Jan. 2 (UPI) — According to a new University of Leeds study, farmers across sub-Saharan Africa will have to move away from maize, towards new species of food crops with higher nutritional values if it hopes to feed a rapidly growing population. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to dozens of different countries and has an estimated […]
Europe’s efforts to increase arms production and help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion have faced an unexpected obstacle in the form of German local authorities. Source: Euractiv, as reported by European Pravda Details: The city council of Troisdorf, a city of about 80,000 people, has now blocked plans by one of the largest arms companies […]
Opposition to current Kremlin policies remains important to prepare for the time after President Vladimir Putin, Russian dissident and human rights activist Oleg Orlov has told dpa in an interview in Moscow. “For as long as he is at the top, I do not believe that one can hope for change of any kind,” Orlov, […]
The Ukrainian General Staff seeks to demobilize conscripts from service as they’re no longer needed, Ukraine’s military commander in chief, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said during a press conference on Dec. 26. Read also: Outrage over conscription notices should be directed to support frontline troops, says Defense Ministry “As of the summer, we were not ready […]
Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets said Estonia is prepared to aid in mobilizing Ukrainian citizens if requested by Ukraine, according to the Estonian paper Postimees. “We know where these people live in Estonia. We are ready to assist in bringing these people from Estonia to Ukraine, if they need it,” said Laanemets, according to the […]
In August, fellow reporter Jason Patinkin and I crossed on foot from northern Uganda into rebel-held South Sudan. Over the course of four days, we walked more than 40 miles through the bush, escorted by rebel soldiers, to shed light on one of the world’s most underreported conflicts. Reporting on South Sudan’s war, which began […]