By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Professor of Practice, International Human Rights Law, Tufts University
In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent.
The African Union agreed in 2019 to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area founded on the building blocks laid by eight regional economic communities. These are the Arab…
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By Giovanni Strona, Senior Researcher at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Without rapid cuts to fossil fuels and a shift to clean energy, climate change could drive over a billion into hunger by 2100, hitting Africa hard.
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By Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluations, University of Johannesburg
Government departments across South Africa are increasingly relying on digital tools to evaluate public programmes and monitor performance. This is part of broader public-sector reforms. Their aims are to improve accountability, respond to audit pressure and manage large-scale programmes with limited staff and budgets.
Here’s an example. National departments tracking housing delivery, social grants or infrastructure rollout rely on digital performance systems rather than periodic paper-based reports. Dashboards – a way…
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By Zulker Naeen
With 127.7 million registered voters—including 64.8 million men, 62.9 million women, and 1,234 third-gender voters—the 13th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh represented one of the largest democratic exercises globally for 2026.
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Friday, February 13, 2026
Paramilitary forces in Sudan unleashed “a wave of intense violence…shocking in its scale and brutality” during their final offensive to capture the besieged city of El Fasher last October, committing atrocities that amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, according to a report released on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.
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By Shahzad Uddin, Director, Centre for Accountability and Global Development, University of Essex
Bangladeshi voters went to the polls on February 12 for the first election to take place since the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
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By Patricia Maguire, Professor, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin
A new study has ignited the debate over whether every pregnant woman should take low-dose aspirin.
For years, it has been recommended for women at high risk of pre-eclampsia. This dangerous condition can cause high blood pressure and organ damage. The argument for giving it to all pregnant women is straightforward: current screening isn’t perfect, and pre-eclampsia can be hard to predict.
Aspirin is cheap, widely available and…
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By Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
An FBI raid on a Georgia elections facility has sparked concern about Trump administration interference in the 2026 midterms. An obscure 1970s Supreme Court case provides guardrails against that.
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By Amnesty International
Four months after the armed attack against Venezuelan activists Yendri Velásquez and Luis Peche in Bogotá, the authorities have yet to present clear progress in the investigation or guarantee full protection measures, warns Amnesty International, while expressing concern over the risks faced by many Venezuelans who have been forced to flee their country without receiving adequate international protection. “This attack cannot be treated as an isolated case. It reflects the […] The post Colombia: Four months after the attack on Yendri Velásquez and Luis Peche, justice remains pending appeared…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to calls by ministers and officials in France and Czechia for Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, to resign, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said: “It is reprehensible that ministers in Austria, Czechia, France, Germany and Italy have attacked the […] The post Global: European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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