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Yoweri Museveni

Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa

Politics

Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa

By Peter Fabricius

SA's Orania Afrikaner enclave wants Trump’s help to become a state; US in mineral talks with DRC

Africa

SA's Orania Afrikaner enclave wants Trump’s help to become a state; US in mineral talks with DRC

By Reuters

Shooting of Bobi Wine — stand up against Museveni’s bloody rule, stand up for human rights

Africa

Shooting of Bobi Wine — stand up against Museveni’s bloody rule, stand up for human rights

By Platform for African Democrats

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg, his party says

Africa

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg, his party says

By Reuters

International Villain of the Year runner-up: Yoweri Museveni

Africa

International Villain of the Year runner-up: Yoweri Museveni

By Rebecca Davis

From Johannesburg to Jail – Bobi Wine pleads for action against Museveni as he is arrested at airport

Africa

From Johannesburg to Jail – Bobi Wine pleads for action against Museveni as he is arrested at airport

By Greg Mills

UCT students and staff protest against anti-gay academic Patrick Lumumba at EFF event

South Africa

UCT students and staff protest against anti-gay academic Patrick Lumumba at EFF event

By Ernst Calitz

By focusing on a former child soldier, ‘The Theatre of Violence’ questions beliefs on victims and perpetrators

Africa

By focusing on a former child soldier, ‘The Theatre of Violence’ questions beliefs on victims and perpetrators

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Message to the African peace mission: Ukraine shares a history with Africa on the struggle for liberation

Africa

Message to the African peace mission: Ukraine shares a history with Africa on the struggle for liberation

By Oleksandr Merezhko and Greg Mills

South African parents call for immediate repeal of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023

Africa

South African parents call for immediate repeal of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023

By Relebogile Setshedi, Thabisile Msezane and Nandipha Jovula

LGBTIQ+ victory in Namibia a reminder that Africa is not a country

Africa

LGBTIQ+ victory in Namibia a reminder that Africa is not a country

By Pierre de Vos

What it’s like to be Ugandan and queer when your country turns against your identity

Africa

What it’s like to be Ugandan and queer when your country turns against your identity

By Alinaswe Lusengo