Mali fails to face up to the persistence of slavery

The practice is most prevalent among Mali’s nomadic Tuareg and Fulani communities in Central and Northern Mali

Mali Parbat bauxite mine: District judge presides over public hearing for EC but residents allege ‘mind games’

District administration slapped notices on 40 people and deployed paramilitary forces days ahead of hearing   

How the West is withdrawing into a bunker of its own making

A chronic state of emergency now infects border politics in the West. But our view of how this has come to pass is too narrow

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Doing away with wood

In Niger and Mali, where timber is scarce and expensive, mud building is making a headway, thanks to the efforts of a French organisation called …

Battling the worm

Ebola enters Mali, nearly 10,000 affected globally till now

With this, Mali has become the sixth West African country to be affected in the world's most deadliest outbreak of Ebola

African Union’s peace and security architecture: Filling the gaps

The biggest change has been the shift away from the OAU’s so-called non-interference stance to the AU’s more interventionist approach

Malaria vaccine fails to protect people in Mali

Mali Hill bauxite mine: Villagers resist project as Odisha govt extends Hindalco’s mining lease

The public hearing disrupted by protests has been rescheduled to November 22

As a Malian, the slogan 'zero malaria starts with me' has special meaning

Researchers in Africa are in the early stages of developing a genetically modified mosquito that can only produce male offspring

India insists on draft agreement for pre-2020 climate actions at Bonn

While the EU said it did not want a detailed discussion on pre-2020 actions, India pushed for a draft "negotiating text"

Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction

'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'

COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO

Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult

Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsidies must be reformed

Cottton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril …

Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible

India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study  

UNDP-UNEP initiative help African countries move towards green economy

Governments focus on public resource allocation for pro-poor sustainability

Extinctions, an epic reality

The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination

Do we really need the bauxite from Niyamgiri?

Existing mines can meet India’s demand for the next thirty years, at levels three times our current consumption

Blood from Ebola survivors should be used to treat disease: WHO

Antibodies from the blood of patients who have recovered could be transferred to those who are suffering from the viral disease

A chocolate truck to Timbuktu

WTO says US failed on subsidies

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