Kampala

If nations continue with election malpractices, it is only a matter of time before they face the same fate as Libya and Sudan

Infrastructure development in Uganda’s capital should not destroy habitats and green spaces

People died in garbage during the Kampala landfill landslide. But lack of waste management also causes disease and deaths and environmental damage.

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

Ugandan eye doctor restoring sight to nomadic herders

They’re a sought-after seasonal delicacy, but deforestation and a growing export market are leaving Ugandans with too little to crunch on

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

Counting was slow across Uganda as a result of the internet shutdown, which affected some of the biometric machines used to validate voter registrations.

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020

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

Pandemic rules were used to justify a violent raid on a homeless shelter in Uganda, but a group of victims is pursuing a criminal case against the perpetrators

The parliamentary candidates who won in the 2016 elections were those who spent the most

The Kabaka of Buganda’s fleet of Rolls-Royces was seized in a coup nearly 60 years ago. Now his successor has brought the only known ‘survivor’ home

The story behind Ugandan photojournalist Nicholas Bamulanzeki’s iconic picture of the policeman in the floods

In East Africa, truck drivers are being attacked, robbed and used as diplomatic footballs