The integration of artificial intelligence into modern society has become increasingly apparent as it transforms businesses, academia, and communities. The perpetual development of new machine-learning systems offers immense opportunities, but also comes with risks and unintended consequences. As the scope … Continue reading
Category: Africa
Ebola Beyond Biology: How Governance Failures Support a Preventable Crisis
In 1976, countries in Africa including Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sudan, which is present-day South Sudan, experienced almost identically timed outbreaks of a fatal virus. One of the viruses is what we have come … Continue reading
Christian Persecution In Nigeria: Prominent Problem, Limited Coverage
Nigeria has a long and tumultuous history of religious conflict, noted even before the nation gained independence in 1960. Despite attempts to contain the violence, even countering it with purchased US air force weapons, the Nigerian government has … Continue reading
Trump Cuts USAID: The Reality for Sudanese Refugees Worsens
The needs of Sudanese refugees displaced by the Sudan civil war are rising while support for them is shrinking dramatically. Since assuming office in 2025, the Trump administration began significantly cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development … Continue reading
Les mutilations génitales des femmes en Afrique: le paradoxe d’une pratique interdite mais pourtant persistante
Les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) désignent des pratiques consistant à modifier ou retirer les organes génitaux externes des filles ou des femmes pour des raisons non médicales. Présentes dans plusieurs régions du monde, elles sont souvent liées à des normes … Continue reading
Deceptive Recruitment Draws African Nationals Into Russia’s War Effort
A growing number of African citizens have claimed they were deceived into assisting Russia’s military operations since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. On January 31st, 2026, Ukrainian authorities reported that Clinton Nyapara Mogesa, a 29-year-old Kenyan citizen, … Continue reading
The Role of the Internet Shutdown in the 2026 Ugandan Elections
Since its independence in 1986, Uganda has been ruled by President Yoweri Museveni, who is now 81 years old and has secured reelection with 72% of the vote, while his greatest opponent, Bobi Wine, only amassed 25%. While this figure … Continue reading
The Case of Sudan: What UAE’s Actions Mean for Contemporary Interventionism
On March 5, 2025, the Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (IJC) of complicity in genocide in its relations to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that has allegedly committed … Continue reading
First Year Voices, World AIDS Day: HIV Prevention at the Nexus of Gendered Fishing Economies in the Lake Victoria Region
For fishing communities situated along Sub-Saharan Africa’s Lake Victoria, HIV is an ever-present challenge. The lake, a cornerstone of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda’s fishing economies, is also the site of a persistent HIV crisis. Currently, the rate of HIV in … Continue reading
First Year Voices, World AIDS Day: USAID Post-Mortem, What’s Next for HIV Prevention in Nigeria?
Within one week of US President Donald Trump’s January 2025 announcement of Executive Order 14169 to suspend all USAID funding, 36% of organizations that received funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Initiative (PEPFAR) reported having already had … Continue reading