By Global Issues Apr 07 (IPS) – When it comes to water security – a reliable, good supply of safe water – just 29 African countries have made some progress over the past three to five years. Twenty-five have made none. Read the full story, “Worrying Insights from UN’s First-Ever Assessment of Water Security in […]
By Global Issues ACCRA, Ghana, Apr 07 (IPS) – How would the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu have reacted to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Differently than you might think. The invasion of Ukraine is a mass human tragedy. It is killing Ukrainians, exposing families to violent atrocities, and has driven a refugee crisis of over […]
By Global Issues ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Apr 07 (IPS) – The retrenchment of American power in the Middle East and the larger Muslim world, coupled with the war in Ukraine, has provided a geopolitical breather for China. Beijing is effectively deploying this to make strategic inroads into the region, given this vacuum and focus on Europe. […]