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Reframing the Debate: African Universities and the Ethical Integration of Generative AI in Teaching and Research

Introduction The University of Cape Town (UCT) was among the first universities in South Africa, and possibly on the African continent, to disable its Artificial Intelligence (AI) detection protocols in the plagiarism checker Turnitin.¹ UCT acknowledges that generative AI (GenAI) technologies, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Dall-E, which are designed to produce new content, including […]

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6 days ago

The New Space Age and Global Peace: An African Perspective on the Lessons from Artemis II

Introduction The Artemis II mission, which took astronauts from the United States and Canada around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, reflects a shift from competition to collaboration in outer space exploration.¹ Unlike the space race in previous eras, today’s space missions are increasingly framed around partnerships, shared knowledge, and collective […]

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April 30, 2026

Closing the Protection Gap in Tongogara Refugee Settlement, Zimbabwe

Introduction This article examines humanitarian protection in Zimbabwe from 2013 to 2023, marked by fluctuating funding, a surge in refugee arrivals, and the interruption of schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is not on drafting new policies. It is on asking a harder question: whether existing child sexual abuse prevention and response systems in […]

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April 24, 2026

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Reframing the Debate: African Universities and the Ethical Integration of Generative AI in Teaching and Research

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The New Space Age and Global Peace: An African Perspective on the Lessons from Artemis II

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Introduction The Artemis II mission, which took astronauts from the United States and Canada around the Moon for the first time in over fifty years, reflects a shift from competition to collaboration in outer space exploration.¹ Unlike the space race in previous eras, today’s space missions are increasingly framed around partnerships, shared knowledge, and collective […]

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April 30, 2026

Closing the Protection Gap in Tongogara Refugee Settlement, Zimbabwe

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Introduction This article examines humanitarian protection in Zimbabwe from 2013 to 2023, marked by fluctuating funding, a surge in refugee arrivals, and the interruption of schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is not on drafting new policies. It is on asking a harder question: whether existing child sexual abuse prevention and response systems in […]

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April 24, 2026

Communicating Research for Policy Impact in African Peacebuilding Contexts: Actionable Principles and Concise Guide…

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April 16, 2026
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April 16, 2026

An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Dr. Nguye Flora Mutere

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Dr. Nguye Flora Mutere is a multimedia designer, digital heritage researcher, and lecturer, teaching Interactive Media Design at the Department of Design and Creative Media at the Technical University of Kenya. She received the Next Gen doctoral dissertation proposal development fellowship grant for 2022-2023. She is an alumna of The Smithsonian’s Institution African Museology Exchange […]

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April 10, 2026

The Baltic States and Africa: A Historic Opportunity Outside the Shadow of the West

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International relations today are not built solely on history, power, or geography, but on the ability of state actors to redefine their position and role in a rapidly changing world.¹ In this context, the Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—have a rare strategic opportunity to reshape their international relations through engagements with Africa. They can do […]

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April 9, 2026

Cultural Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Peacebuilding Lessons from an African Debate

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April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026

The myth of technological neutrality: Perspectives on an Ethical Framework for African Peacebuilding Scholarship

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Introduction In a social experiment, I asked Chat GPT: Which publications will you recommend for gender and student activism in Africa? Several of the scholars on the list were non-African scholars. As an emerging scholar in the field, I went further to ask why my publications on gender and student activism were left out. The […]

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March 27, 2026

An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Dr. Annie Kok

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Dr. Annie Kok is a criminologist, policing scholar, and networks researcher with an interest in organized crime and public inquiries into policing. She received her PhD in Criminology from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2025. Her dissertation investigates the structure of organized criminal networks involved in Cash-in-Transit Crime in South Africa by using […]

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March 25, 2026

Militarized Yet Under-Policed: The Dilemma of Conflict Early Response in the Niger Delta

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March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026
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