13 min read. Ali Zaidi was that éminence grise that all newspapers must have – that one in-house intellectual and grammarian commanding a battery of section...
18 min read. The absence of steadying British and American hands right now, in this conflict, has exposed the lack of political and management skills in...
16 min read. Naipaul’s racism appears to have been transactional right-wingery by one who knew there was a cash-paying audience that loved that sound. By A.K....
12 min read. The rise of Bobi Wine is being propelled by the historically unwise imposition of taxes that hurt Uganda’s poor. By A.K. KAIZA
8 min read. The era of President Yoweri Museveni, along with his undeniable influence in the region, has come to an end. The countdown to the...
17 min read. In Yoweri Museveni’s fourth decade in power, the Ugandan state has shrunk into one man and a dog, himself and his police chief...
7 min read. Listen to audio or download I had arrived late to Ethiopia, when I first visited it in 2012, barely managing to see the vestiges...
