Africa

VIDEO: COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris Reaches Landmark Deal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2015 After two weeks of negotiations, nearly 200 countries agreed to a carbon emissions-slashing deal that may signal an end to the fossil fuel era. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On International Human Rights Day at COP21, African Women Call for Climate Justice

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 Although an agreement in the Paris negotiations appears to be near, those most affected by climate change remain unheard. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Clean Energy Gathers Steam

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 1, 2015 As the Paris climate talks begin, the die is already cast: The world is going to move toward cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy. The question for U.S. policymakers is whether the world's biggest economy gets left behind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environmental Activists Are ‘Being Killed in Record Numbers,’ With at Least 116 Dying in 2014

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2015 A new report reveals that two killings of environmental activists occurred on average every week -- up a fifth from 2013. Nearly three-quarters of the known deaths were in Central and South America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Islamic State Recruitment Thrives in Brutal U.S.-Backed Egyptian Prisons

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2015 A 26-year-old dual U.S. and Egyptian citizen who endured “torture, deprivation and cruelty while locked in the prisons” of Egypt’s military dictatorship says the regime is effectively acting as a “recruiting agent” for militant extremist groups like Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AUDIO: ‘Most Officials Agree the Epidemic Could Have Been Contained Earlier’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Poet Sonia Greenfield ruminates over the racism and ethnocentrism involved in international responses to epidemics, including the recent Ebola outbreak, which was mostly concentrated in West Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Women

Zimbabwe Women Bear Brunt of Poverty

Edna Machirori / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

World Bank President Sounds a Warning

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 With rising food prices and soaring unemployment wreaking havoc across the developing world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has some dreary news, declaring that the world is "one shock away from a full-blown crisis." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nigerians Picking a President

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2011 Tens of millions of citizens in the most populous African nation headed to the polls on Saturday, marking what could be the country's first legitimate presidential election in decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Forces Fire Into Residential Areas

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2011 Reports are in that Moammar Gadhafi’s forces are firing into residential neighborhoods with cluster bombs and ground-to-ground rockets, weapons criticized for their indiscriminate trajectories, as loyalists vow to crush the anti-Gadhafi rebellion in the city of Misurata. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meanwhile, in Ivory Coast …

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2011 Libya may get all the attention, but another international effort to oust an African strongman may have reached its conclusion After three months of fighting, former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was captured by forces loyal to France, the UN, his political opposition or all of the above, depending on who tells it (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Crackdown in Tahrir Square

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2011 Life isn’t all peachy in Egypt, even with Hosni Mubarak gone. The Egyptian army went after protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, killing one and injuring dozens, as the military tried to clear demonstrations calling for prosecution of Mubarak and family members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )