Indigenous Assyrian women were erased three times: first as Assyrians, then through sexual violence, finally by history itself. The machinery that made them disappear is still running.
A Kurdish medical student recounts her educational journey as an unregistered person in Syria. Following a January 2026 decree, they can now be granted citizenship.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad has not brought freedom for transgender women in Syria. Instead, threats, attacks, and legal persecution have intensified, leaving them increasingly vulnerable
Digital surveillance does much more than steal data. It inflicts deep human wounds; it stops people from safely developing and expressing their identities, breeds trauma that can last for generations, and fractures the human mind.
Despite comprising 50 percent of the population, women hold just 4.5 percent of seats in the National Assembly. Nigeria consistently ranks near the bottom globally and in Africa on women’s parliamentary representation.
Passing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill days after receiving global acclaim for human rights advocacy would expose Ghana’s rank hypocrisy, potentially undermining the very reparations dialogue the government claims to prioritize.
"This initiative represents a bold and timely step forward, recognising that our oceans do not end at national boundaries, and that our stewardship responsibilities must therefore extend across them."
“When missiles cross borders and drones dominate headlines, powerful nations speak the language of strategy. Ordinary workers speak the language of survival.”
In this edition of Undertones, we explore a narrative calling for women to play a central role in climate-related decision-making in Uganda.
"The Digital Nation is a new way to fight, adapt and protect our identity and sovereignty. It is about taking control, shaping our future and keeping our roots alive."
Gaza’s schools became displacement shelters. Months later, hundreds of families share a single space with no doors, no corners, and no moments alone.
In a patch of green on Damascus's edge, volunteers and farmers are bringing back the local seeds that war and climate crisis nearly erased.
The socioeconomic toll of climate change is steep, but young Fishery Biology students are helping collect data to bridge the gap in the management and conservation of marine ecosystems.
“War does not need to reach your doorstep to enter your home. It arrives quietly, through a screen, through a headline, through conversations not meant for young ears.”
The data-labelling industry relies heavily on workers in Kenya and Nigeria to annotate what AI systems learn. Those same workers rarely see their languages reflected in the systems they help train.
Generative AI does not write, design or paint: it generates statistically closest patterns; these are probabilistic automation systems, which make them fundamentally different from human cognition or creativity.
The series aims to re-emphasise the importance of knowledge sharing among people, as has been done for decades.
If the status quo stays unchanged, communities of non-English speakers will continue to lose ground in the race to unlock AI’s potential.
"Because I decided to speak up, I am jobless. I was ostracized and frustrated to accept the norm. To remain silent is to be complicit..."
If the COVID-19 pandemic taught Africa anything, it is that when the next global health crisis hits, no one is coming to save her.
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