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    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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    “We need to stick together”: Meet the family made up of Ongwen’s ex-wives

    By John Okot
    June 15, 2021
    After escaping the LRA, the former “wives” of the convicted war criminal were shunned by their families. So they decided to be their own. ...
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  • The UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO in Ituri province, eastern DRC. Credit: MONUSCO / Force.
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    Can Kinshasa’s changing relations mark a new chapter for eastern DRC?

    By Stephanie Wolters
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    Since President Tshisekedi took office in 2019, the Congo’s relations with key neighbours have changed significantly. In the last few weeks, President Felix Tshisekedi ...
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  • Uganda abductions The army on the streets on Kampala, Uganda in May 2021. Credit: Bobi Wine.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Mass abductions in Uganda: What we know and don’t know

    By Liam Taylor & Derrick Wandera
    May 25, 2021
    Amid government denials and unverified claims, we spoke to dozens of former abductees, their families and officials to get a clearer picture. Since last ...
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    I was abducted by Museveni’s regime. This is what I saw.

    By Nangayi Guyson
    April 15, 2021
    Hundreds of people have been seized by Ugandan security forces in recent months. Some re-emerge. Others don’t. For the last few years in Uganda, ...
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    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    How Uganda’s election re-exposed regional faultlines

    By Liam Taylor & Haggai Matsiko
    March 2, 2021
    Ethnicity isn’t meant to be a big part of politics, yet both the president and his rival accuse the other of tribalism and see ...
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    Podcast: Beyond strongly-worded statements

    By Into Africa
    February 25, 2021
    Welcome to the latest episode of the Into Africa podcast created in partnership with African Arguments. Into Africa is a fortnightly podcast series by the Center for Strategic & International ...
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  • The police block opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine in December 2020 during the Uganda presidential election campaign. Credit: HEBobiwine.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Uganda: How donors can go beyond “strongly-worded statements”

    By Michael Mutyaba
    January 13, 2021
    Mild threats oblivious to how the NRM system actually operates are not enough. The recent violence meted out by the Ugandan government ahead of ...
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  • west President Yoweri Museveni meeting with then IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in 2017. Credit: IMF Staff Photograph/Stephen Jaffe.
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Museveni and the West. Relationship status: It’s complicated

    By Kristof Titeca & Anna Reuss
    January 7, 2021
    President Museveni decries foreign interference yet plays to Western donors. Donors warn of Ugandan corruption yet facilitate it. Over the last few months, Uganda’s ...
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    Anywhere but Kampala: “I’m still in NRM but I cannot clap for bad vices”

    By Liam Taylor & Michael Woniala
    December 16, 2020
    Is the opposition making inroads in Uganda’s Eastern region ahead of the 2021 elections? We took the political temperature in three different places. High ...
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