Understanding sterile, exploitative, consumptive development in Uganda
A fundamental requirement of ecodevelopment is that the populations who work for it should not be deprived of its results to the benefit of intermediaries.
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A quiet road safety question Uganda must face
A moment of lost consciousness, even for a few seconds, can turn a moving vehicle into a deadly object.
New cultural vandalism in Uganda
This agricultural homogenisation represents not merely biodiversity loss but cultural annihilation.
From presence to power: Building the table we deserve
We must act now – women must claim their voices and roles in this transition. If we do not, we risk building an energy future as unequal as in the past.
History in making as gov’ts draft a legally binding treaty for rights of older persons
By 2050 the population of persons above 60 years of age is projected to grow to 2.1 billion (nearly one-fifth of the total global population).
The use of technicalities in courts to undermine justice and democracy in Uganda
The use of technicalities is part of a broader pattern of Bantustanisation in Uganda, where institutions are manipulated to maintain power and control.
From doomsday in the USA by 2028 to boomsday by 2050 in Uganda
By embracing extradisciplinary science and AI-driven education, Uganda can turn the AI Doomsday scenario into a Boomsday by 2050.
From Colonial District Commissioners to RDCs: same story
Perhaps nowhere is the colonial continuity more starkly visible than in the Movement’s approach to political pluralism.
Why Uganda’s ultimate liberation must be of the mind
We must stop the primitive practice of digital authoritarianism—using the tools of the 21st Century to enforce a 20th Century mindset.
More of the same model would fail us even more on SDG goals and targets
Innovation has become a necessity in the current turbulent times of disruption and weakening of the multilateral and political systems.
Ending female genital mutilation is not charity but justice
“My journey on ending female genital mutilation/cutting did not begin in an office. Instead, my journey began when I knew where the shoe hurts most,” says Catherine Menganyi HSC, nurse epidemiologist, and Co-Founder and Chapter Lead of Women in Global Health, Kenya.
Why Afreximbank’s break with Fitch exposes a deeper rift
The pivotal rupture occurred on January 28, 2026, when Fitch downgraded Afreximbank to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-‘ and subsequently withdrew all ratings.