Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue
Inter Press Service
A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest aga
As I see people applauding, believing wholeheartedly in what our present politicians promise I remembered a joke my late mother had sent me, called 'The Vote for Heaven or Hell!'A powerful senator dies after a
Jonas Yanthan
The road from Minister’s Hill junction traversing towards Kohima Science College, Jotsoma demands Government’s attention for urgent rectification of its high volatility to acc
Kathy Gannon
The Associated Press
The Afghan policeman opened fire on us with his AK-47, emptying 26 bullets into the back of the car. Seven slammed into me, and at least as many into my colleague, Associat
I still remember that day, I slipped and fell in the bathroom. My feet shot into the air and I fell with a thud on my back. I gingerly opened eyes and found that except for a slightly bruised elbow, I was none
Dr Elizabeth Yhome
Veterinary Surgeon, Veterinary Hospital Kohima
World Zoonosis Day is observed every year on 6th July to create awareness on the growing threat of zoonotic diseases and ways to prevent the
As a teenager, I quite often faced pimples, and sometimes a single pimple sprouting out of my face could wreck my confidence, my evening and even make me lose a date! I remember an ad that used to come out, “
Dr Brainerd Prince
The act of searching is not new to humans, even if we have come a long way from our ancestors who literally moved from one place to another searching and hunting for food and shelter.
Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta Pant
Inter Press Service
The G20 is meeting again next week in Indonesia for the second time this year- at a moment when the world is facing the most difficult economic, p
Was enjoying my coffee on my terrace garden this morning, watching friendly squirrels and birds pecking at pieces of bread I’d thrown for them, then slowly began to feel restless, even as I was enjoying the m
P Achumse Yingbithongru
Much anticipated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)& investment conclave 2022 to be held in the first week of July has generated much déjà vu and excitement
N Suhuto Chishi
Youth Secretary, NBCC
Dear Baptist Youth Leaders and Young People of Nagaland! Greetings from the Office of NBCC Youth Department (NBCCYD). As different churches under NBCC observes NB
She stood, a small figure in front of the school notice board. With anxious eyes she searched for her number. It wasn't there.The girls around her jostled and pushed. There were screams of delight and shrieks o
Zeke Miller
The Associated Press
One year ago, Joe Biden strode into his first Group of Seven summit as president and confidently told the closest U.S. allies that “America is Back.” Now, many o
A new leader in the Philippines, and a family’s old wounds
Philip Marcelo
The Associated Press
He was the uncle I never met. But in my family’s origin story, Emmanuel “Manny” Yap
Paul N Rengma
Former General Secretary, NSU Bangalore
Has Christianity failed the Nagas? According to the 2011 census, 87.93% of the Nagas are Christians in Nagaland. Baptist is a major denomination in Naga
“If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've obviously never been in bed with a mosquito.”Quite often I see people who don’t want to be noticed. It’s not that they are not noticed, it’s
How much money did it take for so many MLAs to cross the floor, betray their leader, betray their voters, forget their ideology and run to the other end of the country? I wonder what people do with so muc
Busani Bafana
Inter Press Service
In early June 2022, more than 30 people from the Maasai community in the Loliondo division in Tanzania’s northern Ngorongoro District were reportedly injured, and one