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With William Ruto’s ascension to the presidency, we now have a string of governments in the East African region that hold no genuine or valuable ideological...
In the second of a three-part series, A.K. Kaiza reflects on the work of anthropologist Frank Knowles Girling whose research—now published in Lawino’s People— was buried...
Much like in 1977, all the conditions have come together that could turn conflicting interests into ruinous warfare across the region.
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There has been no discernible improvement since the Mo Ibrahim Prize was launched and it is fair to question whether the award is even necessary.
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The African Union complains that the International Criminal Court is biased only when an African head of state stands accused.
In this long-read, Liam Taylor explores the politics and class dynamics of Kampala, Uganda. Taylor unpicks the enigma of Yoweri Museveni’s background – a former student...
Authoritarian regimes in Africa may be perfecting the art of shutting down the internet as an advanced form of rigging the elections, with the help of...
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Facebook removed content engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour six days before Uganda’s presidential election. In conversation with The Elephant, Tessa Knight opines on the process that...
