By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 27 June 2023 (IDN) — The world over most of public opinion is ignorant of just how much violence has declined over the last 3,000 years. Judging by the historical record, the 21st century, thus far, is the least violent and safest century of all—despite Ukraine, despite ISIS, despite Iraq, […]
A Troubled Economy Drives Sierra Leoneans to The Ballot Box
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | FREETOWN, 26 June 2023 (IDN) — Presidential and parliamentary elections are under way in Sierra Leone amidst a crippling cost-of-living crisis. Soaring food prices have sparked deadly riots and are a key issue for many voters in the import-dependent nation of eight million people.
Senegalese President Slapped with A Criminal Complaint
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | DAKAR, 26 June 2023 (IDN) — A 170-page complaint has been filed against Senegalese president Macky Sall for “crimes against humanity.” The charge filed in France comes from Ousmane Sonko, Sall’s main political opponent. The crimes were allegedly committed between March 2021 and June 2023.
Africans Making Headway in The Ranks of Popular Sports
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 26 June 2023 (IDN) — He’ll be playing basketball in Texas, he’s got a wicked grin, and he’s got a name almost as long as he is tall. If you guessed Victor Wembanyama, give yourself a star. He’s the most hotly anticipated basketball prospect in a generation […]
WHO Investment Platform to Boost Primary Health Care Services
By Jaya Ramachandran PARIS (IDN) — Three multilateral development banks have joined with the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch the Health Impact Investment Platform. This is a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle-income countries (LICs and LMICs).
Vanuatu: People Don’t See Millions Govt. Gets for Cyclone Recovery
By Josepheen Tarianga* PORT VILA, Vanuatu, 25 June 2023 (IDN | Wansolwara) — In the first week of March this year after days of cyclone warnings—it did finally come. Not one but two cyclones and a devastating earthquake—all within a week. When the cyclones came, there was already a chill in the air and dark […]
Russia Willing to Discuss Arms Control Proposal with the US
By Shannon Bugos The author is senior policy analyst at the Arms Control Association (ACA). The following text was published in their Nuclear Disarmament Monitor newsletter of 22 June 2023. WASHINGTON, DC, 24 June 2023 (IDN) — Russia expressed a willingness to consider the proposal by U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in June to […]
‘America Faces Its Greatest Peril Since the Civil War’
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK, 24 June 2023 (IDN) — Republican leaders who claim to put country before party must now rise up along with their Democratic colleagues and together save the country from extremist right-wing Republicans before it’s too late. Those Republicans surrendered their soul and conscience to Trump—a criminal and corrupt wannabe […]
US President Walks Back on Ukraine’s NATO Accession
By M.K. Bhadrakumar The writer is a former Indian diplomat. This article was published by Indian Punchline. NEW DELHI, 23 June 2023 (IDN) — If only the US President Joe Biden had a time machine as in the post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, he should have used that vehicle or device to […]
Tonga: A ‘Paradise’ in the South Pacific Ocean Turns to a Plastic Landfill
By Fresh Polutele* NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga, 23 June 2023 (IDN | Wansolwara) — The kingdom of Tonga in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean was known as a “paradise” island. But not anymore. Plastic and glass waste is an ongoing problem in Tonga’s environment and it has created a dilemma for the government. How will […]