Latest articles on Idi Amin

Bobi Wine: ‘The writing is on the wall in Uganda’

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Oct 2018

Ugandan MP and musician Robert Kyagulani, aka Bobi Wine, writes that a united Uganda is snubbing the regime’s divide-and-rule strategy

Silences speak of bitter times

Article Faye Kabali & Kagwa 1 - 31 Aug 2018

Four years since its release, Kintu has become a pillar in Ugandan literature

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Uganda proposes new history museum to showcase grim history

Africa Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2018

Uganda’s tourism board says it will use the museum as a remembrance of Uganda’s recent history

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Is Donald Trump a dictator in the making?

Analysis Natasha Ezrow - 7 Nov 2016

Trump’s recent pronouncement that he might not accept the outcome has led many to ask whether he poses a threat to democracy.

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I was a refugee. One touch of humanity helped me start a new life

Article Winnie Byanyima - 19 Sep 2016

As the United Nations met to discuss the refugee crisis, Winnie Byanyima, once a refugee, looks at what can be done.

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Idi Amin: The tour of terror (ticket please)

Africa Amy Fallon - 10 Apr 2014

Uganda's tourism board wants to cash in on those who are fascinated by the dictator's brutal reign.

Leader’s speech leaves us at a loss for words

Article Percy Zvomuya - 8 Apr 2011

The worse the dictator, the more bizarre his rant, history has shown us.

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