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Battling Mental Health in Uganda: A Tale of Bravery0
- Mental Health, Uganda
- 23.06.2017.
The State of the World Health today is something that we should all very concerned about. The future of who we are as a people mainly lies in how sound we are. The World Health Organisation (WHO) since 1948 has had this at the core of the work that they do: and have thus defined
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Zambia’s Disturbing Political Crisis0
Zambia’s main opposition party, United Party for National Development (UPND) has continued to receive a bashing from the Patriotic Front (PF) government with the church and civil society raising alarm at what they describe as an accelerated move towards a dictatorship. Zambia now has a situation where opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema remains in indefinite detention
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The Costs and Casualties of Magufuli’s Mineral War0
- Corruption, Governance, Tanzania
- 19.06.2017.
“This economic warfare requires enough sacrifice” – President John Magufuli President Magufuli has declared that Tanzania is in economic warfare. This is a protracted struggle to protect our natural resources from plunder. Minerals are at the heart of this battle. Of course, we have not yet experienced a ‘mineral war’ like the one in the
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Experts, stop pretending and really share knowledge with the masses!0
- Africa, Cameroon, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Governance, Journalism, Leadership
- 16.06.2017.
Expert. Though the word is overused, I believe in the work of real experts and its usefulness to society. Without them, scientific breakthroughs would have never happened and illness like appendicitis would still be considered sorcery. Thanks to their work, the majority sees their living standards and well-being drastically improve. Except that what is considered
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How a Kenyan NGO is improving healthcare in villages, one bike at a time.0
- Africa, Charity, East Africa, Kenya
- 14.06.2017.
A bicycle would today be considered in many African cities as a poor man’s means of transport yet in remote villages across the continent it could literally be the difference between life and death. CooP-Kenya is local NGO that has operated in the Western Kenya region for about seven years now. The acronym stands for Cycling
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How To Spot Empty Campaign Promises0
In the coming days, especially as we approach August, we will be inundated with politicians each seeking our endorsement and more importantly our vote. We will be encouraged, harangued and shamed into exercising our democratic right to wake up incredibly early, endure frustratingly long queues in order to mark a bunch of ballots and toss
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Will Kenya’s Maize Crisis Send Kenyatta’s Gov’t Packing?0
- Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Kenya
- 07.06.2017.
Maize meal – popularly known in Kenya as ugali is the country’s staple food. Even though the population consumes other products such as wheat bread, rice and potatoes as key sources of starch, a meal will be incomplete without a serving of ugali. That though has been the state in most dinner tables in Kenyan households over
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Fires Around Mineral Rich Great Lakes Region1
Natural resources are the main cause of internal conflict in many countries in the Great Lake Region. The Democratic Republic of Congo is an example of a country where natural resources have fueled internal conflict as an array of actors fight for control of DR Congo’s mineral rich eastern provinces. In addition, this fighting has
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Recapturing the State and Mineral Rights in Tanzania0
“[I]f they say that there is a lot of gold here…the obvious thing is that Tanganyika will be rich and there will be no more loans…” – Ali Saidi Mtaki, Parliamentary Hansard: 7 June 1962 President John Magufuli has recaptured the attention of the international media. “Shares in London-listed Acacia Mining”, Reuters observes, “were set
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Uganda: Charades, sound bites will not end practice of torture in detention0
- Civil Liberties, Governance, Human Rights, Uganda
- 29.05.2017.
Gory images from Uganda’s torture chambers have gripped the nation. Many are still struggling to fathom why cold-blooded torturers would descend on human beings and unleash such untold horror on them. In response, President Museveni penned a tepid open missive advising police and other law enforcement agencies to cease the use of torture. He accurately
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