The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…
The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity
But as they mourn, remember and reflect on their past, Rwandans are building their country into one of the continent’s shining examples of what can be done when the people unite…
Exiled politician calls for sanctions against President Yoweri Museveni’s regime
Barbie Kyagulanyi’s ordeal reveals how love can become a powerful, non-violent force driving resistance, courage and conviction in Uganda’s struggle for meaningful democracy and…
These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows
Nations must abide by the international instruments and agreements principles and values like democracy, human rights observation and good governance to enjoy international…
As Ugandans go to the polls on 15 January 2026, the results will reveal not only who has won political power, but which campaign strategies resonated most with the electorate
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
Mamdani’s triumph in New York declares that African youth are not insurgents at the gates; they are the vanguard of a new political architecture, says the writer
As he runs for president yet again, his NRM party aims to boost the economy and uplift citizens but critics say that the people have lost faith in him
Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention
‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’
Children in schools and homes, some of them for blind and autistic, are dying and injured in fires, and property is destroyed in market places
In defiance of a supreme court ruling, Uganda’s parliament under the National Resistance Movement’s President Yoweri Museveni has passed into law that civilians can be tried in…
When I was a child, my younger brother, Bob Kizito, drowned in a pond at the age of just eight
Countries such as Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC must learn from the devastating 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
If revolutions are to succeed, the people must deliver freedom. They must reject authoritarianism, a small revolutionary elite or a military junta.
Generations of women, from the United States’ Harriet Tubman to South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Uganda’s Winnie Byanyima have fought for human rights
When wildlife isn’t monitored rigorously, populations can disappear within just a few years, as tigers did in India’s Sariska tiger reserve
