2024: A call to action from the Network of African Investigative Reporters and Editors
In 2023, Africa proved to be an increasingly dangerous place, both for journalists and for journalism itself. Not only were...
Community Leadership critical in Ending Hunger
Irene Naikaali Ssentongo All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights including the right to food,...
Violence against LGBTQI undermines democracy- US envoy
In June last year, the U.S President Joe Biden appointed Jessica Stern as the Special Envoy to advance human rights...
The assault on online speech: How 2021 tightened the noose for the unruly publics
BY ROBERT MADOI After holding him incommunicado for nearly a week, the Uganda Police Force used the first workweek of...
Museveni’s economic model teeters as frustration mounts
By Liam Taylor One way to understand the state of Uganda’s economy is to ask its informal workers. Judith Ntamba...
The Kampala Attacks and Their Regional Implications
By Dino Mahtani What happened and who is allegedly involved? On 16 November, a trio of suicide bombers targeted Kampala, Uganda’s capital...
In sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, we need to look harder for TB
By Morounfolu Olugbosi Before COVID-19 came along, tuberculosis (TB) was a primary focus of health authorities in sub-Saharan Africa. In...
How Land Reform Became Uganda’s Most Controversial Problem
By Liam Taylor KAMPALA, Uganda—When Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni revived a debate about land reform in June, he knew it would...
We Need Thomas Sankara’s Political Vision Today
Thomas Sankara, the socialist president of Burkina Faso, was assassinated 34 years ago today. With Global South debt levels at...
Thinking radically in Africa must start with political education
BY NANJALA NYABOLA This article is part of the Radical Activism in Africa special series, guest edited by Stella Nyanzi. “In order for...
