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Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Monday, May 11, 2026

In row with Zambia, NGO abruptly cancels world human rights conference, points to Chinese interference

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A gateway near Lusaka's Kenneth Kaunda International Airport marks Zambia independence from Britain in 1964. RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA...
Monday, December 15, 2025

'How Beautiful We Were' when 'They Poisoned the World': What I've been reading, 2025 edition

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It's been since the pandemic that I wrote an installment of "What I've Been Reading." With some time to spare in transit r...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Digital rights defenders gather in Taipei to tackle mass surveillance, online propaganda, authoritarianism

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Culled from my notes, here are some of the most interesting things I heard last week in Taipei at RightsCon , the world's leading summit...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Scholars examine efficacy of apology in book born of truth and reconciliation in South Africa

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Colleagues of mine in African studies, Professors Melanie Judge and Dee Smythe published Unsettling Apologies: Critical Writings on Apology ...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Nigerians pin high hopes on horse-race election

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Voters bear PDP flags at a rally in Ilé-Ifè, Osun State, in December. RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Update, March 1, 2023: Nigerian electi...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

EU leverages trade for sustainable development

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Attorney Cyprian Liske presents at the University of Bologna . Used with permission. "Sustainability" is the word of our times, an...