It's buses versus trees in Islamabad as 'green' priorities collide
A project that involves cutting down trees to build a bus lane in Pakistan's capital is pitting environmentalists against officialsFor over two decades, Hussain Ali's house sat in the shade of a strip...
View ArticleTensions rise in Cameroon as refugees seek bright lights of Bertoua city
Surge in Central Africans descending on Cameroon's urban areas in search of work ignites clashes with city dwellersFrustrated by their living conditions, refugees and other migrants are streaming into...
View ArticleMore Central Americans risk perilous trek to US to flee poverty and violence...
Villages are emptying as more children and women migrate illegally to America amid confusion over whether they can stayPregnant and with a young child in her arms, Andy Lizette Navarro has dreams of...
View ArticleNamibia's 'zebra' politics could make it stand out from the global herd |...
Gender-equality quota will give women more power, but may be more concerned with maintaining the status quoA quiet gender revolution, the likes of which has not been seen in southern Africa and,...
View ArticleCentral African Republic leaders behind sectarian atrocities named
Amnesty identifies former presidents François Bozizé and Michel Djotodia, and commanders of Christian militia and Muslim rebelsAmnesty International has identified government, militia and rebel leaders...
View ArticleBanana variety risks wipeout from deadly fungus wilt
World’s most popular banana variety could disappear because of a fungus spreading across the globe, and FAO warns it could cost $47m to save the speciesA global plan to fight Fusarium wilt, a fungus...
View ArticlePakistan's farmers find huge potato crop a curse
Farmers adapted to extreme weather by switching to potato crop but success has led to plunging prices, rising seed costs and storage and transportation woesFor Nadir Shah, potatoes have been a blessing...
View ArticleGermany announces record boost to development aid budget
The German government has approved development spending of €7.4bn, though the country is still far off the 0.7% targetGermany’s federal government has approved the largest increase and the highest...
View ArticleHuman traffickers may face life sentence under Britain's tough new slavery bill
The law also aims to protect those at risk of being enslaved by the $150bn-a-year industry, amid concerns that the measures don’t go far enoughHuman traffickers may face life imprisonment under a...
View ArticleCameroon fishing industry and tourism battered by extreme weather
As storms wreak havoc on a key industry, prompting visitors to stay away, fishermen in Kribi fear not only the sea but also the future For more than 15 years, Raoul Meno has been fishing the waters off...
View ArticleEuropean parliament votes for tougher measures on conflict minerals
Surprise passage of bill enforcing obligatory monitoring of supply chains will affect 800,000 European companiesEuropean gold, tantalum (the material that makes mobile phones vibrate), tungsten and tin...
View ArticleFighting in Yemen blocks delivery of thousands of tonnes of food aid
Aid agencies forced to divert humanitarian aid from port of Aden where conflict has cut off supplies and residents have no running water or electricityThousands of tonnes of food aid for Yemen have...
View ArticleSudan briefing: Darfur's deep descent into chaos
A perfect storm of fighting between government and rebel troops, tribal clashes and population displacement has stifled humanitarian relief in the regionViolence in Sudan’s Darfur has surged to levels...
View ArticleFinland slashes development aid by 43% amid fears others may follow
The decision represents a U-turn for the country – previously a champion of development – with critics warning the cuts will ‘kill the NGO sector’The new centre-right Finnish government has decided to...
View ArticleThai seafood products could be banned in Europe, warns MEP
Thailand’s failure to adopt adequate measures against slave labour and illegal fishing could prevent imports to EU market, says fisheries committee memberA prominent lawmaker from the European...
View ArticleMosquito-eating vampire spider could be recruited for war on malaria
Researchers say an African spider that preys on malaria-carryingmosquitos to get the blood they suck from humans should be used to fight the diseaseMosquito-eating spiders from east Africa and Malaysia...
View ArticleBurkina Faso requests aid as floods set to worsen
Heavy rain in and around the capital destroys homes, and flooding carries away grain and livestock. More rain predicted in coming weeksNearly 20,000 people were affected last week by heavy rains and...
View ArticleYemen conflict: sick and wounded left to suffer as health system buckles
Doctors forced to turn away patients as airstrikes compound acute shortage of medication, supplies and staff When Mohsen al-Matari’s wife went into labour, she was advised to seek an emergency...
View ArticleEU countries diverting overseas aid to cover refugee bills, report says
European NGO confederation finds development money being spent on tackling refugee crisis and border security rather than fighting poverty and inequalityA report published on Tuesday by Concord, the...
View ArticleSyria: 'You can't have an entire population dependent on aid'
NGOs are attempting to provide jobs but immediate humanitarian needs are overwhelming moves towards longer term solutions for people in SyriaGiven the brutality that has come to characterise Syria’s...
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