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Serikali za Kiafrika Zinajiunga na Wanaharakati Kupambana na Ulipizaji/Ufisadi wa Kingono

Na Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM (IDN) – Bango lenye ujumbe “Hitimu na ‘A’ sio na UKIMWI” katika Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, linaeleza hadithi mbaya ya wanafunzi wa kike ambao hushiriki ngono ili kupata alama za juu.

“Mwalimu wangu alitaka kuwa na uhusiano wa kimapenzi na mimi. Nilipokataa matakwa yake ya ngono, alilipiza kisasi kwa kunipa alama za chini,” anasema Helena (si jina lake halisi).

Mwanafunzi mwenye umri wa miaka 23 anayesomea sheria, ambaye amepitia utendaji duni katika masomo yake, anazidi kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu hatma yake ya kitaaluma.…

The Pillaging of Mineral Resources Leaves Behind Poverty Holes for Africans

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE (IDN) – More than a decade ago, he lost his home as diamond miners from China razed it to the ground searching for the gems. Still, today, 74-year old Tobias Mukwada lives with his family in shanty thatched huts they erected hoping that perhaps one day the Chinese diamond merchants would remember them and offer them a decent home.

But for the poverty-stricken Mukwada and his family, it may be a wait in vain.

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe ordered Chinese diamond miners out of the mining fields in the country’s eastern highlands in 2016. (P11) CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SPANISH | THAI
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Governos Africanos se Juntam a Ativistas para Combater a Extorsão Sexual

Por Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM (IDN) – Um pôster exibindo a mensagem “Gradue-se com As, não com AIDS” na Universidade de Dar es Salaam conta uma história cruel de estudantes mulheres que oferecem sexo em troca de notas melhores.

“Meu professor queria sair comigo. Quando eu recusei suas investidas sexuais, ele retaliou me dando notas ruins”, disse Helena (nome fictício).

A estudante de direito de 23 anos, que desde então sofre com um péssimo desempenho em seus estudos, se preocupa cada vez mais com seu futuro acadêmico.…

European Union Lambasted for ‘Externalising’ Migration Policy

By Reinhard Jacobsen

BRUSSELS (IDN) – More than twenty African and international organizations have signed a letter which slates the European Union and its member states for externalizing migration policy through direct and indirect cooperation with regimes and militia forces that are utterly unaccountable for their actions, and violating its constitutional values and international obligations, including the responsibility to protect.…

Pressing Need to Put Degraded Lands Back to Life

By Ramesh Jaura

BERLIN | ANKARA (IDN) – Profoundly concerned that “desertification and drought are problems of global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,” the international community adopted the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Paris on June 17,1994. Twenty-five years later, on the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) on June 17 celebrated this year in the Turkish capital Ankara, the ‘Hama Arba Diallo Foundation for the Environment and Education’ has been launched at a special event.…

World Population Expected to Reach Nearly 10 Billion by 2050

Yet Another Challenge to Global Goals

By Jaya Ramachandran

NEW YORK (IDN) – Compared to 7.7 billion today, around 8.5 billion people are expected to inhabit the planet Earth within little more than a decade, and almost 10 billion by 2050, with only a few countries accounting for most of the increase, says to new United Nations report.The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights, published by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), provides a comprehensive overview of global demographic patterns and prospects. The study concludes that the world’s population could reach its peak around the end of the current century, at a level of nearly 11 billion. (P10) CHINESE | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | SWAHILI
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African Governments Join Activists to Fight Sextortion

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM (IDN) – A poster bearing a message “Graduate with A’s not with AIDS” at the University of Dar es Salaam, tells a grim story of female students who offer sex to obtain higher grades.

“My teacher wanted to date me. When I refused his sexual advances, he retaliated by giving me poor grades,” says Helena (not her real name).

The 23-year-old law student, who has since experienced dismal performance in her studies, is increasingly worried about her academic future. (P09) GERMAN | JAPANESE TEXT VERSION PDF | PORTUGUESE | SWAHILI
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Low-income Countries Ensuring Liquidity as the UN Faces Financial Crisis

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) – The United Nations is at risk of running out of cash, Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a letter to UN staff in July 2018 and stated that he had “written to Member States regarding the troubling financial situation facing the United Nations”. The situation has not changed for the better since.

In fact, nearly one year later, the situation is preventing the Organization from reimbursing troop- and police-contributing countries in a predictable and timely manner, hindering their ability to provide lifesaving support to peacekeeping operations, Guterres cautioned on June 4, 2019.…

SDGs Offer Russia New Opportunities in Africa

By Kester Kenn Klomegah

MOSCOW (IDN) – The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-19) that brought together thousands of foreign delegates, including those from Africa, prioritized “sustainable development” as the key theme. It offered an opportunity to discuss in-depth the significance, challenges and prospects of sustainable development, and cooperation among state institutions and businesses as well as between countries in achieving the global development goals endorsed by world leaders in September 2015 at the UN Headquarters in New York.…

Urgent Action Needed to Scale-up Energy Access in LDCs

By Santo D. Banerjee

NEW YORK | BEIJING (IDN) – The world’s 47 least developed countries (LDCs) will fail to achieve global sustainable energy targets by 2030 unless urgent and enhanced action is undertaken. This was the backdrop to discussions which took place on May 30-31, 2019 at a United Nations conference on ‘Scaling-Up Energy Access and Finance in the Least Developed Countries’ in Beijing, China.…

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Month:

Serikali za Kiafrika Zinajiunga na Wanaharakati Kupambana na Ulipizaji/Ufisadi wa Kingono

The Pillaging of Mineral Resources Leaves Behind Poverty Holes for Africans

Governos Africanos se Juntam a Ativistas para Combater a Extorsão Sexual

European Union Lambasted for ‘Externalising’ Migration Policy

Pressing Need to Put Degraded Lands Back to Life

World Population Expected to Reach Nearly 10 Billion by 2050

African Governments Join Activists to Fight Sextortion

Low-income Countries Ensuring Liquidity as the UN Faces Financial Crisis

SDGs Offer Russia New Opportunities in Africa

Urgent Action Needed to Scale-up Energy Access in LDCs

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