By Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 2024 – New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth, development, equity and democracy. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson (AJR) are well known for their influential cliometric work....

A mother sits with 3 children in a displacement shelter in Léogâne, Haiti. Credit: UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour By Oritro KarimUNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 2024 – On October 19, the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously voted to expand an arms embargo in an effort to combat the high levels of gang violence that plagues Haiti. Armed groups have taken control of the majority of Port-Au-Prince,...

The scientific journal “Journal of the Institute for African studies” – is the only periodical in Russia, entirely devoted to the problems of African countries – and it publishes articles and other materials on international relations, political, economic and social processes occurring in the African continent, its history and cultural anthropology. By Kester Kenn KlomegahMOSCOW, Oct 22 2024...

International Animal Rescue’s (IAR) mangrove planting project is critical to prevent coastal erosion. Credit: IAR By Gavin BruceUCKFIELD, Sussex, UK, Oct 22 2024 – As COP16 approaches, we have been reflecting on the state of our planet in 2024; the word “crisis” feels insufficient to describe the devastation we’re witnessing. Forests that once teemed with life are disappearing....

The International Livestock Research Institute is using genomics to breed livestock suited to local conditions and production systems to meet community needs. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Oct 22 2024 – Christian Tiambo has always wished to uplift local farmers’ communities through cutting-edge science. As climate change wreaked havoc on local agriculture, Tiambo, a...

A young girl digs deep into soil saturated with salt water, hoping to find logs to burn as fuel. Two years on from Cyclone Aila, the communities along Bangladesh’s southwest coastline are starting to rebuild their lives. In the course of the cyclone, which struck in May 2009, surges of water up to three meters high battered the coast along the Bay of Bengal in Khulna district. Cyclone Sidr, the...