By Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
Ransomware is a growing threat on the continent. There are a number of steps companies can take to combat it.
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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Professor of Practice, International Human Rights Law, Tufts University
Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten vacancies in continental human rights institutions.
They will elect three experts to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and seven to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
These individuals will serve on the committee for five years and on the commission for six, alongside 23 peers with…
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By Brian Robert Cook, Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
Nicholas Harrigan, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Sociology, Macquarie University
Peter Kamstra, Post-doctoral Research Fellow of Geography, The University of Melbourne
We have for too long persisted with approaches that seek to persuade, instruct, or direct people toward predetermined behaviours. Here’s a better way.
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By Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Babson College
Justices are currently looking at whether Trump’s tariffs are constitutional. But that ruling won’t shed any light on whether they are wise.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Internally displaced people fetch water inside a camp in the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, February 13, 2025. © 2025 Brian Inganga/AP Photo The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council should use its January 19 ambassadorial-level meeting to address the urgent protection needs and escalating abuses in South Sudan. The meeting follows a visit by the AU High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan, during which they assessed the 2018 peace agreement’s implementation, which has been undermined by, amongst others, President Salva Kiir’s party’s unilateral…
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Friday, January 16, 2026
Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the Gambia’s case rests on “unsubstantiated allegations,” as public hearings continued in a landmark case on the application of the Genocide Convention.
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Friday, January 16, 2026
In war-torn Sudan, local communities say they don’t have enough settlements for the internally displaced, few solutions for women who have suffered sexual violence – and there’s a lack of aid available for people with disabilities.
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By Anya Arthurs, Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Paracetamol can safely treat fever and pain at any stage of pregnancy. And it’s important, as leaving fever untreated can be dangerous for the mother and baby.
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By Spencer Overton, Professor of Law, George Washington University
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
When news broke of a new Morrissey single and album last week (both titled Make-Up is a Lie), one thing was assured: it was going to get people talking.
Perhaps the most “Marmite” artist of all time, it’s hard to find an artist who divides opinion as much as Morrissey. To some, he is so beloved that going to one of his concerts is a religious experience. To others,…
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