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 | Experts Decry Exclusion of Africa's Local Farmers in Food Security Efforts Miriam Gathigah
Joshua Kiragu reminisces of years gone by when just one of his two hectares of land produced at least 40 bags of maize. But that was 10 years ago. Today, Kiragu can barely scrape up 20 bags from the little piece of land that he has left – it measures just under a hectare. Kiragu, who is from ... MORE > >
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 | War, High Tariffs and Nationalisation - their Cost to Africa’s Climate Issa Sikiti da Silva
Africa’s political instability, its armed conflicts and regulatory issues are placing at risk investment needed to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the continent. “A renewable energy developer or investor faces increased risk that their returns and earnings could ... MORE > >
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 | The Voice of Argentina’s Slums, Under Threat Daniel Gutman
Between the dimly-lit, narrow alleyways of Villa 21, only 30 minutes by bus from the centre of the Argentine capital, more than 50,000 people live in poverty. It was there that La Garganta Poderosa (which means powerful throat), the magazine that gave a voice to the "villeros" or slum-dwellers and ... MORE > >
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 | Peace “Only Way Forward” For Yemen Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Tackling the relentless conflict in Yemen has never been more urgent as it has pushed the Middle Eastern nation “deep into the abyss.” However, much can be learned from recent and ongoing initiatives. While a recent humanitarian conference on Yemen attempted to address the ongoing conflict and ... MORE > >
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 | Church and Conflict in South Sudan James Jeffrey
Throughout fifty years of struggles, South Sudan’s different churches have remained one of the country’s few stable institutions, and in their workings toward peace, have displayed a level of inter-religious cooperation rarely seen in the world. Priests and pastors from numerous denominations ... MORE > >
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 | Separated Central American Families Suffer Abuse in the United States Edgardo Ayala
After three hours of paperwork, Katy Rodriguez from El Salvador, who was deported from the United States, finally exited the government's immigration facilities together with her young son and embraced family members who were waiting outside. Rodríguez and her three-year-old son were reunited ... MORE > >
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 | Declining Birth Rates Not Exclusive to Wealthy Nations Ranjit Devraj
Countries do not have to be economically prosperous to move from a situation of high birth and death rates to low fertility and mortality rates. Education, social security, environments conducive to economic development and good value systems are what promote this, as evidenced by the recorded ... MORE > >
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 | Community Work Among Women Improves Lives in Peru’s Andes Highlands Mariela Jara
At more than 3,300 m above sea level, in the department of Cuzco, women are beating infertile soil and frost to grow organic food and revive community work practices that date back to the days of the Inca empire in Peru such as the "ayni" and "minka". "We grow maize, beans and potatoes, that’s ... MORE > >
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 | Bamboo, A Sustainability Powerhouse Ed Holt
A landmark conference bringing more than 1,200 people from across the world together to promote and explain the importance of bamboo and rattan to global sustainable development and tackling climate change has ended with a raft of agreements and project launches. The three-day Global Bamboo and ... MORE > >
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