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Uganda

  • For nearly two decades, the Lord's Resistance Army's activities were focused in northern Uganda. Former commander Dominic Ongwen is now on trial. Credit: matthewberry.
    SocietyTop storyUganda

    Victim, perpetrator, son? The other side of the ICC’s Ongwen trial.

    By Jassi Sandhar
    September 18, 2018
    The trial of a former LRA commander is meant to ensure justice. But many in northern Uganda are sceptical. The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
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  • Will relations between Presidents Yoweri Museveni Paul Kagame worsen with the trial of Kayihura? Credit: Rwanda govt.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsRwandaUganda

    Uganda: A police chief on trial and deepening suspicions with Rwanda

    By Ivan M. Ashaba & Gerald Bareebe
    September 10, 2018
    For over a decade, Kale Kayihura was seen as President Museveni’s fiercest protector. Now he’s accused of being President Kagame’s man. For 13 years, ...
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  • When Ugandan politician Bobi Wine was arrested, people across East Africa voiced their opposition both online, through the #FreeBobiWine hashtag, and offline.
    KenyaPoliticsTop storyUganda

    #FreeBobiWine and today’s Pan-Africanism for the digital age

    By Nanjala Nyabola
    August 23, 2018
    African activists are increasingly finding their voices amplified by allies across the continent. Most #FreeBobiWine traffic came from outside Uganda. The violent arrest, detention ...
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  • Bobi Wine leading a protest against Uganda's new social media tax. Credit: Bobi Wine.
    Editor's PicksPoliticsUganda

    Generation gap: What #FreeBobiWine tells us about Ugandan politics

    By Kristof Titeca, Patrick Edmond & Anna Reuss
    August 23, 2018
    Uganda’s old guard fear the new and they don’t know what to do. Today, Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as musician Bobi Wine ...
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  • Bobi Wine on the campaign trail with Kassiano Wadri, the independent candidate that won the Arua by-election last week. Credit: Bobi Wine.
    PoliticsUganda

    Bobi Wine: Why the Ugandan regime is so rattled by the popular musician

    By Michael Mutyaba
    August 20, 2018
    When Bobi Wine is released, the young and outspoken MP will likely be welcomed by even bigger crowds than he left behind. When Robert ...
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  • Yusuf Byaruhanga and Israel Bendaki, members of the HIV "positive living group" in Kampala. Credit: Thomas Lewton.
    Editor's PicksSocietyUganda

    Toxic masculinity and the spread of HIV in Uganda

    By Alice McCool & Brian Mutebi
    May 8, 2018
    In Uganda, HIV prevalence is four times higher among young women than young men. In an informal settlement in central Kampala, Yusuf Byaruhanga sits ...
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  • Ugandan dancers at President Yoweri Museveni's 2016 swearing in. Credit: GCIS
    PoliticsTop storyUganda

    Uganda’s unexciting last ditch effort to stop Museveni’s life presidency

    By Michael Mutyaba
    April 30, 2018
    A court is deliberating on whether to reinstate presidential age limits, thus putting an end date on Museveni’s rule. Might it…? Given that it ...
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  • Kale Kayihura had been Inspector General of Police since 2005 before he was dismissed earlier this month.
    SocietyTop storyUganda

    Uganda’s notorious police chief leaves behind a grim legacy

    By Leighann Spencer
    March 19, 2018
    Under Kale Kayihura’s 13-year tenure, the police committed widespread and systematic abuses. Many would now like to see him prosecuted. Last week, Uganda experienced ...
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  • Stella Nyanzi
    SocietyTop storyUganda

    Uganda: Why Stella Nyanzi’s radical rudeness scares the government

    By Wade McMullen & Rebecca Sheff
    January 15, 2018
    The outspoken feminist academic is still facing charges for criticising the president last year. But when the patriarchy attacks, she fights back. Stella Nyanzi ...
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  • President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986. Credit: Adam Jones.
    PoliticsUganda

    Bit by bit, Uganda is laying the groundwork for future unrest

    By Magnus Taylor
    December 13, 2017
    Economically and politically, the government’s actions are leading to growing frustrations and lawlessness. After 30 years of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s system of government ...
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