Foreign News, edition of 29 May 2024

We talk about Senegal, Nicaragua and victims of wars

SENEGAL. DAKAR, EVERYTHING READY FOR THE DIASPORA BANK

A diaspora bank, to support the communities of Senegalese living abroad and at the same time allow the resources earned with their work and talent to be put at the service of Senegal: the Dakar government’s project speaks ambassador Ngor Ndiaye, guest in the editorial office of the Dire agency. In the foreground of the interview is the dialogue with Italy, also in light of the Piano Mattei initiative. “Senegal is one of the most dynamic countries on the continent; we have an estimated growth rate of 9 percent for this year and a lively democracy with alternations in power. The last one, in March, led to the election of a president very young”.

JOURNALISM. BITANIA (AMREF): TELLING YOUNG VISIONARIES AFRICA

“Africa is described by the media above all for its challenges, poverty, migrations or famines, but instead it is above all a place of hope. Africa has the youngest population in the world and has many innovators”. Speaking is Bitania Lulu Berhanu, 29 years old, of Ethiopian origins and living in Kenya, activist of the Amref Health Africa organization. A report on quality is presented in Rome and the amount of information that is provided in Italy on the continent, the study highlights the need for an interest that is not only linked to Italian initiatives such as the Mattei Plan.

NICARAGUA. CLAMP ON NGOS, SANDINIST COMMITTEES ALSO DISSOLVED

Another 15 civil society organizations closed in Nicaragua, including six of a religious nature. The crackdown was ordered by the Ministry of the Interior. Catholic organizations affected include Los Misioneros del Sagrado Corazon and the Asociacion Catolica Vide Nueva para la Promocion Humana. The Sandinista Defense Committees, neighborhood organizations created after the 1979 revolution, were also dissolved. Their objective was to monitor and denounce the activities of the conservative militias, known as “contras”.

PEACE. THE UN: +72% OF CIVIL VICTIMS OF CONFLICTS IN ONE YEAR

Over 33 thousand civilians were killed due to armed conflicts in the world in 2023: the data, which indicates an increase of 72 percent compared to the previous year, were presented to the United Nations Security Council. According to Joyce Msuya, UN deputy secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and relief, the actual toll “could actually be even more serious”. On the occasion of a meeting dedicated to populations held hostage by war, from the Middle East to Sudan and Myanmar, the leader denounced “an alarming lack of respect for international humanitarian law”.