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Uganda

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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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  • Abubaker walks with three of his kids. He had a vasectomy in secret because he decided it was time to stop having children. Credit: Edna Namara/Global Press Journal.
    GPJSocietyUgandaZimbabwe

    “It was time I took responsibility”: The men getting vasectomies

    By Edna Namara & Evidence Chenjerai
    February 3, 2022
    More men are starting to push back against misconceptions about the procedure, opening up more possibilities for family planning. Three years ago, Abubaker overheard ...
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  • Allen Asimwe, left, plaits hair at the salon she opened six years ago to supplement her income teaching high school geography in Kampala, Uganda on October 26, 2021. Since Uganda’s government is raising salaries only for science-oriented teachers, she has decided it makes more sense to focus on clients than students. Credit: Edna Namara/Global Press Journal.
    GPJSocietyUganda

    Uganda’s tripling of salaries for STEM teachers delights and divides

    By Edna Namara & Patricia Lindrio
    January 25, 2022
    The pay rise for educators in science-related fields has left arts and humanities teachers feeling spurned. Will students suffer for it? Allen Asimwe, 54, ...
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  • President Yoweri Museveni has been in power in Uganda since 1986. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Uganda’s regime is not the solution to insecurity. It’s part of the problem

    By Michael Mutyaba
    December 9, 2021
    Despite its reputation as a beacon of stability, the government itself is the main source of violence and terror for many Ugandans. Earlier this ...
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  • US soldiers training counterparts in Uganda. Credit: Spc. Jason Nolte, 21st Theater Sustainment Command.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    The cynical realpolitik of the War on Terror: Uganda 2021 edition

    By Kristof Titeca & Eric Mwine-Mugaju
    November 29, 2021
    The Kampala bombings will likely mean more counter-terrorism ops, more human rights abuses, and more donor support for the Museveni regime. In the last ...
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  • Jose Chameleone (left) and Bobi Wine (right) performing together in 2018.
    PoliticsSocietyTop storyUganda

    “Beggars and bailouts”: The new political rift in Uganda’s music scene

    By John Okot
    October 13, 2021
    Earlier this year, musicians were largely united against the government as several ran as opposition candidates. Not so much anymore. This July, a hotel ...
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  • Nassur Sebakali, a boda boda driver, waits for customers in Kiwanga village in late August. The national lockdown severely impacted his business and made it difficult to support his family. Credit: Beatrice Lamwaka/Global Press Journal.
    Covid-19GPJSocietyUganda

    How Uganda’s Covid aid missed the poorest but reached others

    By Beatrice Lamwaka, Edna Namara, Nakisanze Segawa, Patricia Lindrio & Apophia Agiresaasi
    October 1, 2021
    Vulnerable people impacted by a national lockdown were supposed to receive relief payments. Many saw nothing. This story was originally published by Global Press ...
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    Covid-19On Food Security & COVID19Uganda

    “I was tricked into buying air”: Ugandans are losing their land

    By John Okot & Denis Omony
    September 29, 2021
    Amid the pandemic, many people have taken out loans, using land as collateral. Unable to earn and pay their debts, some now face eviction. ...
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  • Distributing emergency relief in Uganda amid Covid and floods in May 2020. Credit: Climate Centre.
    Covid-19SocietyUganda

    The fatal flaw in Uganda’s emergency relief

    By Dorothy Mukasa, Salima Namusobya & Christiaan van Veen
    July 14, 2021
    The government is using national ID data to find those in need of Covid relief. Yet millions of the most marginalised aren’t even on ...
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  • Ugandan troops getting COVID-19 vaccines. Credit: AMISOM Photo/Mokhtar Mohamed
    Covid-19Uganda

    Covid-19: Uganda’s route out is obvious

    By David Mafigiri & Megan Schmidt-Sane
    July 6, 2021
    As some rich countries aim for full vaccine coverage, vaccine hoarding means just 2% of Ugandans have received a COVID-19 jab. As COVID-19 spread ...
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