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Op ed by Abiro Mercy For three days in June, the most capable artificial intelligence model ever made available to the public was Claude Fable 5. On the fourth day, it vanished. This wasn’t because of a technical failure, nor because its makers had discovered a flaw.On the evening of 12 June 2026, Anthropic received an export control directive ordering it to suspend access to Fable 5, and its restricted sibling Mythos 5, for any foreign national, anywhere in the world. Unable to screen its...

In October 2016, rumors about President Salva Kiir’s alleged ill health and death swept across social media, spilling into neighboring Uganda long before any official confirmation. The Sentinel Project’s account of this episode, documented in "Managing Misinformation to Build Peace in South Sudan," underscores a profound challenge at the heart of the country’s peace and security landscape. This incident highlights a critical truth: in South Sudan, information is not neutral. In a context...

In South Sudan, digital platforms are becoming central to education, civic engagement, and economic opportunity. Yet for countless young women, these advances remain out of reach blocked by unequal access and the persistent threat of online exclusion and harassment. Through the Banat Initiative for Leadership & Digital Development (BiLDD), Digital Rights Frontline (DRF) is determined to change this reality. We are not just celebrating women’s potential, we are unlocking it and ensuring that...