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    The Fight for Power, Fragmentation, and Africa’s Developmental Paradox

    ABESON ALEX

    On Choosing Against What Chooses You

    MUNUNUZI TIMOTHY KISAKYE

    Young Africans Are Merely Remnants

    Inter-Generational Dialogue: Empowering Youth and the Need for Their Involvement in Shaping Our World.

    ABESON ALEX

    Daisy, Rose, and the Abandoned Innocence

    Asiimwe Esther Peace

    Those who arrive late are punished by life

    Konrad Hirsch

    Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

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    Truth in Uganda Is a Thoughtcrime, and Thoughtcrime Is Subversion

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    Rise Above the Struggle

    Behind our calm faces live silent battles, hidden wounds, and stubborn hope—proof that even the most unseen souls still rise.

    ABESON ALEX

    The True Meaning of Leadership and Accountability

    Accountability is one thing that most leaders underrate, but they forget that it's the foundation service and the chain that propels progress.

    ABESON ALEX

    Bobi Wine, the Apparent Ugandan Leading Opposition Figure, Flees to Exile

    Opposition leader Bobi Wine flees into exile after a two-month cat-and-mouse pursuit with the security state of Yoweri Museveni.

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    They Photographed My Home: But I Still Have to Live in It.

    A personal reckoning with Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act and what it means to exist in a country that has made your existence a crime.

    Hans Senfuma

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    Young Africans Are Merely Remnants

    Inter-Generational Dialogue: Empowering Youth and the Need for Their Involvement in Shaping Our World.

    ABESON ALEX

    Apr 14

    The Fight for Power, Fragmentation, and Africa’s Developmental Paradox

    The Precedence of States over Nations in Europe as opposed to Africa

    ABESON ALEX

    Apr 14

    On Choosing Against What Chooses You

    A personal inquiry into talent, constraint, and the hidden intelligence behind our deepest fascinations.

    MUNUNUZI TIMOTHY KISAKYE

    Apr 14

    Daisy, Rose, and the Abandoned Innocence

    For Ugandans, studying is primarily focused on passing exams, while life in general requires a different approach.

    Asiimwe Esther Peace

    Apr 13

    Those who arrive late are punished by life

    Pensive in Entebbe: Too early is a decision, too late is an outcome.

    Konrad Hirsch

    Apr 13

    Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

    But when this wrong is wrong only when it applies to the inferior, then, perhaps, that wrong is half a wrong.

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    Apr 06

    Truth in Uganda Is a Thoughtcrime, and Thoughtcrime Is Subversion

    Journalism Under Attack: Uganda fears thinkers more than thieves, because truth dismantles what corruption desperately protects.

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    Mar 31

    In the Name of Art

    We have abandoned the slow fire for fleeting flames, serving art before it ripens, and wondering why it fails to feed the soul.

    Zziwa Zinabala

    Mar 28

    Beyond Elections: Understanding the Politics That Shape Everyday Life

    Politics shapes power, resources, and daily life—from media to jobs and food. Understanding its deeper systems is key to accountability and real development.

    ABESON ALEX

    Mar 23

    Bridging Worlds: Konrad Hirsch at 50

    German filmmaker, journalist, and cultural activist—honoured at 50 for championing art, expression, and dignity.

    Godwin Muwanguzi

    Mar 23

    To Be Talented or Not to Be Talented: That Is the Issue

    This is not the rise of a creative generation, but the normalisation of mediocrity, where the discipline of writing is sacrificed at the altar of attention.

    Zziwa Zinabala

    Mar 23

    Rise Above the Struggle

    Behind our calm faces live silent battles, hidden wounds, and stubborn hope—proof that even the most unseen souls still rise.

    ABESON ALEX

    Mar 15

    In the Name of Art

    We have abandoned the slow fire for fleeting flames, serving art before it ripens, and wondering why it fails to feed the soul.

    Zziwa Zinabala

    Beyond Elections: Understanding the Politics That Shape Everyday Life

    Politics shapes power, resources, and daily life—from media to jobs and food. Understanding its deeper systems is key to accountability and real development.

    ABESON ALEX

    Bridging Worlds: Konrad Hirsch at 50

    German filmmaker, journalist, and cultural activist—honoured at 50 for championing art, expression, and dignity.

    Godwin Muwanguzi

    To Be Talented or Not to Be Talented: That Is the Issue

    This is not the rise of a creative generation, but the normalisation of mediocrity, where the discipline of writing is sacrificed at the altar of attention.

    Zziwa Zinabala

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    Daisy, Rose, and the Abandoned Innocence

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    Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

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    Sources & Activism

    Dr Lina Zedriga Waru’s charge sheet reeks of legal errors: A case study in prosecutorial incompetence

    Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

    “Mama Lina” and the Charge That Turns Reality Upside Down

    Konrad Hirsch

    The Tale of Two Voices

    Turyagumanawe Promise

    Why Repression Only Expands Kyagulanyi’s Influence

    Akampurira Agapito

    Culture & Critique

    The African Voter

    Godwin Muwanguzi

    “Enugu”—The Bitter Choir That Claps When You Fail

    Isaac Christopher Lubogo

    Selvi

    Shrutha Lokanath

    Gay or not Gay, Activist or not Activist: There is Nothing “In-between”.

    Godwin Muwanguzi

    Features & Analysis

    Young Africans Are Merely Remnants

    ABESON ALEX

    Those who arrive late are punished by life

    Konrad Hirsch

    Beyond Elections: Understanding the Politics That Shape Everyday Life

    ABESON ALEX

    The True Meaning of Leadership and Accountability

    ABESON ALEX

    Global Watch

    The Fight for Power, Fragmentation, and Africa’s Developmental Paradox

    ABESON ALEX

    Truth in Uganda Is a Thoughtcrime, and Thoughtcrime Is Subversion

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    Bridging Worlds: Konrad Hirsch at 50

    Godwin Muwanguzi

    The European Union Must Turn Rhetoric on Uganda into Action

    Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

    Voices & Stories

    They Photographed My Home: But I Still Have to Live in It.

    Hans Senfuma

    Fouled prayers for Dr Besigye and political prisoners: Has the god from Rwatikura usurped the power of the Almighty God?

    Mwene Businge

    When God Becomes a Weapon

    Hans Senfuma

    Obote Has Ruled Us So Badly

    Godwin Muwanguzi