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The Bitter-Sweet Sides of Uganda’s Oil and Gas Development
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) are moving with pace in the development of oil and gas projects with a potential investment portfolio estimated at more than USD 15 billion. IPS looks at [...] Read more »
Population Increase in Egypt: A Blessing That Has Become a Curse
The population of Egypt increased from 104 million in November 2022 to 105 million in June 2023, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). This represents the growth rate for the country, where the poverty [...] Read more »
Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa
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Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 20 2023 - The growing and changing material requirements for new technologies have triggered natural resource scrambles for strategic minerals, generating dangerous rivalries fought out [...] Read more »
Women’s Lives & Freedom in Iran: Gains, Losses & Lessons One Year On
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UN Must Live Up to Its Promises of Gender Equality —and Support Women
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Iran: One Year on, What’s Changed?
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UN, Still Living in the 1940s, Urgently in Need of Reforms
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The Taliban Can Reverse the Unacceptable Ban on Girls’ Education
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Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile’s Arid North
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The Case for Afghan Women and Girls: How an International Criminal Court Investigation Could Expand Human Rights
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We Must Act to Bridge the Gap Between Words and Deeds
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Deepening Democracy in an AI-enabled World
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