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Bürgerkriege, Konfliktmanagement, Peacebuilding
Social media

Stop online hate

Social-media companies are failing to moderate their platforms, so online hate speech leads to analogue violence, for example in Ethiopia and Myanmar

Gaza war

Israel/Palestine: “Focus on what is happening in the present”

Jewish philosopher Susan Neiman on the context of the Hamas pogrom of 7 October, Netanyahu’s government and criticising Israel

Music festival

Ugandan government prefers money over morality

Although many consider the Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda immoral, the government supports the profitable event

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Silence is not golden

Survivors from all parties to the conflict are gathering today at sites of the Bosnian War. Together, they want to send a message of justice and reconciliation in a country that is still torn apart

Law enforcement

Police tactics put journalists’ lives in danger

In Kenya, police officers have adopted a tactic of masquerading as journalists to blend into crowds of anti-government protesters

Israel/Palestine

Another terrible war

International media are assessing the situation as Israel responds aggressively to Hamas’ terror attacks

Francophone Africa

France has a serious image problem in Africa

The former colonial power is facing deep resentment. President Macron’s attempt to reset relations has failed

International law

Too many inconsistencies in western policy

The International Criminal Court (ICC) caused a stir when it issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Novel

The fate of a girl from Zimbabwe

The author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga writes about a young woman’s fight for the right to female self-determination in Zimbabwe

Elections

Elections in Zimbabwe are accompanied by political violence

Ahead of the election in Zimbabwe, those opposing the government in power are on the receiving end of most violence

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.