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Clothing makes the man: (Above, from left) Uganda’s Milton Obote, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta and Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda look more restrained in 1967 than later African presidents. (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

What your president’s style says about their politics

African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries

A protester is arrested by police officers as Stella Nyanzi (not visible), a prominent Ugandan activist and government critic, organised a protest for more food distribution by the government to people who has been financially struggling by the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Kampala, on May 18, 2020. (Photo by Sumy Sadurni/AFP)

Uganda’s return to the dark days of Idi Amin

Hundreds of opposition supporters have disappeared in the last few months, allegedly detained or abducted by Uganda’s security forces

The many faces of Idi Amin

Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.

The dichotomy of Dominic Ongwen

The brutality meted out to the infamous Ugandan warlord was almost as horrifying as that delivered by him

Uganda’s professional elites need to take a stand

COMMENT: The protests against the Ugandan president’s 35-year rule are being led by the youth. But they cannot do it alone

A new generation: Uganda’s Bobi Wine (right) smiles as he is nominated as the president of his new political party. Photo: Sumy Sadurni/AFP

Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next

Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule

President Yoweri Museveni has ruled for almost 40 years. Photo: Sumy Sadruni/AFP

Poking fun at Museveni is no joke

A ‘deranged’ comedy group is testing the limits of the Ugandan leader’s long rule – and his patience

Baring it all: Supporters of Ugandan human rights activist Stella Nyanzi are roughed up by police at court. (Sumy Sadurni/AFP)

Why Uganda needs a Stella Nyanzi in Parliament

Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring…

Meet Katoto, Museveni’s big fan

The TV cartoon character — think Homer Simpson meets Robin Hood — with added propaganda

A man buried his father on Zoom due to the lockdown.

I buried my father on Zoom. Was I laying my culture to rest?

The Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from leaving London to be at my father’s funeral in Uganda and perform the rites. Instead, I attended it online