Bobi Wine’s escape from Uganda to the US reveals controlled tensions within both the Museveni regime and opposition.
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In eastern DRC, a hydropower mini-grid shows how access to electricity happens through public-private partnerships and community programmes.
Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army have relied on borderlands and declining political will to avoid detection.
Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may help improve life on Earth.
Une diplomatie soutenue est nécessaire pour rendre plus efficaces les efforts de paix actuellement déployés en RDC.
Sustained diplomacy is needed to make current peace efforts work more effectively in the DRC.
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Les avancées du M23 mettent en lumière le rôle du Rwanda en République démocratique du Congo et le risque d'une escalade du conflit régionalisé.
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised conflict.
Les bas salaires et le manque de financement en République démocratique du Congo ont conduit les policiers à essayer de soutirer de l'argent aux conducteurs.
Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The musical differences that result may have consequences for evolution.
Low wages and low funding in the DR Congo have led to police officers trying to extract funds from drivers.
Même les experts ne savent pas toujours comment les systèmes d’IA atteignent leurs décisions. Un nouveau domaine de recherche s’empare du problème.
AI systems can appear to be black boxes – often, even experts don’t know how systems reach their conclusions. The nascent field of “explainable AI” aims to address this problem.
Uganda’s interest in natural resources during the second Congo war has had a lasting impact on how it’s perceived in the DRC.
La cécité des rivières et les mouches noires qui en sont responsables affectent des millions en Afrique de l'Ouest. La méthode de “Slash and Clear” les élimine efficacement à la source.
River blindness and the black flies that cause it torment millions in west Africa. The “slash and clear” method is an effective way to eliminate them at source.
Because our shopping process is always the most logical one, the Nutri-Score was developed to help consumers make better-informed decisions.
Only Paul Kagame will decide when he exits Rwanda’s political stage.
Rwanda’s majority Hutu have over time reported feeling more represented by a Tutsi-dominated government.
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Associate researcher, University of Antwerp
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Visiting Professor in Translational Neurosciences, University of Antwerp; European Space Agency
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professeur in Responsible AI, University of Antwerp
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Researcher, University of Antwerp
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Human Health Engineer and Doctorandus Applied Economic Sciences, University of Antwerp
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Professor in International Development, University of Antwerp
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Development Economics Researcher, University of Antwerp
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PhD candidate in the Functional Morphology Lab, University of Antwerp
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Associate Professor, University of Antwerp
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Antwerp
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Senior researcher, University of Antwerp
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Associate researcher, University of Antwerp
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Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Antwerp
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Research project Manager, PhD candidate at University of Antwerp, University of Antwerp
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Assistant Professor of International and European Tax Law, University of Antwerp