By Amnesty International
By Joe Freeman, Myanmar Researcher at Amnesty International, and Carolyn Nash, Asia Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian Thirteen-year-old Nasima is scared of the dark. But the Rohingya girl’s fears are not imaginary. For her, the monsters are real: criminal gangs that stalk her refugee camp […] The post “Night is dark for us”: Rohingya refugees need protection before repatriation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Wade Paul, Phd Candidate, Concordia University
When it comes to reconciliation in Canada, we need to remember that the colonial history encompasses many assimilation tactics and its impacts are ongoing.
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By Hoda Khalil, Adjunct Research Professor and Lecturer, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
Gabriel Wainer, Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
A recent report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index found that wildfires are worsening air quality in Canada. The report found that in 2023, wildfires caused concentrations of particulate matter to rise to levels not seen since the index started taking records in 1998.
This summer, Canada experienced one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Fires caused thousands to evacuate their homes…
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By J-C Couture, Adjunct faculty and Associate Lecturer, Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta
Michele Martini, Lecturer in Sociology of Digital Education, University of Naples Federico II
Susan Lee Robertson, Chair in Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge
Canada and other OECD countries’ plans to test students’ AI literacy in 2029 threatens to obscure essential questions about the marketing of AI.
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By Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Research associate and guest lecturer, University of Johannesburg
The G20 must establish a fair mineral trade for Africa, fund Africa’s climate needs, and make sure the move to clean energy benefits everyone.
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By Sergi Basco, Profesor Agregado de Economia, Universitat de Barcelona
On 25 September 2025, it was announced that 9 european banks, including UniCredit, ING and CaixaBank, have launched a consortium to issue a euro stablecoin – a cryptocurrency with a value pegged to the euro.
While stablecoins are less volatile than regular cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, they are not, despite their name, inherently stable. Allowing banks to create their own could further destabilise the eurozone’s already turbulent economy, and will amplify…
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By Tim Forssman, Senior Lecturer, University of Mpumalanga
Museums are usually in cities. So, where transport is poor and it’s expensive to travel, many people can’t visit them. We decided to experiment with a way of getting around the problem: we built a travelling museum.
I’m an archaeologist working in the Limpopo Valley, in the north of South Africa, studying hunter-gatherers and the rise of precolonial kingdoms. I am interested in how crafted goods and local wealth shaped social relations and became the pillars upon which state society was built.
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By Wale Fatade, Commissioning Editor: Nigeria, The Conversation
Nigeria turns 65 on 1 October 2025, having obtained independence from Britain on 1 October 1960.
After military coups and an annulled election of 12 June 1993 which led to military rule, the current democratic journey commenced on 29 May 1999.
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu government which assumed office on 29 May 2023 identified some key areas as its focus. These are economic growth, national security,…
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By Sioux McKenna, Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop submitting data to Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. It is joining a growing movement of universities questioning the value and methodology…
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By Nicodemus Minde, Researcher, United States International University
Tanzania has conducted regular polls since the first multiparty elections in 1995. But they have often failed to meet democratic standards. The opposition has been persistently excluded and restricted, and media freedoms and civil rights have been suppressed. This pattern has come to be identified as electoral authoritarianism.
Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), will seek to extend its dominance…
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