By Sanjib Chaudhary
Women in community forest groups are transforming vulnerability into sustainable livelihoods by producing eco-friendly leaf plates, supporting environmental conservation, climate resilience, and local economic development—one leaf at a time.
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By Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, Research fellow, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town
Dan Banik, Professor of political science, Director of the Oslo SDG Initiative, Host of "In Pursuit of Development" podcast, University of Oslo
All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global issues. The goals are now approaching their 2030 deadline.
The goals matter because they shape national plans, international cooperation and decisions about development funding. The question of what should follow them can no longer be postponed.
The UN has already begun preparing for that discussion. The Pact…
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By Michael Asiedu, Researcher, University of St.Gallen
Kenya went into its general election in August 2022 with one of the continent’s most developed networks for countering false information.
After the disputed 2007 vote – when rumours helped drive violence in which more than 1,200 people were killed – a dense network of fact-checkers emerged in the country. This includes organisations such as Africa Check…
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By Omomayowa Olawale Abati, Senior Research Officer, University of Essex
Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are already happening. They are taking place in party offices, at the homes of powerful political godfathers, and in selection…
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By Phumezo Ntlatywa, Lecturer, Sol Plaatje University
Imagine receiving a message from your bank about suspicious activity on your account, only to discover that someone has accessed your personal information after an organisation you trusted suffered a data breach. Or finding that your medical records or identity details have been exposed online without your knowledge. As more South Africans use digital services for banking, healthcare, education and social media, such incidents are becoming an increasing concern.
Privacy breaches involving personal information do not affect everyone equally. Some people are more vulnerable than others…
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By James Skinner, Dean Newcastle Business School/Professor of Sport Business, University of Newcastle
After one of the most turbulent and controversial few days in the history of world soccer, the future of FIFA and its leader Gianni Infantino are under intense scrutiny.
FIFA’s proposal to create a new commercial entity, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), collapsed after an extraordinary backlash…
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By Jane Younger, Senior Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
We cannot stop wild birds from flying. But we can control whether this becomes an unmanaged catastrophe or a closely tracked outbreak.
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By Guest Contributor
On Trinidad's first Emancipation Day in 1834, Africans were no longer slaves, but they were not yet free. Their quiet self-restraint may have thwarted a plot to postpone their liberation.
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By Karuna kumari Kandregula
While Assam’s government urged residents to utilize the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread fears of undermining existing legal claims and forced migrant status led many families to avoid the process entirely.
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By Catherine Maia, Professeure de droit international à l’Université Lusófona (Portugal) et professeure invitée à Sciences Po Paris (France), Sciences Po
Rui Garrido, Ph.D Candidate in Political Theory, International Relations and Human Rights, University of Évora
Every year on August 2, the Congolese community around the world observes a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide perpetrated against the people of eastern DRC for economic gain.
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