Kenya "Becoming Economic Heartbeat of Africa"
By Isaiah Esipisu About 60 percent of Kenya’s power is hydroelectric, however, the supply is unsteady. / Isaiah Esipisu/IPS NAIROBI, Apr 25 (IPS) – When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power...
View ArticleFuture of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha
Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 24 (IPS) – Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha,...
View ArticleIndia Serves Up Costly Cocktail of Prophylactics
By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (IPS) – Ignoring widespread concern over the safety, efficacy and cost of pentavalent vaccines, India’s central health ministry has, this month, approved inclusion...
View ArticleLaos’ Herculean Effort to Join the WTO
By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Apr 30 (IPS) – After almost a decade of major economic transformation, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is on the brink of World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership. But...
View ArticleVietnam’s Climate Woes Ignite National Strategy
By Vanya Walker-Leigh If climate change affects rice production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice bowl, it will have grave national and global food security implications. /...
View ArticleBrazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa
By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (IPS) – The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance...
View ArticleCaribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20
By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 22 (IPS) – The Caribbean Community bloc (Caricom) is lobbying Mexico to use its influence as chair of the G20, which controls 90 percent of world trade, to...
View Article"Africa – a Place Where You Will Make Money, Not Lose Money"
By Kristin Palitza Professor Thandika Mkandawire says Africa needs to mobilise its domestic resources. / Kristin Palitza/IPS CAPE TOWN, May 22 (IPS) – Africa needs to reduce its dependency on foreign...
View ArticleChina Keen to Reverse Negative Image in Africa
By Kristin Palitza Chinese construction workers in front of new 90-million dollar five start hotel. / Claire Ngozo/IPS CAPE TOWN, May 24 (IPS) – The reality of Indian and Chinese investment in Africa...
View ArticleColombia and Venezuela – Joining Forces
By Constanza Vieira and Humberto Márquez BOGOTÁ/CARACAS, May 25 (IPS) – When 12 Colombian soldiers were killed by FARC insurgents a stone's throw away from the northern border with Venezuela, the...
View ArticleBrazil and China, Oiling the Wheels of Business
Fabiana Frayssinet China’s voracious demand for energy has prompted it to embrace Brazil as a major oil partner, fuelling the dramatic expansion of Chinese companies in this South American country....
View ArticleCilantro Spices Up Coexistence with Drought in Brazil
Mario Osava JEREMOABO, Brazil, Jun 16 2012 (IPS) – Many grow lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, beets and other vegetables. But cilantro is ever-present in the gardens that are helping rural families weather...
View ArticleRIO+20: The Two Faces of BRICS Development Aid
Fabiana Frayssinet The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) face a key choice: to opt for “good” development aid, based on sustainable development, or for the “bad” old...
View ArticleNewborn Deaths Expose Indias Low Health Budget
Athar Parvaiz A year after the Indian government began paying pregnant women to deliver their babies in state-run facilities, the pressure is showing on the countrys understaffed and poorly equipped...
View ArticleMicrofinance Gets Divine Intervention in India
Keya Acharya In a country with a disastrous record for microfinancing, a religious organisation has done well enough to claim this years Ashden award for initiatives in providing loans to poor...
View ArticleU.N. Showcases South-South Successes
Lawrence Del Gigante Knowledge-sharing has become a cornerstone of successful cooperation among developing countries, in areas ranging from agriculture to health and renewable energies. Helen Clark and...
View ArticleBeating the Weather With Sustainable Crops
Keya Acharya Narrow, cobblestoned lanes separate the rows of mud houses with cool interiors and mud-smoothened patios, some with goats tethered to the wooden posts. This is Tajpura village, deep in...
View ArticleBreast Milk Banks, From Brazil to the World
Fabiola Ortiz Cíntia Rose Regis, 23, not only breastfeeds her 16-month-old daughter Zelda but has also been donating 600 ml a week of breast milk to a mothers milk bank in Brazil over the last year....
View ArticleCaught Between Quarries and Sea Erosion
K.S. Hari Krishnan After more than a century of fighting sea erosion by massively dumping granite boulders along the beaches of southern Kerala state, environmentalists and administrators are...
View ArticleEU Seeks Protection from Emerging Economies
By Julio Godoy The European Union is calling for protectionist measures against strong emerging economies. Credit: Jim Killock/CC-BY-SA-2.0 BERLIN, Sep 28 2012 (IPS) - For many years, the European...
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