IMF loans continue to undermine health in Africa
The International Monetary Fund has a long history of insisting on loan conditionalities which are harmful to public services. This practice did not change even during the pandemic, with African countries being some of the worst affected
“Sri Lanka needs a strong public distribution system, wealth tax and universal welfare measures”
In the second part of an interview with Peoples Dispatch, Ahilan Kadirgamar analyzes the economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka and talks about the steps that need to be taken urgently
How has Sri Lanka’s political landscape transformed over the past months?
Ahilan Kadirgamar, senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, analyzes the recent political developments in Sri Lanka after the fall of the powerful Mahinda Rajapaksa
Pakistani left organizes protests against rising inflation as economy staggers
Protestors raised slogans against inflation and the anti-people policies of the International Monetary Fund. The national government, led by Shehbaz Sharif, is adopting drastic measures to convince international lending authority for a bailout package.
Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?
Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.
The results are in after four years of the IMF agreement in Argentina
The entire loan was used to finance the foreign exchange crisis and did not help to fight inflation, stabilize the dollar or overcome inflation.
Mapping Faultlines: Political and economic crises land Sri Lanka in perfect storm
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the political and economic factors that caused it
India has a key role to play in a possible new world order
For India and other countries in the Global South, this moment offers challenges and provides glimpses of a possibility of a new world
Assange US extradition case goes to UK Home Secretary, appeals remain and other stories
Today we look at the formal extradition order issued against Julian Assange, police repression of protests amid the crisis in Sri Lanka, and more
Civil society organizations criticize World Bank Group for privatization of healthcare
A coalition of organizations fighting for public healthcare services called out the World Bank Group for focusing on investments in private healthcare during the Civil Society Policy Forum
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted by parliament
Khan had previously dissolved the parliament in the face a no-confidence motion but it was reinstated following a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday April 7
Blaise Compaoré convicted for the murder of revolutionary Burkinabé leader Thomas Sankara
The trial of Compaoré for the murder of revolutionary Thomas Sankara lasted six months and 100 witnesses testified against him and 13 others.
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