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Podcast: Arrested and Tortured for writing a book featuring Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two...
“Embrace intra-party democracy” – Zambia’s opposition urged.
Zambia prepares to go for General Elections on 12th August 2021 to elect the president, members of the national...
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PODCAST: How a five day internet shutdown disrupted lives in Uganda
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout...
Democracy On Trial: Was the will of the people subverted in Ghana’s December elections?
By Ebenezer Immanuel Obeng-Akrofi The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the result of...
ZIMBABWE: Using Covid-19 to set stage for 2023 election rigging
By Paidamoyo Muzulu ZIMBABWE holds general elections in 2023 – two years away – but subtle manoeuvres to rig...
Niger: The role of women in the very first democratic transition
Since independence, Niger never experienced a democratic transition. Political and democratic instability was marked by recurrent military coups, the...
ELECTION UPDATE: Uganda’s date with destiny
Ugandans are going to the polls today (Thursday, 14th January 2021) to decide whether 76-year-old Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who...
Trump, Twitter, and freedom of speech
To make my biases clear at the outset, I’ve been appalled at how Donald Trump has been fomenting racism,...
Democracy in Africa: a reflection on Uganda’s electoral process
By Joan Atuhaire On 14th January 2021, Ugandans will go to the polls to elect a president to lead...
Storming the Capitol – Trump’s exit won’t fix much
The scenes from Washington on Wednesday (6th January 2020), where the process confirming Biden’s status as President-Elect was disrupted...
The Role of Social Media in the 2021 Ugandan Elections featuring Songa Stone
The proliferation of smartphone devices has led to more meaningful access to the internet as more Ugandans are using...
Police extra-judicial killings in Zambia raises alarm… as two more are gunned down
THE environment was tense and politically charged as Zambia’s capital, Lusaka came to a standstill on Wednesday 23rd December...