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Child Soldiers Used in Mali Conflict

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Posted by admin 382 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By William Lloyd-George Child combatants had been seen in the ranks of the Tuareg rebels in Mali. / William Lloyd-George/IPS NIAMEY, May 4 (IPS) – It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, [...]

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GUINEA-BISSAU-MALI: ECOWAS Talking Softer, But Still Holding Big Stick

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Posted by admin 380 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By Souleymane Gano DAKAR, May 5 (IPS) – Regional leaders meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on May 3 appeared to slightly retreat from their positions against coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau and Mali, but the Economic Community of West African States continues to press for a speedy return to constitutional rule in both countries. The Ivorian president, [...]

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Cashew Producers' Pain Is Intermediaries’ Gain in Senegal

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Posted by admin 383 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By Koffigan E. Adigbli ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal, May 3 (IPS) – Cashew nut growers in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance are complaining bitterly that intermediaries are cutting them out of a fair share of the profits. The Casamance region produced 40 million dollars worth of cashews in 2011 – 40,000 tonnes – and employed more than 220,000 [...]

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Ultimatum and Military Option From ECOWAS to Avoid Stalemate

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Posted by admin 388 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By Fulgence Zamblé ABIDJAN, Apr 29 (IPS) – Rebel leaders in Guinea-Bissau have released the country's prime minister and interim president, who were arrested in the country's Apr. 12 coup, and have flown them to Côte d'Ivoire. The release of Carlos Gomes Junior and Raimundo Pereira is an encouraging response by the junta to demands by the [...]

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Hit by Fighting, Now by Prices

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Posted by admin 388 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By Charlton Doki The conflict in South Sudan has more than doubled the price of basic commodities, making it difficult for many here to afford. / Charlton Doki/IPS JUBA, Apr 29 (IPS) – As thousands of people flee the conflict in South Sudan’s northern border states, increasing numbers have also been forced to leave their homes [...]

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Q&A: Ghana's Youth Are "The Future of the Nation"

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Posted by admin 387 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
Aline Jenckel interviews SAMUEL KISSI, executive coordinator of Curious Minds, a youth advocacy organisation in Ghana Samuel Kissi, executive coordinator of Curious Minds, a youth advocacy organisation in Ghana that works to promote a development agenda for youth. / Courtesy of UNFPA UNITED NATIONS, April 28 (IPS) – With a whopping 40 percent of Ghana's population [...]

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Mali Heading Closer to Civil War

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Posted by admin 386 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
By William Lloyd-George Malian rebels do not have the support of most ethnic groups in the north of the country. / William Lloyd-George/IPS NIAMEY, Apr 30 (IPS) – Since January, various groups of Tuareg rebels in Mali have come together in an attempt to administer a new northern state called Azawad. While this was announced on Apr. [...]

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Small weather stations could help Kenyan farmers

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Posted by admin 386 days ago (http://www.ips.org)
Credit: Martha Nyambura/IPS Often the horn of Africa is unprepared to deal with sudden changes in climate, but small weather stations could change the luck of farmers in the region. Martha Nyambura reports.

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