Viewpoint by Teresa Hackett The writer is Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager at Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). She oversees the development and delivery of a unique, copyright service for libraries in developing and transition countries, providing specialist resources in multiple languages, and individual assistance on legislative issues. VILNIUS, Lithuania (IDN) — When members of […]
The EU Sidelined?
Viewpoint by Herbert Wulf This article was issued by Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission What do the Biden administration’s recent lonely foreign and security policy decisions imply for the EU? Perplexity and annoyance in Paris. Consternation in Brussels. Lots of open questions and no answers in Berlin.
Okavango’s Ecosystem Falls Prey to Oil Drilling
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Drilling companies are on the run—or at least they should be. A worldwide movement to reduce global warming and protect endangered supplies of water has turned its firepower on the growth of oil well drilling, particularly in areas of precious wildlife preserves in southern Africa.
Rape Just A ‘Bedroom Issue’, says SWAPO Leader as Convicted Rapist Gets Party Job
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The Secretary General of SWAPO, Namibia’s governing party, appears to have been napping as women around the world stepped up to demand tough measures from their political leaders against gender-based violence. Sophia Shaningwa, who serves in SWAPO’s upper echelon of party officials, left her party’s […]
Postponed Pan-African Film Festival Opens in Ouagadougou
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The much-awaited pan-African film festival opened on October 16 in Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou at the Palais des Sports with dancers, acrobats and celebrities, including Senegalese Grammy nominee Baaba Maal. This year’s theme was Cinemas of Africa and the Diaspora: New perspectives, new […]
North Korea Flexes its Nuclear Muscles – and Defies the Western World
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) – North Korea, long dubbed as a “hermit kingdom” has continued to remain cut off from the rest of the world—politically, economically and geographically. But neither rigid sanctions, nor international isolation and growing food insecurities, have prevented the country—officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)—from making […]
Volunteerism Must be at the Centre of Our Common Agenda
Viewpoint by Simone Galimberti The Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO based in Nepal, Simone Galimberti, is one of the participants at the IVCO 2021 conference. KATHMANDU, Nepal (IDN) — The ambitious plans put forward by UN Secretary-General António Guterres with the recent launch of Our Common Agenda, are based on key universal values and […]
Little Visible Economic Impact of Russian Cooperation with Africa
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Angolan counterpart Tete Antonio, held a sordid diplomatic meeting for a few hours on October 13 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was earlier during the month, preceded by a similar meeting with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]
Public Development Banks Fail to Meet Commitments to Human Rights & Community-led Development
Viewpont by Siddharth Akali The writer is an international lawyer who has been trained by local communities, Indigenous governments and peoples in Canada, India and Nepal. He works as director of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, a global coalition of social movements, civil society organizations, and grassroots groups working together to ensure that […]
As Asia Grapples ‘Living With COVID-19’ Media May Need to Shed Adversarial Culture
Viewpoint By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — Indonesia’s popular tourism islands of Bali opened for tourism October 14, while Thailand announced that from November 1 vaccinated travellers from 19 countries will be allowed to visit the kingdom including its tourism island of Phuket. Both those countries’ tourism industry, which is a major revenue earner, has […]