In early February 2021, South Africa’s Maverick Citizen published an explosive report, Cartel Power Dynamics, which dug deeper into Zimbabwe’s web of looting, illicit cross-border financial transactions by cartels causing devastating effects to the country’s economy. As Tom Burgis observed in his 2015 book, The Looting Machine, “Africa’s troves...
Zambia prepares to go for General Elections on 12th August 2021 to elect the president, members of the national assembly and council representatives. The country has in the recent past seen increased activities within political parties as they ready themselves for the coming contest. Opponents and critics of Zambia’s...
Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two...
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In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout...
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the result of...
Since independence, Niger never experienced a democratic transition. Political and democratic instability was marked by recurrent military coups, the...
Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa’s President) reinstated a ban on the sale of alcohol at both restaurants and retail outlets...
Ugandans are going to the polls today (Thursday, 14th January 2021) to decide whether 76-year-old Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who...
By John Riaga Article 43 (C) of the Kenyan constitution guarantees every citizen the freedom from hunger and a...
To make my biases clear at the outset, I’ve been appalled at how Donald Trump has been fomenting racism,...
By Joan Atuhaire On 14th January 2021, Ugandans will go to the polls to elect a president to lead...
Since COVID-19 was first reported in Africa in early March 2020, the virus has continued to disrupt lives across the continent. Even with hopes of a vaccine gaining traction, more than 1.5 million cases and over 35,000 deaths have been reported, healthcare services remain exposed, education has almost ground to a halt and economies are struggling. Africa Blogging contributors from across the continent have analysed how different countries are responding to the pandemic.
Go to topicUgandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two novels The Greedy Barbarian and The Banana Republic. He also talks about the role social media played in his release.
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout in our country that began on the eve of the 2021 general elections. We share our personal experiences and discuss the effects to the economy and free speech in the...
The proliferation of smartphone devices has led to more meaningful access to the internet as more Ugandans are using the internet to politically organise, speak truth to power. In this episode, we chat with Songa Stone about the role social media is playing in the 2021 upcoming general elections...