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  • CultureGPJSocietyUganda

    “Inside I was standing”: Young Ugandans think twice before kneeling

    By Beatrice Lamwaka
    March 9, 2022
    Tradition or submission? Ugandans are questioning the relevance of the centuries-old practice, including its role in sexual violence. From as early as she can ...
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  • Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (in light blue) of Ethiopia on a state visit to Rwanda in 2018. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    EthiopiaPolitics

    Ethiopia’s national dialogue commission: where are the women?

    By Endegena Ashenafi & Elizabeth Ashamu Deng
    March 8, 2022
    Men dominate the commission for reconciliation talks. A lack of inclusivity risks undermining the initiative, but it is not too late to correct it. ...
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  • Dr. Lia Tadesse Minister of Health Ethiopia addressing journalists in August 2021. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2021/Mulugeta Ayene.
    EthiopiaPolitics

    Ethiopian journalists are taking a stand for press freedom in 2022

    By Various co-signatories
    March 7, 2022
    Over forty of our colleagues were arrested in 2021. In this open letter, we call on the government to respect media rights. We the ...
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    Rwanda gets free pass at African Court

    By Maina Kiai
    March 3, 2022
    Judges in Arusha had an opportunity to stand up for Rwandans’ freedoms of association. They didn’t take it. In January 2014, I was invited ...
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  • Tea workers sort tea at the Kitabi Tea Processing Facility in Kitabi, Rwanda. Credit: A'Melody Lee / World Bank.
    EconomyRwanda

    Rwanda’s economic plans have fallen short. The answer? Listen.

    By Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza
    February 25, 2022
    Low trust and lack of accountability are holding Rwanda back. Dialogue and opening up are in everyone’s interests. In 2000, Rwanda embarked on a ...
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  • People in Juba, South Sudan, greet the arrival of a delegation from the UN Security Council in September 2016. Credit: UNMISS.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsSouth Sudan

    South Sudan needs elections. Here’s a clear plan for how they can happen.

    By Peter Biar Ajak
    February 23, 2022
    UN peacekeepers stationed at a limited number of polling stations could finally give the people the opportunity to end corrupt militia rule. Five years ...
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  • Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, greeting the crowd during a ceremony in Rwanda. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsSouth Sudan

    The pawn who became king: How has Salva Kiir stayed at the top so long?

    By Daniel Akech Thiong
    February 16, 2022
    Three strategies the perennially underestimated president has used to build and keep power across decades of South Sudan’s political tumult. When playing chess in the ...
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  • In Kampala at an e-mobility parade in November 2021. Credit: Tom Courtright.
    SocietyUganda

    Uganda’s boda bodas: loved, hated, maligned, misunderstood

    By Tom Courtright
    February 15, 2022
    The ubiquitous motorcycle taxis are back. So are the problems associated with an unregulated and neglected sector, but they can be solved. In Kampala, ...
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  • President Paul Kagame of Rwanda welcomes President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique to Rwanda for a state visit in 2018. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    MozambiquePoliticsRwanda

    Rwanda: A force for good in Mozambique’s “War on Terror”?

    By Jordan Smith
    February 9, 2022
    While Rwandan troops have helped stabilise the Cabo Delgado conflict, some are concerned by the lack of transparency around their involvement. In July 2021, ...
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  • A mobile health and nutrition team providing critical services to displaced people in Afar region, which neighbours the Tigray region in Ethiopia. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2021/Mulugeta Ayene.
    EthiopiaPolitics

    Tigray needs aid now, with or without the Ethiopian government’s consent

    By Meron Gebreananaye, Saba Mah'derom, Kiros Teklay & Wintana Tsegai
    February 8, 2022
    The aid blockade is illegal. The international community must call this out and not allow humanitarian needs to be politicised. Nearly 15 months into ...
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