Rising sexual violence in Sudan conflict reflects entrenched patriarchy — but women and girls are fighting back: Watching and hearing the horrifying reports of violence and savagery in Sudan, those of us working to end violence against women and girls immediately become concerned about how it will inevitably spill over into sexual violence. As recently …
Nigeria will have to dig deep to overcome entrenched patterns of poverty: People loot bags of food from a COVID-19 palliative warehouse in Nigeria. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images India has just recently overtaken Nigeria as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty. It’s estimated that almost half …
South Africa in the news: In South Africa, child homicides show violence ‘entrenched’: Official crime figures show around 1,000 children are murdered every year in South Africa, nearly three a day.: “South Africa” – BingNews The Latest: Czech Parliament OKs plan to cut income taxes: The lower house of the Czech Parliament has approved a …
Cycling: head injuries ignored because of entrenched macho culture: Competitive road cycling is a demanding and unique sport. One where crashing is inevitable – especially at the professional level. While the risk of head injury is relatively low in cycling – approximately 5-13% – compared to contact sports such as rugby, the consequences of a …
Even Africa’s most entrenched presidents are still preferable to dictators: There are fewer and fewer outright dictatorships in Africa, but even as elections are held across the continent, still the same faces have occupied the same elected presidential offices year after year. All over Africa, leaders are using elections to legitimise themselves and shore up …