New cabinet: A ray of hope for women leadership in Uganda
By: Elizabeth Ampairwe The recent appointment of Katakwi district women representative Maj. (retired) Jessica Alupo as Vice President and Kakumiro district women representative Robinah...
Uganda’s second lockdown: the case for a gender-sensitive approach
By Patricia Munabi Babiiha President Yoweri Museveni has imposed another lockdown in Uganda. After what appeared the obliteration of the coronavirus from Uganda...
The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo
By Helen C. EpsteinIn 2003, three American college friends set out for Uganda. As they traveled through the north of the...
Government’s post Covid-19 recovery strategies must be gender-inclusive
By Patricia Munabi Babiiha In the next two months, government of Uganda, like the rest in the East African region,...
Government must stop paying lip service to Gender and Equity budgeting
By Patricia Munabi Babiiha In the last few weeks, parliament of Uganda and other stakeholders have debated the financial year...
Streets (not) made for walking: How poor urban planning in African cities exacerbates inequality
By Seth Asare Okyere, Daniel Oviedo, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Mariajose Nieto and Michihiro KitaWalking remains the main mode of transport in many sub-Saharan African cities, especially among low-income...
Covid-19 vaccine brings hope for recovery in Uganda
On March 5, 2021, Uganda recieved 860,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine which was shipped via COVAX facility, the...
Towards a post COVID-19 recovery: Reflections from the Women’s Movement
During this month, the world marked the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme, ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in...
Tanzania’s five years of devastation under the presidency of John Pombe Magufuli
Africa did not mourn the passing of Idi Amin, Bokassa, Mobutu Sese Seko or, more recently, Robert Mugabe. It should...
Love him or hate him: Magufuli was a transformational leader
By Frederick Golooba-MutebiA day after it was announced that former President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli had died, I tweeted about...
