News Agencies must paint a complete picture of Corona virus
To allay fears and prevent unnecessary panic, the media must present the true picture of the state of affairs and not resort to sensationalism, advocates *Ifeanyi Nsofor.
The African continent is mostly reported as a land of poverty, civil strife and endless lines of begging hands. Problems facing the continent are portrayed and communicated mostly by foreign eyes through the monopoly-controlled news media.
By publishing African Agenda, Third World Network Africa aims to provide a different, more complex and nuanced perspective. Open your eyes and ears to an African perspective on critical issues such as trade, the environment, gender and sustainable development.
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Africa feels the negative economic waves of COVID -19 outbreak. The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus is having a negative economic impact on Africa, an effect that is likely to continue for months to come, *writes Cornelius...
Africa feels the negative economic waves of COVID -19 outbreak
The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus is having a negative economic impact on Africa, an effect that is likely to continue for months to come, *writes Cornelius Adedze.
Indigenous communities ‘robbed’ as land grabbers lay waste to Brazilian rainforest
Terra Indígena Ituna/Itatá in northern Brazil is home to several groups of uncontacted peoples who are dependent on the surrounding forest for survival. But outsiders have been increasingly moving in and clearing land for agriculture and mining, reports *Ana...
Developing countries face major vulnerability challenge
Vulnerability, with its facets of exposure and dependence, represents a major challenge for the sustained and beneficial integration of developing countries into international trade, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said, writes *Kanaga Raja.