Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Author: Janice Nkajja
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What International Law Owes Africa’s Future
International law, being a system of cooperation and tool of governance, has been central to shaping the destiny of nations and states ever since the establishment of the modern international system. The history, politics, and socio-economy of Africa within the system, however, witness basic imbalances and disparities that continue to appear in the contemporary international…
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Silencing the Truth: Uganda’s Press Freedom Crisis and Africa’s Democratic Dilemma
Throughout 2024, Uganda’s press freedom landscape has remained tainted by contradictions, reverses, and deep-seated institutional animosity, as outlined in the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) Press Freedom Index Report 2024. Aptly titled “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: A Slippery Media Landscape“, the report not only documents press freedom abuses across the country but…
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TAKEN BY THE STATE: Civilian abductions in Uganda
Uganda has in recent years been hit by a rising tide of kidnappings and enforced disappearances, a development that has raised alarm bells among human rights activists, the international community, and Ugandans. These disappearances, which have largely targeted opposition political leaders, their supporters, and government critics, have painted a very worrying picture of the state…
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The Protest Vote and Uganda’s 2026 Election: Plausibility, Challenges, and Pathways for Change
Earlier today, political tensions boiled over in Uganda following the nation’s principal opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), attempting to organize a youth-focused event for the official opening of a nationwide protest vote campaign in the run-up to the 2026 general elections. Security agents forestalled the meeting from coming into full being by dispersing…
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Pope Francis and the African Continent: A Legacy of Compassion, Justice, and Faith
The world stood still in a rare instant of collective sorrow at the passing of Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome, a pope whose papacy was characterized by a radical simplicity, great humility, and unwavering commitment to justice. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936, Francis was born of humble beginnings…
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Viral but Void: Youth Activism in the Age of Digital Performance
We are in a digital and technology age. In a time when algorithms decide for us and social media sites dictate our experience, activism has changed. What had previously taken printed flyers, clandestine meetings, and days on end of marches through the scorching heat now begins with hashtags, Instagram stories, TikTok clips, and Twitter threads.…
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THE CASH BONANZA IN PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA
On the 7th of March 2025, Uganda’s politics took center stage with explosive information came to light of the 50 billion Ugandan shillings which were allocated to Members of Parliament (MPs). Reports indicate that every one of the approximately 527 MPs received 100 million shillings, supposedly for “constituency development activities.” The payment, initially conducted under…
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THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE: A terror of the past
In Rwanda’s rolling hills, where morning mists creep over terraced farms and the soft drone of life vibrates through banana groves and tea plantations, April brings more than the warmth of sun-kissed fields. It brings memories. It brings mourning. It brings a time of somber remembrance that even the wind seems to observe. The Rwandan…
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN AFRICA: Is the rule of law an utter joke?
The African constitutional crisis is neither a new nor an exceptional feature. Instead, it marks the climax of decades of calculated abuse of constitutional structures by individuals whose self-interest, political expediency, or institutional vulnerabilities make them opt for such acts. In most African nations, the Constitution—once a desired sacred social compact between government and governed—has…
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré: Pan Africanism embodied?
Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s story is one of revolutionary fervor, youthful energy, and unyielding belief in African self-reliance. Born in 1988 in Bondokuy, a small town in Burkina Faso’s Mouhoun Province, Traoré grew up amid the waves of political instability and economic hardship that defined the post-Sankara era. He received his first education in the region…