Proliferation of Transnational Trafficking in Arms in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Transnational trafficking in arms in Sub-Saharan Africa has reached a worrying dimension today.  It is one of the transnational crimes that is not only painting a gruesome picture but also stamping its dominance in the illicit economy. As with all transnational crimes, there are both state and non-state actors in the sphere of transnational trafficking in arms.

Rethinking Climate Adaptation in Africa: Why Local Knowledge and Information Integrity Cannot be Separated. 

Africa contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet absorbs a disproportionate share of the climate crisis, including floods, droughts, food insecurity, and displacement, with impacts accelerating faster than adaptation systems can respond. The harder paradox to confront is that the interventions designed to protect the continent’s most vulnerable populations are also failing, not because the science is wrong, but because the governance, language, and information environments surrounding adaptation are broken.

When AI becomes a weapon: what African governments must do to protect women online.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, artificial intelligence tools are being used to silence, shame, and threaten women in public life. Governments in the region have laws on the books, but almost none of them were built for this moment. The question is no longer whether AI can harm women. It already is. The question is whether African […]