By Evelyn Namakula Mayanja, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
When he was first sworn in as Uganda’s president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a “fundamental change”. He promised that Ugandans would no longer die at the hands of fellow citizens. He also criticised African leaders who sought international prestige while their people lacked food, healthcare and dignity.
In his books Sowing the Mustard Seed (published…
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By Temitayo Isaac Odeyemi, Research fellow, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
Nigeria has built an impressive legal framework for disability rights. The challenge now is turning these commitments into consistent, lived realities for voters with disabilities. With elections in 2027, the country has an opportunity to show others what full electoral inclusion looks like.
Across Africa, citizens with disabilities continue to face barriers to voting, from high staircases and narrow doorways to uninformed officials and ballot…
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By Thomas Stocker, Emeritus Professor of Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples from glaciers rescued worldwide are now beginning to be stored there for safekeeping. This will allow, among other things, future generations to continue studying traces of past climates trapped under ice, as glaciers on every continent continue to thaw out at a fast pace.
With its temperature of -50°C, the archive sanctuary built below the surface at Concordia will allow endangered ice cores extracted from the Andes, Svalbard, the Alps,…
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By Kyara Liu, PhD Candidate, Public Health, University of Toronto
The growing ease of perpetrating sexual violence with novel technologies reflect the urgent need to prioritise AI safety and regulation.
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By Richard K.F. Unsworth, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
Benjamin Jones, Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Research Affiliate, Swansea University
Marine biodiversity underpins human health such as at Porthdinllaen in north wales where seagrass is part of a marine social ecological system.
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By Francesco Cavatorta, Professor of Political Science, Université Laval
Since late December, Iran has been rocked by unprecedented unrest, which is fuelled by the economic crisis and exacerbated by violent repression by the regime.
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By Konstantin Zhukov, Assistant Professor of Economics, Indiana University; Institute for Humane Studies
President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
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By Julian Barling, Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
Kaylee Somerville, PhD Candidate, Smith School of Business, Queen's University
The new workplace reality demands that organizations support leaders in settings where complex and often messy relationships are central to leadership effectiveness.
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By Timothy Neal Coulson, Professor of Zoology and Joint Head of Department of Biology, University of Oxford
The woolly rhino, Coelodonta antiquitatis, would have been an impressive sight to the ancient people who painted images of them on cave walls and carved figurines of them out of bone, antler, ivory and wood.
The sadly now extinct rhino lived on the steppes and tundra of Europe and Asia, living alongside people for thousands of years. And a new study of woolly rhino DNA, extracted from the stomach of a wolf challenges…
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By Amnesty International
In response to the Uganda Communication Commission’s (UCC) decision to indefinitely suspend internet services and certain mobile phone services ahead of tomorrow’s high stakes general election, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s East and Southern Africa Regional Director said: “This indefinite internet shutdown is a brazen attack on the right to freedom of expression which includes access to information. It is especially alarming coming as it does just before a crucial election already marred by massive repression and an unprecedented crackdown on opposition parties and dissenting voices. …
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