Redemption songs: Day Bob Marley ‘liberated’ BBC from racial bias against Black musicians, opened up space for Black workers
The band looked around. Bob was right. White Londoners were crossing the street to avoid walking past them. Parents were pulling their children closer.
Uganda President Museveni initiates ‘coup-in-progress’ as he’s sworn-in for seventh term to give son reins of power
Army Chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son and presumptive heir, oversaw days-long rehearsals of the military parade that animated the inauguration of Museveni, with Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flying noisily over official ceremonial grounds in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.
Day Bob Marley taught airport security f ‘the most powerful response to injustice is not resistance but dignity that refuses to bend’
As Bob stepped forward in the security line, an officer raised his hand, not hurried, not aggressive, just firm enough to stop momentum. Sir, step aside. Bob paused.
Way Museveni’s abstract policies rendered indigenous Maragoli and other communities stateless in Uganda, nativised refugees
More fundamentally, the very presence of this parallel system enables the government to neglect its obligations to indigenous children, knowing that international sympathy will ensure refugee children are not entirely abandoned.
How Uganda’s Machiavellian architecture gives way to ecocide, ethnocide and intellectual erosion
The management of Uganda’s education sector exemplifies a patronage-based, neo-patrimonial state. President Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s direct and familial oversight – with the first lady as minister of education and sport – symbolises the sector’s repurposing for political ends. This “Presidentialism in education” ensures personalist initiatives trump systemic planning.
Uganda’s date with destiny as opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigns in flak jacket
In a New Year’s Eve address, the president said he recommended security forces use teargas to break up crowds of what he called “the criminal opposition.”
Empowering indigenous people: Demilitarising environmental conservation in Uganda
By implementing these reforms, Uganda can shift towards a more inclusive and sustainable approach to environmental leadership, prioritizing community rights and ecological conservation.
Washington’s silence on ‘foreign elections’ is what Museveni needs to retain power in Uganda
Violent youth-led protests in neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania over the past two years have underscored the risks to the government of young people’s frustration with political systems they see as corrupt and unresponsive to their needs.
Military and police terrorise opposition as Uganda gropes toward Museveni coronation
Decades ago, Museveni criticised African leaders who overstayed their time in power. Years later, Ugandan lawmakers did the same thing for him when they jettisoned the last constitutional obstacle – age limits – for a possible life presidency.
Hurdles publishing Ugandan academics must confront as they descend from highs of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to ordinary mortals
We propose a different, profoundly rewarding path: a shift from publishing for career development to publishing for public education. This is not a step down from academic rigor, but a step out – into a broader, more accessible and potentially more impactful arena.
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