INTERVIEW: Freddie Ponton – ‘Niger: An African Spring?’
The era of Western dominance in Africa may be coming to a close, as leaders begin looking eastwards to Russia and China for their security and economic futures. In this…
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The era of Western dominance in Africa may be coming to a close, as leaders begin looking eastwards to Russia and China for their security and economic futures. In this…
From text-generating ChatGPT to voice-activated Siri, artificial intelligence-powered tools are designed to aid our everyday life — as long as you speak a language they support. These technologies are out…
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. (Image: Screen grab of RSA video, YouTube via CNSNews) A man charged with terrorism for setting a fire that badly damaged South Africa’s…
Sudanese refugee James Mathiang (left) with his teammates has had difficulties getting his qualifications recognised even though he was offered a scholarship. Wilson Odhiambo/IPS by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Tuesday, July 11,…
Recent trends show that African women are abandoning traditional ways of engaging in agribusiness and adopting an intellectual property approach to transform food systems on the continent. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS…
With Africa being a favourite playground for the pharmaceutical industry, it became critical for scientist, researcher and activist … source
A plume from Africa with a high concentration of soot particles reaches the coast of Brazil. Credit: Meinrad O. Andreae, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry The Brazilian rainforest is one…
Increasingly grim accident statistics provided the impetus for action, including two bus crashes in Senegal that claimed 62 lives in January. In nearby Côte d’Ivoire, the daily number of fatal…
The South African currency’s exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar plunged to a new all-time low of ZAR19.51:US$1 on May 12. The rand’s latest fall came a day after the…
Martin Jay April 1, 2023 © Photo: REUTERS/Elias Marcou What Meloni wants is to manipulate a crisis now so as the EU coughs up either huge amounts of cash, or…
by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (paris) Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, Mar 28 (IPS) – It’s a new direction for UNESCO, getting involved in movies, so…
When the African National Congress came to power in South Africa in 1994, an expressed priority was land reform. This was to address the fact that black farmers had been…
Chronic underinvestment in agriculture is a key cause of the widespread hunger experienced in 2022, according to Oxfam report. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter…
Grandmother – My Mom! (2003) – Many South African grandmothers are forced to support their young grandchildren, orphaned as … source