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Ukraine crisis exposes ineffectiveness of UN Security Council
23/2/2022: The UN Security Council whose primary mandate is the maintenance of international peace and security has remained paralyzed in the Ukraine crisis by the double veto option of Russia and China. Civil society voices suggest that the International Court of Justice should examine whether Russia's actions can be reconciled with the UN Charter.
Source: Inter Press Service
Changing assumptions about climate change and migration
22/2/2022: Climate change is a driver of migration but not in isolation from social political and economic factors. Most climate-influenced migration is rural to urban and within - not between - countries.
Source: The New Humanitarian
Ethiopia begins generating power from Nile dam
20/2/2022: Ethiopia has launched power generation from the largest dam on the continent aiming to provide electricity to the unserved 60 percent of its population. The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam is opposed by Egypt and Sudan as harming their water needs.
Source: The East African
Europe’s troop withdrawal leaves Mali in limbo
17/2/2022: The African Union chairman has called for more solidarity with Sahel states in the fight against terrorism. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France would pull most troops out of Mali within six months.
Source: DW
Macron expected to announce Mali withdrawal
15/2/2022: President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce that French troops will be withdrawn from Mali and redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel following a breakdown in ties with the country's military regime. A pullout would amount to a major strategic shift by France provoked by two military coups in Mali.
Source: The East African
Peasants marginalized by big farmers
15/2/2022: A new study finds that farms smaller than 5 hectares accounted for 63% of land in low and lower middle-income countries. but only 8% of farmland in upper middle and high-income countries. Evidence that smallholders achieve higher productivity continues to provoke debate.
Source: Inter Press Service
Victory for media freedom as Tanzania lifts newspaper ban
11/2/2022: The lifting of the ban on four newspapers that have been barred from publishing since 2016 and 2017 for exposing alleged corruption and human rights violations is a positive step. Tanzanian authorities can do more to guarantee media freedom.
Source: Amnesty International
Sub-Saharan Africa must boost 3% global trade share
10/2/2022: To reduce poverty on a large scale and transform their economies African countries must scale up their participation in international markets.
Source: Devex
Germany must bring African nations into its G7 climate club
10/2/2022: As president of the G7 group of rich high emitting countries Germany's new climate-friendly government has the opportunity to support African countries' efforts to address the climate emergency.
Source: Climate Home News
No time to lose in meeting Sustainable Development Goals
10/2/2022: With only eight years until 2030 and with the setbacks of COVID-19 the UN is concerned to get back on track towards the SDGs. It wants power wealth and opportunities to be shared more broadly at the international level with developing countries focusing resources on sustainable development.
Source: UN News