University of antwerp on the conversation

University of antwerp on the conversation


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February 19, 2025 Kristof Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ 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. February 15, 2025 Kristof Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating


regionalised conflict. February 14, 2025 Raúl Sanchez de la Sierra, _University of Chicago_; Albert Malukisa Nkuku, _University of Antwerp_; Haoyang (Stan) Xie, _University of Chicago_, and


Kristof Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ 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. February 5, 2025 Maja Mielke, _University of Antwerp_ 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. February 3, 2025 Raúl Sanchez de la Sierra, _University of Chicago_; Albert Malukisa Nkuku, _University of Antwerp_;


Haoyang (Stan) Xie, _University of Chicago_, and Kristof Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ Low wages and low funding in the DR Congo have led to police officers trying to extract funds from


drivers. December 5, 2024 David Martens, _University of Antwerp_ and Sofie Goethals, _University of Antwerp_ Même les experts ne savent pas toujours comment les systèmes d’IA atteignent


leurs décisions. Un nouveau domaine de recherche s’empare du problème. December 3, 2024 David Martens, _University of Antwerp_ and Sofie Goethals, _University of Antwerp_ 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. August 20, 2024 Kristof


Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ Uganda’s interest in natural resources during the second Congo war has had a lasting impact on how it’s perceived in the DRC. July 23, 2024 Joseph Siewe


Fodjo, _University of Pretoria_ and Stephen Raimon Legge Jada, _University of Antwerp_ 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. July 17, 2024 Joseph Siewe Fodjo, _University of Pretoria_ and Stephen Raimon Legge Jada, _University


of Antwerp_ 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. July 17, 2024


Elke Godden, _University of Antwerp_ Because our shopping process is always the most logical one, the Nutri-Score was developed to help consumers make better-informed decisions. August 12,


2024 Julius Maina, _The Conversation_ and Kagure Gacheche, _The Conversation_ Only Paul Kagame will decide when he exits Rwanda’s political stage. July 8, 2024 Réginas Ndayiragije,


_University of Antwerp_ and Marijke Verpoorten, _University of Antwerp_ Rwanda’s majority Hutu have over time reported feeling more represented by a Tutsi-dominated government. June 18, 2024


Nik Stoop, _University of Antwerp_; Elie Lunanga, _University of Antwerp_; Lara Collart, _University of Antwerp_, and Marijke Verpoorten, _University of Antwerp_ Vacciner les chefs de


villages ou les membres respectés de la communauté pourrait être une stratégie efficace pour accroître l'acceptation des vaccins. June 12, 2024 Nik Stoop, _University of Antwerp_; Elie


Lunanga, _University of Antwerp_; Lara Collart, _University of Antwerp_, and Marijke Verpoorten, _University of Antwerp_ Vaccinating public village leaders or respected older community


members might be an effective approach to increasing vaccine uptake. May 2, 2024 Lauren Gould, _Utrecht University_; Linde Arentze, _NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies_,


and Marijn Hoijtink, _University of Antwerp_ AI is enabling a huge number of decisions about who to target. They are not always the right ones. February 28, 2024 Tomaso Ferrando, _University


of Antwerp_ Si les agriculteurs divergent sur les remèdes à apporter à leurs maux, ceux-ci ont une origine commune : l’alimentation ne peut pas être traitée comme une marchandise comme les


autres. February 21, 2024 Kristof Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ Les manifestations à Kinshasa témoignent du manque d'attention porté à la crise congolaise. February 19, 2024 Kristof


Titeca, _University of Antwerp_ Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis. February 12, 2024 Tomaso Ferrando, _University of Antwerp_ At the


farmers’ protests in Brussels in February, there were some who demanded for authorities to cut back red tape, while others rallied against market concentration. But such a polarisation isn’t


insurmountable.