East Africa’s reaction to the war in Gaza appears shaped by history, affinity to the policies of the west and the threat of terrorism.
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State security agents violently quashed protests following the 2020 arrest of musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine.
The World Bank’s funding freeze reflects a shift from policy imposition to indirect ways of controlling client nations.
The founding story of Museveni’s government remains persuasive for a great many people 37 years later.
The history of Christian nonconformism should lead church leaders to look with sympathy on gay Ugandans’ situation today.
The Ugandan law is one of a spate of laws across Africa that are said to protect the heterosexual African family.
It seems likely that Uganda’s president, who has described homosexuality as ‘disgusting’ will pass this bill into law.
The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
Smuggling in Uganda’s West Nile region is seen as an act of defiance – a way to make ends meet in the face of perceived state neglect.
The inhumanity of Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ was about much more than the expulsion of Asians.
The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.
Uganda uses unpredictability to combine democratic institutions with authoritarian power.
Tension persists between the neighbours as Kampala is yet to address all of Kigali’s grievances.
Fresh efforts to capture Kony comes amid growing influence of Russia in the Central African Republic.
There is more to ethnic identity than ancestral location or settlement pattern, language or family history.
Arbitrary detention and torture are both prohibited under local and international laws.
Uganda media houses pay low wages and offer few development opportunities for journalists, which makes reporters more susceptible to bribes.
For those keen to advance democracy and freedom in Uganda, the starting point is to take in the lessons of history.
Museveni’s attempt to gain support in urban areas in the 2021 elections was not only about repression. But it still failed.
In a bitterly contested election, the government is seeking to control the message by shutting down the internet.
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Ali Mazrui Professor of History & African Studies, University of Michigan
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Politics Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp
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