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March 18
Rwanda: Press Freedom in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda - What Journalists Have to Say About Doing Their Jobs
A majority of the world's population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, according to a UN report. In east Africa, the results are mixed and debatable. Read more »
March 07
Uganda: Bobi Wine - the People's President - a Gripping Oscar-Nominated Film About Uganda's Fight for Freedom
Bobi Wine is a pop star in Uganda who uses his music for political protest and social activism. Born Robert Kyagulanyi, he became a member of parliament (MP) in 2017 and has gone… Read more »
Uganda: Lord's Resistance Army - ICC Awards Reparations to Victims of Commander Dominic Ongwen - What Happens Next
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has recently ordered reparations for victims of Dominic Ongwen, an ex-child soldier turned commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel… Read more »
March 03
Uganda: Bobi Wine - The Documentary Up for Oscar 2024
This year, all the Oscar nominees for best documentary feature come from outside of the United States. Read more »
January 25
Uganda: Cecilia Atim Ogwal - a Fearless Ugandan Politician Who Spoke Her Mind and Challenged Conventions
Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, one of Uganda's longest-serving female legislators, passed away on 18 January 2024 at the age of 77. Read more »
January 16
Uganda: Uganda's Battle for the Youth Vote - How Museveni Keeps Bobi Wine's Reach in Check
Uganda is one of the youngest countries in the world, with an average age of 15.9 years. Young people aged below 30 make up about 77% of the country's population of 47 million… Read more »
December 25, 2023
East Africa: 4 Must-Read Books From East Africa - From Tanzanian Masters to Ugandan Queens
East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah… Read more »
December 12, 2023
East Africa: What's East Africa's Position On the Israel-Hamas War? an Expert Unpacks the Reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa's. South Africa's parliament has passed a resolution calling… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Will Soon Be Exporting Oil - an Energy Economist Outlines 3 Keys to Success
Uganda entered into agreements in 2012 with two foreign oil entities to exploit its oil resources. Total Energies holds 56.67% of the joint venture partnership and China National… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Uganda: Terror in Uganda - What's Driving the Islamic State-Linked Rebels
The Islamic State Central Africa Province recently attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a citizen in a Ugandan nature park. Located in the country's west near the border… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Uganda: Black November - Remembering Uganda's Massacre of the Opposition Three Years On
November marks a sombre anniversary in Uganda's recent political history. In 2020, the east African country's leading opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, was… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Suspension of Uganda Funds Over Anti-Homosexuality Law
The World Bank issued a statement on 8 August 2023, announcing that it had effectively suspended all new public financing to Uganda over concerns with the country's… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Uganda: Wild Animals Leave DNA On Plants, Making Them Easier to Track
The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated… Read more »
September 17, 2023
Uganda: Aging Uganda President Rides On the Memory of His Past Heroics
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni - Africa's fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 - has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two tyrannies: in 1979 his… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Freezes Loans to Uganda Because of Anti-Gay Laws. but It Doesn't Mean It's Becoming a Human Rights Watchdog
Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank's recent announcement that it will freeze new loans to Uganda because of the country's vicious anti-LGBTIQ+ law as a harbinger of… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Uganda: What Does It Mean to Be 'Educated'? In Uganda It's Not Just Schooling That Counts
How do you gauge whether someone is educated or not? In many parts of the world, the answer relates to the level of formal qualifications they achieve when they are young - do they… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Uganda: U.S. Talks Sanctions Against Uganda After a Harsh Anti-Gay Law
Uganda recently signed an anti-gay bill into law. Called by some the "worst of its kind in the world," the law imposes life imprisonment for same-sex relations while using colonial… Read more »
June 18, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Church Waged Rebellion Against Tradition - Today's Homophobic Views Are At Odds With History
On 26 May Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, assented to the "anti-homosexuality bill" of 2023. The bill's aim is to protect the "cherished culture of the people of Uganda, (and… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Is a Patriarchal Backlash Against Progress
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni assented to the anti-homosexuality bill on 29 May 2023. The new law legislates, among other things, a five-year jail term for "promoting… Read more »
April 29, 2023
Uganda: African Psychologists Warn of Its Dangers of Anti-Gay Bill
Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion practices that are used to… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Uganda: Ghetto Kids - What's Behind the Moves of the Ugandan Dance Troupe That Stormed the World
A group of young dancers from Uganda, Triplets Ghetto Kids, went viral across the world when they earned the "golden buzzer" mid-performance on the TV show Britain's Got Talent.… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's New Anti- LGBTQ+ Law Could Lead to Death Penalty for Same-Sex 'Offences'
People in same-sex relationships in Uganda now face the possibility of life in prison after the country's parliament unanimously passed its 2023 anti-homosexuality bill. The… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Uganda: Kampala, Kigali and Addis Ababa Are Changing Fast - New Book Follows Their Distinct Paths
Kampala, the Ugandan capital where I live, is naturally the city I have studied and worked on the most as an urban economist. Yet even with this background, reading Tom… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Uganda: How the Case of a Former Child Soldier Exposed Weaknesses in International Criminal Law
Guilt and innocence are rarely clear-cut, even in the most heinous of crimes. The recent appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), shines a… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: ICC Upholds Jail Term for Ugandan Rebel Commander Ongwen - Why It Matters for Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld its 25-year jail term against former Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. In a decision delivered on 15 December, the ICC… Read more »
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