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latest news & developmentsEXCLUSIVE: Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks to M&G from exile in the US, calls for sanctions against Museveni
Exiled politician calls for sanctions against President Yoweri Museveni’s regime
Barbie Kyagulanyi Ordeal: How love is animating the struggle for meaningful democracy and good Governance
Barbie Kyagulanyi’s ordeal reveals how love can become a powerful, non-violent force driving resistance, courage and conviction in Uganda’s struggle for meaningful democracy and…
EU holds Uganda to human rights standards, good governance
Nations must abide by the international instruments and agreements principles and values like democracy, human rights observation and good governance to enjoy international…
Uganda poll reflects Africa’s fragile democracy
If nations continue with election malpractices, it is only a matter of time before they face the same fate as Libya and Sudan
‘A new Uganda’ is not Bobi Wine’s personal project; it’s that of all Ugandans seeking change
The leader of the National Unity Platform party and presidential candidate has started his campaign for the 12 January 2026 general elections
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is now our responsibility
‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’
Uganda’s parliament ignores rule of law
In defiance of a supreme court ruling, Uganda’s parliament under the National Resistance Movement’s President Yoweri Museveni has passed into law that civilians can be tried in…
Who will defend the defenders of social justice, human rights and democracy?
It is all of our responsibility to defend brave people such as Uganda’s Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, Agather Atuhaire, Bobi Wine and Kenya’s Kasmeul McOure
Bobi Wine, Uganda’s democracy hunter
The documentary, Bobi Wine, the People’s President, shows the confluence of music and art in the pursuit of freedom and democracy
The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Uganda: Bobi Wine’s crisis of confidence
Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy
Bobi Wine collaborator Nubian Li recounts his prison ordeal
Bobi Wine and Nubian Li have made a lot of music together. And when Bobi Wine transformed himself into the leader of Uganda’s political opposition, Nubian Li stayed by his side.…
What your president’s style says about their politics
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
Insecurity and Covid-19: Threats to electoral democracy in Africa
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
Foregone conclusions: Why bother with elections in countries like Uganda and Tanzania?
Even when only one result is possible, elections can tell us a lot about what’s really going on