Ideas & Perspective
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Mbeki and Obasanjo: case studies in the use of soft power in Africa’s interests
By Oluwaseun Tella The concept of soft power has been part of the parlance of international relations for three decades....
Dr Kizza Besigye: Portrait of a fighter
A look at the twenty years of political activism of the four time presidential candidate By Ian Katusiime When...
Fire and ice: Why 2021 election will be referendum on Besigye, Muntu styles
By Robert Madoi There is chalk and cheese; then there is Kizza Besigye and Mugisha Muntu. The differences between the...
Robert Serumaga: The Pantheon of Uganda’s Theatre in the ‘70s
By Ian Kiyingi Muddu When Abafumi went on what would be their last tour, Robert Serumaga who had not gone...
In God they trust: Keeping the faith amid the Covid-19 pandemic
By: Robert Madoi The Covid-19 pandemic’s attendant effects on faith communities have been deeply uncomfortable. When the first wave of...
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
By Kevin Marsh and Moses Alobo As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a...
In death, as in life, Kampala’s first directly elected mayor split opinion
By Robert Madoi Nasser Ntege Ssebagala, the son of a greengrocer who appeared to have secured his reputation after he...
Covid-19 tragedy in theatres in Kampala: When jokes about a disaster are more frightening than disaster itself
By Yusuf Serunkuma It took many months before Uganda registered – or announced – its first Covid-19 death. July 2020....
Planes and the Pandemic: Taking to troubled skies
By: Robert Madoi When Uganda Airlines celebrated its one year anniversary since its recent revival, nobody was expecting the company’s...
Why I won’t join the crowd to crucify UCC: What is the problem of media regulation in Uganda?
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is at it again. Like a troublesome child, UCC has its way around courting controversy,...
