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Opinion by Pascal Lamy, Nancy Karigithu (davos, switzerland) Friday, January 17, 2025 Inter Press Service DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (IPS) – Deep-sea mining may not be on the official agenda next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos (January 20-24), but restoring public trust in international cooperation is. Perhaps the most significant commitment African and European leaders can make here …

Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Thursday, January 16, 2025 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 16 (IPS) – In anticipation of Donald Trump’s inauguration his gold-studded Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, is at the heart of political power games, where influential businessmen like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are positioning themselves as key players in his orbit. Apparently unfazed by legal controversies …

Transparency International revealed alarming findings in December 2024 about the siphoning of public funds in Africa. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, January 16, 2025 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jan 16 (IPS) – It is no longer a secret that at major global summits there are more lobbyists than official delegates. There, they participate as ‘guests,’ and most of them …

Opinion by Kester Kenn Klomegah (moscow) Thursday, January 16, 2025 Inter Press Service MOSCOW, Jan 16 (IPS) – With heightening geopolitical interest in building a new Global South architecture, Ghana’s administration is considering joining the ‘partner states category’ of BRICS+, an association of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The National Democratic Party (NDC) and the …

In his farewell address on Wednesday, President Biden touted his administration’s accomplishments on job growth, gun control and healthcare coverage, but also issued warnings about a “dangerous concentration of power” in the hands of a few wealthy people, an apparent knock against Donald Trump’s billionaire-packed cabinet choices. He began with the ceasefire hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that he …

While Israel like every country has a right to defend itself, self-defense is not an excuse to commit genocide. Picture: WHO Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Jan 15 (IPS) – Despite the denials by the Israeli government and some of its supporters, Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza is evident. …

The 2025 Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from January 20-24. The meeting brings together government, business and civil society leaders to set the year’s agenda for how leaders can make the world a better place for all. It’s relevance as a global gathering sits within and beyond the official programme. The importance of …

Remittances offer something philanthropy cannot: autonomy. Families receiving remittances decide how best to allocate those funds, based on their most pressing needs. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Tafadzwa Munyaka (harare) Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Inter Press Service HARARE, Jan 14 (IPS) – Across Africa, economic transformation and development are being fuelled by two significant streams of funding: remittances and philanthropy. Both play …

by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (IPS) – 2024 was a transitional period in Haiti’s history, marked by rampant political instability, brutal gang violence, and widespread civilian displacement. Since the eruption of hostilities in March 2024, the Caribbean nation has been in a state of emergency. In response, the United Nations …

Pop singer and education activist Shehzad Roy plays chess with Malala Yousafzai. Courtesy: Shehzad Roy by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi, pakistan) Monday, January 13, 2025 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 13 (IPS) – “She was at her brilliant best, speaking fearlessly and boldly about the treatment of women by the Afghan Taliban, robbing an entire generation of girls their future, and …