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Uganda at 64: Between confusion, fear, hope and back again
As Uganda marks 64 years of independence, the nation faces democratic backsliding, heightened political repression, and deep uncertainty over succession amidst the early…
The plight of Erias Lukwago and the price of dissent in the Pearl of Africa
Former Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago's court appearance has gone viral, showing him pleading for bail to seek urgent medical attention as his health declines. Despite his desperate…
Independent media freedom under siege
Uganda's only boldly independent media institutions, Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, were forcibly shut down by military operatives on orders from General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This…
Daily Monitor and NTV Ordeal: It’s Either Press Freedom or Nothing
The ongoing siege against Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda has sparked concerns about press freedom and independent journalism in the country. A recent meeting involving National…
Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance
The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…
Mswati’s word as law fuels repression in Eswatini
The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity
Kwibuka32: Never and never again
But as they mourn, remember and reflect on their past, Rwandans are building their country into one of the continent’s shining examples of what can be done when the people unite…
EXCLUSIVE: 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…
Elections and power in the digital age
These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows
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 decides: Inside the campaign tactics shaping 2026
As Ugandans go to the polls on 15 January 2026, the results will reveal not only who has won political power, but which campaign strategies resonated most with the electorate
Africa 2026: polls sans choice, jobs
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
The African mayor of New York: Mamdani’s rise is a continental summons
Mamdani’s triumph in New York declares that African youth are not insurgents at the gates; they are the vanguard of a new political architecture, says the writer
Uganda’s Museveni: seven times a president, still wants another term
As he runs for president yet again, his NRM party aims to boost the economy and uplift citizens but critics say that the people have lost faith in him