Viewpoint by Daniel Haile* COLLEGE STATION, Texas | USA (IDN) — The Ethiopian government claims the conflict in Tigray is a law enforcement operation, but that is incorrect; it is a war involving the Ethiopian government, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and the malign foreign influence of the Eritrean regime. The Eritrean regime in […]
Addressing IUU Fishing in The Interest of Blue Economy and Caribbean SIDS
Viewpoint by P.I. Gomes Dr P.I. Gomes is former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, the Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS was previously ACP Group of States). PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (IDN) — Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to have serious negative effects on the management of marine ecosystems across the […]
People’s Participation Decides the World’s Environment
Viewpoint by Yossef Ben-Meir The writer is a former Peace Corps Volunteer and president of the High Atlas Foundation MARRAKECH (IDN) — Recognizing this week’s World Environment Day reminds us of the evolution of the concept of sustainable development since the phrase was coined in a 1987 United Nations report. At that time, sustainable development […]
Stop Treating Nigeria’s Southeast as Hostile Territory
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — Nigeria has been struggling with insecurity for over a decade. Against reasonable expectations six years ago when President Muhammadu Buhari was voted in, things have worsened.
UN Invites Applications for a Journalism Fellowship Programme
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK (IDN) — The United Nations is inviting applications for the 2021 Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF) programme which will be conducted online in September-October 2021, during the opening of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.
A Zimbabwean Freelancer Being Held in The Overcrowded Bulawayo Central Prison
By CPJ NEW YORK (IDN | CPJ) — Zimbabwe authorities should not contest journalist Jeffrey Moyo’s appeal of a recent ruling denying him bail and should drop the criminal case against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on June 2. On May 31, a court in the city of Bulawayo denied Moyo’s bail […]
Timor Government May Punish Public Officials Who Refuse Covid Vaccination
By Antonio Sampaio The writer is the bureau chief of Lusa News Agency in Dili, the capital and largest city of East Timor. This report first appeared on the website of Lusa News Agency and was carried by our partner on May 27, 2021. It is being republished with permission. DILL (IDN | APR) — […]
Battle To Ensure Safety in Bangladesh Garment Factories Continues as Safety Accord Is Extended
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The dark side of the global fashions industry was exposed in 2013 when over 1000 workers were killed in a factory fire and collapse. The global outrage resulted in the adoption of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety (AFBS) in Bangladesh. The eight-year-old Accord was due to expire […]
Ex-US Diplomat Reviews Africa’s Ties with China and Russia
Interview by Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — In this exclusive interview, Professor David Shinn, a former top U.S. diplomat and now an Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs discusses a few significant points in his forthcoming book on China-Africa.
WHO Urges ‘Commit To Quit Smoking’, Slates Tobacco Transnationals
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) — The COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. On May 31, WHO/Europe celebrated ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Under the tagline “Commit to Quit”, the aim of this year’s campaign was to support 100 million people worldwide in their attempt to give up […]