Uganda Economic Crisis: “Let Them Eat Cassava”
Ggoobi, Uganda’s economic czar, like Louis XVI’s Turgot? Photo: Twitter. The global crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic and now…
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Uganda: Covid-19 Money and Gen. Museveni’s Mafia Economy
Uganda’s top kleptocrat, Gen. Museveni. Photo: Facebook. [The View From Uganda] There are buildings sprouting up all over Kampala, the…
The Biden Administration, One Year in and We’re Still Left Out
President Biden. Shaky grounds. Photo: Gage Skidmore. “We are amazed but not amused – By all the things you say…
COVID-19: We Must Protect One Another By Accountability As Omicron Variant Surges
Photo: YouTube Omicron is the latest variant to arrive in the United States, and everyone knows the drill by now:…
Why Covid-19 is a Blessing to Ugandan Dictator Museveni And ruling elite
Ugandan dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni. Photo: Facebook. Kakawenza Rukirabashaija [My Free Thoughts] Last weekend I took a trip to the…
Four Reported Dead In Uganda Bomb Blasts
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Tortured By Gen. Museveni, Black Star News Columnist Kakwenza Wins Top PEN Honors
Kakwenza’s achievement as reported in The Guardian. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is a Ugandan writer, columnist, and human rights activist who has…
Gen. Museveni: How To Really Clean Up Your Image
Yoweri Museveni. Photo: Facebook Dear Mr President, Several months ago, I was amused to read in the local paper that you have…
Deforestation threatens Uganda’s environment and herbal medicine industry
The damage from commercial charcoal producers. Deforestation and urban pollution are devastating the ecosystem in northern Uganda, forcing herbalists to…
Uganda: Top Opposition Party Official Arrested in Protest Against Corruption in Ministry of Health
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