From the first moment Hugo Chavez took office, the US has been trying to overthrow Venezue-la’s socialist movement by using sanctions, coup attempts, and funding the opposition parties. After all,…
Étiquette : African Agenda 22.1
Financial Globalization, North-South Wealth Distribution and Resource Transfers
By Stephen Appraku0At a time when the world economy is seen poised for yet another financial turmoil, there is a widespread recognition that emerging economies (EMEs) are particularly vulnerable because of their…
UN warns of the confluence of significant risks threatening global development
By Stephen Appraku0The risks include waning support for multilateralism; the escalation of trade wars; financial instabilities linked to high debt levels as well as climate-related risks, writes *Jaya Ramachandran. The convergence of…
Changing the gender bias in agriculture
By Stephen Appraku0Women entrepreneurs are playing an important role in transforming global food security for economic growth, but they have to work twice as hard as men to succeed in agribusiness, writes…
People in Africa live longer but their health poor in those extra years
By Stephen Appraku0Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa, writes *Charles Shey Wiysonge. People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two decades…
Bringing greener pastures back home
By Stephen Appraku0One month on since the Global Compact for Migration was approved, civil society has highlighted the need to turn words into action, supporting those who have been displaced or forced…
E-com pluri-talks at WEF aimed at digital colonisation of South
By Stephen Appraku0A global coalition of more than 35 civil society organisations (CSOs) has charged that the plans to launch plurilateral negotiations on e-commerce on the sidelines of the World Economic Fo-rum…