Why Uganda has consistently failed to overcome ethnic nepotism and become a thriving democracy

Why Uganda has consistently failed to overcome ethnic nepotism and become a thriving democracy

The organisations in perspective are Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) and the Democratic Party (DP) both of which are the oldest parties in the country, and which were formed during the colonial times to agitate for Black rule and end to colonialism. Their top leaders have been conscripted to serve power and no longer provide meaningful leadership of their parties. There is no effective political development in these Parties anymore.

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Honest tellings of history: ‘Black Was the Ink’ was banned because it unearths what’s often left out of American textbooks

Honest tellings of history: ‘Black Was the Ink’ was banned because it unearths what’s often left out of American textbooks

“Black Was the Ink” is told through the eyes of a modern African American teen named Malcolm who embarks on a miraculous journey to Reconstruction-era America with the help of a ghostly ancestor. While in the past, Malcolm witnesses the historic contributions of Black legislators, who worked alongside white allies to bring justice, education, and land ownership to America’s newest citizens, the 4.4 million African Americans emancipated from slavery at the end of the Civil War.

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Mr Perfect and Mr 32 Minutes are Guardiola’s nicknames earned for meticulousness but his dad, Valenti, jokes son can’t even change a bulb

Mr Perfect and Mr 32 Minutes are Guardiola’s nicknames earned for meticulousness but his dad, Valenti, jokes son can’t even change a bulb

Now 92, his father, who lives in the impressive, orange-brick villa he built, told me this week that the long journey to Istanbul was beyond him, although he had managed to be in Manchester to see City lift the Premier League trophy.

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Champions League: In the footsteps of Josep Guardiola’s pilgrimage from sleepy Santpedor town to the peppy grandmaster of Man City

Champions League: In the footsteps of Josep Guardiola’s pilgrimage from sleepy Santpedor town to the peppy grandmaster of Man City

Jose Mourinho might think he’s the Special One, but Guardiola, who not only wins more, but wins more aesthetically, is the real deal. Watching his teams, with their ever-evolving tactics, their supremacy is such that they often appear to have an extra player on the field. Away from the training pitch, however, he is no less fascinating.

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‘If my body is healthy, anything is possible,’ Kenya’s affable Faith Kipyegon promises as she breaks 5000m World Record in Paris

‘If my body is healthy, anything is possible,’ Kenya’s affable Faith Kipyegon promises as she breaks 5000m World Record in Paris

Kipyegon took the lead with about 600 metres to go, but Gidey kept close contact. They were about six seconds outside of world record pace, but Gidey also knew what Kipyegon is capable of. The world 10,000m champion knew that Kipyegon had the finishing speed to break Gidey’s world record.

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Truth’s treason: It’s 10 years since Edward Snowden blew whistle on US government spying on journalists

Truth’s treason: It’s 10 years since Edward Snowden blew whistle on US government spying on journalists

Law enforcement agencies have also begun using facial recognition technology to identify crime suspects despite the fact that the software is known to frequently misidentify people of colour – leading to the wrongful arrest and detention earlier this year of Randal Reid in Georgia, among other cases.

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Fears another rebel force in Sudan’s South Kordofan State is preparing to launch attacks as conflict spreads

Fears another rebel force in Sudan’s South Kordofan State is preparing to launch attacks as conflict spreads

SPLM-N forces had moved into several army camps around Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, prompting the army to reinforce its positions, they said, adding that the RSF had closed the road between Kadugli and El Obeid to the north, depriving the city of supplies.

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With obviously fake photos, Republican presidential aspirants DeSantis and Trump raise AI ante

With obviously fake photos, Republican presidential aspirants DeSantis and Trump raise AI ante

Trump, who is currently the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, has indeed used altered images to attack DeSantis, his closest rival. However, he seems to have primarily shared obviously fake content, for instance an image of DeSantis riding a rhinoceros, a suggestion that the governor is a “Republican in Name Only” (RINO).

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A humanitarian agency suspends operations in DRC after staff  steal $900,000 meant for 1,700 families in South Kivu

A humanitarian agency suspends operations in DRC after staff  steal $900,000 meant for 1,700 families in South Kivu

An estimated 5.7 million people are displaced in DRC, and there are more than 100 armed movements in the country’s east, where South Kivu is situated. The humanitarian situation has been worsened by an insurgency by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

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Why North Koreans are hoarding US dollars and Chinese yuan, but use local won to buy cheap items like vegetables and soda

Why North Koreans are hoarding US dollars and Chinese yuan, but use local won to buy cheap items like vegetables and soda

North Koreans are likely resisting attempts by authorities to take their foreign currency given the low level of public trust in the government’s economic policies, said Choi Ji-young, an analyst at Seoul’s state-funded Korea Institute for National Unification.

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