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
The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
The DRC is rich in the minerals needed for renewable energy technologies, central to reducing our carbon footprint, but they come at great environmental and human cost
People’s livelihoods depend on the coffee industry, but climate change is changing weather patterns, introducing or increasing pests and diseases and disrupting where the plants can be grown
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
The representatives of the people in parliament need to be free to speak out
The region has also seen an increase in its contribution to the continent’s broader economic growth
According to Transparency International’s 2023 Corruption Perception Index, Uganda scored 26 on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)
Spiritual leaders are in the pay of the government and need to liberate themselves from state capture
The strongman thrives on populism, low civic involvement, political elitism, fear, poverty, illiteracy and the abuse of the rule of law
The documentary, Bobi Wine, the People’s President, shows the confluence of music and art in the pursuit of freedom and democracy
The Israeli occupation of Palestine
The journey to empowering women’s entrepreneurship will not be achieved by any one isolated approach
South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence
South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader
Two US citizens linked to ultraconservative nonprofits are key partners behind Uganda’s new anti-gay law, which sets the death penalty for homosexuals
Uganda’s oil is expected to flow in 2025, two decades after reserves were discovered in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons
Moazu Kromah, aka ‘Kampala Man’, ran a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Africa and law enforcement authorities knew it. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice and what about the rest of his network?
Despite stiff penalties provided by law, the country has seen an increase in pangolin trafficking, an investigation by Benjamin Jube shows
Ugandan eye doctor restoring sight to nomadic herders
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will bring economic opportunities for the East African Community and the DRC – but it will also bring a number of major security problems
New research projects should focus on building stronger bridges between scientists in the Global South, says Connie Nshemereirwe
The UK is set to count its excess Covid-19 vaccines as part of its aid budget, taking money away from other projects
The trouble began when school authorities denied the learners permission to watch a football match between Manchester United and Manchester City
‘Girls need to be encouraged; to look at themselves as equally good,’ says Ugandan scientist Priver Namanya Bwesigye, who was mentored by her father
After two years away, Ugandan children are finally making their way back to school. Some of them, anyway . . .
The Ugandan film, directed by Loukman Ali, teaches that the good thing to do is not always the right thing
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development
In one post, the satirical writer described Museveni’s son, a general, as ‘obese’ and a ‘curmudgeon’
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.