Sexual violence on the rise despite a decline in attacks in war-traumatised South Sudan
A decrease in violence against civilians in South Sudan is offset by cases of conflict related sexual violence more than doubling, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report on civilian casualties by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). From January to March 2022,...
Somali MPs get ready to elect new president on Sunday against backdrop of growing al Shabaab attacks
Somalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president’s term expired last year without a successor in place. Authorities have registered 39 presidential candidates, a list that includes incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, two former...
Relationship science: No set of traits guarantees romantic happiness or preclude romantic happiness
The fascinating, if sometimes disturbing, data from online dating sites tells us that single people predictably are drawn to certain qualities. But should they be drawn to these qualities? If you are like the average single dater – predictably clicking on people with the traits the scientists found are most...
Worry not, there’s a remedy to menopausal symptoms: hormone replacement is effective for women – experts
What can academic and private-sector scientific workplaces do to help staff navigate the psycholotical and physical changes brought about by the onset of menopause? Jo Brewis, a management- and organisation-studies researcher at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK, and an expert on menopause and the workplace, says the most...
Wrong dating: Computers’ ability to predict romantic success is worse than we might have guessed
People rarely turn to science for help with this all-important decision on relationships. Truth be told, science has had little help to offer. Scholars of relationship science have been trying to find answers, but it has proven difficult and expensive to recruit large samples of couples. The studies in this...
When menopause strikes, workplace support is key to continued productivity, overcome brain fog and crankiness
“No one ever talks to you about menopause,” says Carlotta Berry, an electrical and computer engineer at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. But a few years ago, it hit Berry “like a steam truck”. She got brain fog, she grew irritable and cranky, and her hair fell...
Report calls for new diagnosis of Africa’s instability that’s not shaped by specific interests or ideology
Africa faces widespread instability. In the past year, there have been coups in Mali, Chad, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Guinea, and attempts to overthrow governments in the Central African Republic (CAR), Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau. Violent extremism has also spread due to the political and economic marginalisation of some communities, the...
