BOLIVIA: Businesses Take On the Green Challenge
By Bernarda Claure*
LA PAZ - What do Bolivia's largest textile mill, an organic cacao cooperative and an indigenous-run tourist hostel in the Amazon have in common? The answer lies in the path, shaky but inspiring, that they are all taking towards sustainable production.
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KENYA: Gathering Storm of Expectations in Nairobi Slum
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - For the first time in its 60 years of existence, there is a ray of hope for the one million inhabitants of Kibera, one of the world's most densely-populated slums. After spending most of his life on opposition benches -- or in prison -- as a champion of the poor, the member of parliament for this desperately poor constituency is now the prime minister of Kenya.
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HEALTH: Global Agenda Increasingly Disease-Driven
By Michael J. Carter
SEATTLE, Washington - At the end of last month, U.S. President George W. Bush signed a global health package that effectively tripled U.S. spending over the next five years to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in poor countries, to 48 billion dollars.
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ZAMBIA: Mwanawasa Leaves Mixed Legacy
By Nixon Chisonga
LUSAKA - More than two months after suffering a stroke while at the African Union (AU) summit in Egypt, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died Monday in hospital in France.
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DEVELOPMENT: South Africa Beats Deadline on Water, Sanitation
By Thalif Deen
STOCKHOLM - South Africa and Madagascar, two African nations participating in the Stockholm International Water Conference currently underway in the Swedish capital, provide a contrasting picture of where they stand -- or fall -- in achieving the U.N.'s heavily-trumpeted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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SOUTH ASIA: Musharraf's Exit Leaves India Confused
Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI - India's Pakistan policy is in disarray following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as president, to avoid impeachment, after almost nine years of authoritarian rule.
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TRADE-TANZANIA: Cheap Imitation Goods Are Flooding Markets
By Sarah McGregor
DAR ES SALAAM - The mishmash of shops in Tanzania's central Kariakoo market in Dar es Salaam stock an infinite array of brand name fakes. Throngs of customers snap up mobile phones, designer gear, high-tech electronics and gadgets -- all imitations being sold at unbelievably low prices.
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US/PAKISTAN: Mystery Behind Aafia Siddiqi's 'Arrest' Deepens
By Zofeen Ebrahim
KARACHI - ‘’For you it’s just another story. If you want the truth go to Ghazni where you will get more than I can ever tell you about my sister," said a distraught Fouzia Siddiqi, speaking with IPS, in a voice breaking with helpless desperation.
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DEVELOPMENT: Wastewater Crops Feeding Millions
By Thalif Deen
STOCKHOLM - Vegetables, rice and other cereals in at least 53 cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America may someday come with warning labels that read "this is a byproduct of raw sewage".
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REFUGEES-ZAMBIA: Making a Home For Themselves
By Danstan Kaunda
LUSAKA - Zambia is home to over 90,000 refugees, many of whom have been in the country for up to 15 years. A voluntary repatriation programme is now drawing to a close, but many of the refugees will likely remain in a country where they have established themselves.
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