried. Plastics, tons of it, are being produced annually, but 70 percent of it ends up in landfills or is incinerated. Several studies have predicted that by the middle of the 21st century, there will be more plastic than […]
Ghana’s Prestigious Science Center Protests Loss of Property
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 25 February 2024 (IDN) — The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is Ghana’s foremost national science and technology institution, mandated to carry out scientific and technological research for national development. So, the discovery that their 400 acres of land reserved for animal research and […]
Sudan’s ‘Interminable War’ Urgently Needs Ceasefire
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 25 February 2024 (IDN) — It’s been called ‘Sudan’s Interminable War’, relegated to invisibility by wars in Gaza and Ukraine. But for the selfless aid workers and the remaining Sudanese, it’s been an endless nightmare with no tangible end in sight to the widespread suffering endured […]
DR Congo: Who Will Fill the Power Vacuum When Blue Helmets Leave?
By Manuel Wollschläger The Under-Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix (left), visited on 13 February the eastern part of DR Congo, with stops in Goma, Beni and Bukavu. Photo: MONUSCOW The IPS-Journal published the following article on 16 February. The author is the Head of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office in the Democratic Republic of Congo. […]
Cautious Hope for African Economies in 2024
By Franck Kuwonu This article appeared in the January 2024 issue of Africa Renewal E-Magazine. NEW YORK | 24 February 2024 (IDN) — As African economies look to the new year, countries are poised to make moderate economic gains but must navigate the maze of domestic and international challenges. According to the UN World Economic […]
Still No End in Sight to The Devastating Gaza War
By Tor Wennesland The following are extensive excerpts from the Briefing by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, on the Situation in the Middle East. UNITED NATIONS | 22 February 2024 (IDN) — As we approach 140 days of devastating war, there is still no end in sight. No end to […]
Kenyan Women Rally Against Gender-Based Violence
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 22 February 2024 (IDN) — Hundreds of women dressed in black gathered in Kenya’s capital at a vigil dubbed “Dark Valentine” to protest the rise in femicides in the country. More than 16 cases were reported by police and local media since the start of the […]
Gaza War: Biden Still Has the Chance to Prevent Genocide
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 20 February 2024 (IDN) — The cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is filled with religious extremists who believe that Israel’s brutality in Gaza is at God’s command. According to the Book […]