By Angelo Fynn, Specialist Researcher, University of South Africa
The spectre of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa.
Food security is commonly understood as having sufficient and nutritious food to live a healthy, active life. Access to sufficient food is a basic human right and is enshrined…
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By Benta A. Abuya, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Access to school is considered to be better for children who live in urban areas than in rural areas in countries such as Kenya. But research shows that this access doesn’t translate into children doing better at school if the setting is an informal settlement. Despite being able to attend school, some children don’t fully enjoy…
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By Joachim De Weerdt, Senior Research Fellow & Malawi Country Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Malawi
Jan Duchoslav, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Joseph Nagoli, Senior Research Coordinator for IFPRI and Policy Hub Leader for the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) in Malawi, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Lara Cockx, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
After the elections, Malawi’s government will need to confront deep-rooted structural challenges to secure lasting food security and drive inclusive economic growth.
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By Daniel Tjarks, Resarch Associate in Human Geography, Saarland University
Following weeks of protest, Angola’s parliament quietly wrapped up the legislative year. Once again, local elections were absent from its agenda.
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By Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Days of unrest in Nepal have resulted in the ousting of a deeply unpopular government and the deaths of at least 50 people.
The Gen Z-led protests – so-called due to the predominance of young Nepalese among the demonstrators – appeared to have quieted down with the appointment on Sept. 12, 2025, of a…
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By Ivania Inyange
In parts of the world, being a girl still comes with one of the most brutal rites imaginable: Female genital mutilation. This practice remains deeply rooted and widely practiced.
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By Global Voices Brazil
In her vote, Justice Cármen Lúcia stated this case “pulses a Brazil that hurts, and it is almost an encounter between Brazil with its past, its present and its future.”
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the release of 52 people imprisoned under politically motivated charges, including journalists, independent trade union leaders and activists, in Belarus, Anna Wright, Regional Researcher for Amnesty International, said: “The release of 52 people locked up prison in Belarus for exercising their right to freedom of expression is welcome, but long overdue. While their […] The post Belarus: Release of 52 prisoners “welcome” but without accountability repression persists appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Annie Margaret, Teaching Assistant Professor of Creative Technology & Design, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder
The video of Charlie Kirk’s murder went far and wide, and many people ended up seeing it when they would rather have avoided it.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A doctor visits a patient at the emergency ward of the Suhul General Hospital in Shire, Ethiopia, October 11, 2024. © 2024 MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images Health professionals in Ethiopia plan to resume striking on September 15 to demand better wages and living conditions, marking the second round of strikes in recent months.Following months of organizing spearheaded by the Ethiopian Health Professionals Movement (EHPM), public health care workers launched a nationwide walkout in May, halting nonemergency health services. The professionals raised numerous…
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