By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some of these issues through its further participation in the G20 and in other international and regional forums.
In this article, I argue that going forward South Africa should prioritise the financial challenges confronting Africa that it championed in 2025.
South Africa established four…
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By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a “country of particular concern” by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time was in 2020 but the designation was removed in 2021.
The November 2025 redesignation can be traced to, among other things,…
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By Hilal Sahin
When people's basic needs are met before crises erupt, our communities stay peaceful, not because we police more, but because fewer people are pushed into making desperate choices.
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Friday, November 14, 2025
Second International Conference on the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas San José, Costa Rica, 18–20 November 2025
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Waorani Indigenous leaders protest in front of the Constitutional Court in Quito on August 20, 2025, two years after a key victory for climate democracy in an Indigenous-led referendum to halt exploitation of an oil block in Yasuni National Park. © 2025 Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images
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By Calum Lister Matheson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pittsburgh
A communications researcher lays out the dynamics of conspiracy theory belief and why they gain traction in times of anxiety and uncertainty.
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By Sverre Spoelstra, Professor, Lund University
Nick Butler, Professor, Stockholm University
That kind of money is several million times the pay of a typical Tesla engineer and is equal to the GDP of Switzerland.
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By Muireann Quigley, Professor, Law, Medicine and Technology, University of Birmingham
Joanna Neill, Professor of Psychopharmacology, University of Manchester
Laura Downey, Research Fellow, Law, University of Birmingham
Studies show psilocybin therapy can rapidly reduce anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients, but UK regulations make access nearly impossible.
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By Emily Chiang, Research Associate, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
Shannon McCoole ran one of the world’s largest dark web child abuse forums for around three years in the early 2010s. The forum provided a secure online space in which those interested in abusing children could exchange images, advice and support. It had around 45,000 users and was fortified with layers of online encryption that ensured near-complete anonymity for its users. In other words, it was a large and flourishing community for paedophiles.
McCoole…
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By Rahmat Poudineh, Honorary Research Associate, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, University of Oxford
Nearly a decade after the Paris agreement, the world is emitting more greenhouse gases than ever. Global emissions reached a record 53 billion tonnes in 2024 – about 10% higher than in 2015, when the deal was signed. Despite near-universal participation, the international effort to cut emissions is failing.
The Paris system, built on voluntary pledges, has turned into more of a reporting exercise than a coordination mechanism.
Even…
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