Why Africans still vote for toxic post-liberation tyrants Since the end of colonialism, apartheid and white-minority regimes, many African countries appear to have had disproportionally large numbers of psychopathic,...
Yoweri Museveni
Africa’s liberation wars have shaped history, politics and society Â
Freedom, but also a legacy of one-party states, civil wars and violence against women and children Independence was achieved in several African countries after a national liberation war. In many cases, the liberation...
Uganda Election Day 2021: Summary
While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Uganda  Polling Stations  Most polling stations opened at 07h00 and...
What are Bobi Wine’s chances?
Many believe the 2021 presidential election in Uganda will go to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, but his main rival, Bobi Wine, a young upstart, seems to have united Uganda’s youth and urban population under the hashtag:...
Uganda election: Pre-election day developments 11 – 13 January 2021
Election Campaign Concerns Twitter and Facebook have suspended several Ugandan government officials and ruling party accounts due to alleged manipulation of public debate on the platforms. Fake and duplicate accounts...
Cameroon fights coronavirus with an ‘absent’ president
Last Tuesday, President Paul Biya emerged from wherever he was to talk to his people in a televised address broadcast over state media. It was the first time in two months Biya was speaking on the coronavirus, even as...
