By GV Sub-Saharan Africa
In Cameroon, many young people combine university studies, part-time jobs, and social media content creation, turning their online presence into a valuable source of income while diversifying their earning opportunities.
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By Pape Abdoulaye Seck, chercheur, Académie nationale des sciences et techniques du Sénégal (ANSTS)
As Lewis Carroll famously observed:
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
This reminds us that no institution can aspire to sustainable financing without a clear vision of what it wants to do.
I have been involved in scientific research, particularly agricultural research, for more than four…
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By Dan Paget, Assistant professor, University of Sussex
Public rallies were banned in Tanzania in June 2026 for the second time in a decade. The first ban was imposed by President John Magufuli in 2016. His successor, President Samia Hassan, lifted it…
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By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Mendy Ndlovu, Agrometeorologist and Researcher in the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems – Southern Africa programme, University of KwaZulu-Natal
A powerful Super El Niño is looming. Africa has learned hard lessons from past climate disasters that could help the world prepare.
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By Maude Brunet, Professeure agrégée, Gestion de projets, HEC Montréal
Olivier Choinière, Professeur agrégé en gestion de projet, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
Vedran Zerjav, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
A group of researchers explored governance models in ten countries to see whether they help plan and deliver large-scale infrastructure works more responsibly and efficiently.
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By Jude Pierre Louis
“Haiti remains gripped by armed violence [...] and a profound humanitarian crisis [and] the Supreme Court has given a green light to treat hundreds of thousands of Haitian families as disposable.”
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By Zulker Naeen
Child marriage among Rohingya refugees rose 21 percent last year as education cuts deepened. Teachers report more girls leaving school for marriage, with most never returning because of family restrictions.
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By Shane Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University
No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.
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By Steve Georgakis, Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
The Socceroos World Cup campaign is over. But there’s plenty to be optimistic about for the next one in four years’ time.
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Friday, July 3rd 2026
The war in Sudan threatens to spiral further as the strategically-important town of El Obeid continues to face “relentless” drone attacks by advancing paramilitary militias, the UN’s human rights chief, Volker Türk, said on Friday.
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