Fear is an integral segment of Ugandan politics, which Museveni recharges to hold onto power
Politics of fear is rooted in political fear as distinct from other human and societal fears. Political fear is here used to imply apprehension about political threats to one’s political power, political pursuits, and political advantages, which is then generalised to include larger groups and/or publics. It is the worry that afflicts individuals and groups who are involved in power struggles, that is, politicians (viz election candidates, rebels, incumbents) and political structures (say cabinets and executives, politburos, militaries, or political parties).
Former commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels sentenced to 40 years in prison by Ugandan court
A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels was sentenced by a court in Uganda on Friday to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s. Thomas Kwoyelo – a former child soldier who later became a rebel...
Kenyan court suspends $736m Adani electricity deal it calls ‘a constitutional sham tainted with secrecy
The Adani Group, founded by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, sparked anger in Kenya recently for another proposed public-private partnership project to lease the country’s main airport for 30 years in exchange for expanding it.
Changing Somalia calls for a rethink of the humanitarian system to tap into merging opportunities
The humanitarian-development-peace nexus – the aid sector’s framework to join short-term emergency aid with longer-term support – garners widespread attention. But true integrated practice has been slow to evolve in Somalia. Civil society actors – both international and national – often adopt the language of conflict sensitivity and “do no harm”, yet more critical structural dynamics remain ill-addressed.
Burundian women mourn erosion of cultural melodic greeting or Akazehe as pandemics reign
Annonciate Baragahorana, a teacher in the province of Bujumbura, which includes the commercial capital, said that while she was not born in a place where akazehe was widely practiced, she was astonished as a young girl when women embraced and addressed her in the polyphonic way during visits to other regions.
Central Bank of Kenya governor says East African biggest economy has fulfilled targets in IMF review
Inflation was set to decline below the 3.6 per cent annual rate recorded in September, he said, adding that the country’s FX reserves currently stood at $8.6 billion, representing 4.3 months’ worth of imports. The central bank had said earlier in October that reserves stood at $8.25 billion.
Al Shabaab terrorists scale up IED attacks as Somali National Army uproots them from their positions
For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians. Since 2014, IEDs planted by al-Shabaab have killed or injured more than 14,000 people, 61% of them civilians, according to Action on Armed Violence. Based in...
Tales of Rwandan genocide survivors: ‘I put blood on myself and children so attackers would believe we were dead’
This is the seventh trial related to the genocide, involving eight Rwandan nationals, that has come to court in Paris, all in the past decade. In December, another doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and helping prepare a genocide and sentenced to 24 years in prison. He has appealed.
11 people perish in gasoline truck accident that overturned, exploded near Uganda’s capital
There have been similar incidents over the years across East Africa. At least 62 people were killed in Tanzania in 2019 as they attempted to siphon fuel out of a damaged truck.
Why Ugandans must address how Museveni and fellow refugees grabbed power and are now grabbing all land
In Uganda of the 21st century, everything has been reduced to politics: politics of education, politics of health, politics of seeds or food, politics of exclusion, politics of conquest and politics of occupation. The list is long… Politics of conquest and occupation are frequently associated with cross-border refugees or former...
