How Congo’s Trees Are Smuggled Through East Africa
By Emmanuel Mihiingo KaijaThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the custodian of the second-largest tropical rainforest on Earth, encompassing approximately 155 million hectares,...
When Faith Meets Power: Religion and Politics in Africa
By Emmanuel Mihiingo Kaija"The song of the sacred and the drum of the polity can never be wholly separated; they beat in the same...
Coercive Arithmetic, Electoral Sincerity, and the Rhetorical Displacement of Democratic Persuasion in Uganda
By: Isaac Christopher Lubogo1. IntroductionElectoral periods represent constitutionally sensitive moments in democratic systems, requiring heightened adherence to principles of popular sovereignty, political equality, and...
Africa at an Epistemic Crossroads: Crisis, Knowledge, and the Reclamation of Governance
Emmanuel Mihiingo KaijaAfrica in the mid-2020s confronts a convergence of political instability, armed conflict, economic precarity, ecological stress, and democratic erosion that cannot be...
Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State
A Review by Isaac Christopher LubogoAuthor: Mahmood MamdaniPublisher:The Belknap Press of Harvard University PressPlace of publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts (and London, England)Year of publication: 20251. Opening...
Africa in the Long Present: Power, Precarity, and the Struggle to Breathe
Emmanuel Mihiingo KaijaAfrica in 2025 exists in what historians and political scientists describe as the long present, a historical compression in which legacies of...
Systemic Iatrogenic and Institutional Failure by the Government of Uganda to Protect Its People: A Constitutional Violation of the Right to Health
By: Isaac Christopher Lubogo 1. Introduction: From Individual Error to Structural and Constitutional HarmIn public discourse, when Ugandans say that “hospitals are killing people,” they...
Make This Detty December Fun, Safe, and Budget-Friendly: How to Enjoy the Holidays Without Going Broke
By Linda SegbefiaThe holiday season is here! A time for joy, connection, and celebration. But let’s be real: Detty December can also get pricey...
Expiry as a Question of Law, Not Pedagogy: The Gate That Closes Before the Race, and Why Degrees Do Not Expire Even When Nominations...
By: Isaac Christopher LubogoAbstractThis discourse examines the legal, regulatory, and jurisprudential tensions surrounding Uganda’s mature age entry (MAE) framework, focusing on the paradox that...
Closing Africa’s $30 Billion Water and Sanitation Gap: Five Priorities for Ministers Ahead of 2030
There is a $130 billion annual investment gap hindering the world’s mission to achieve universal access to climate-resilient water and sanitation services by the...
Extreme Heat in Uganda: Climate Science, Public Health Implications, and Policy Urgency
By: Isaac Christopher LubogoAbstractUganda is experiencing increasingly frequent and intense episodes of extreme heat, with significant implications for public health, productivity, and social wellbeing....
“We Will Not Support Him Now or Ever” – The Political Betrayal That Will Haunt Celou Dalein Diallo Forever
By Alpha Amadu JallohGuinea is racing toward the 28 December 2025 presidential election, a moment when the country should finally break from confusion and...
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