Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsEssay – Part 3 of 3 Kenyans can now reflect on the changing alliances of the US military inside Somalia before and after the Ethiopians were defeated by nationalist elements. Abdi Samatar has written extensively on the ebb and flow of the fabrication of terrorism. It is [...]
Behind ‘Counter-Revolution’ In East Africa
November 18, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsEssay – Part 2 of 3 The government of Yoweri Museveni in Uganda is seeking external support from the conservative factions in the United States as the region of the Great Lakes becomes a major target for increased oil exploration and production. In what is now being [...]
Remilitarisation of Africa Set to Fail
November 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Horace Campbell* IDN-InDepth NewsEssay – Part 1 of 3 Kenya’s foray into Somalia, led from behind by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), represents a heightened threat to peace and reconstruction in Africa, especially East Africa. This Western-supported incursion is more against the Kenyan people than against the forces [...]
DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Better Coffee Brings Better Living Conditions
February 24, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Wambi Michael BUKALASI, Uganda, Feb 24, 2011 (IPS) – Producing quality Arabica coffee beans on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda is only viable once farmers are assured ready access to the global market. Fair trade has made this possible. Rural communities in eastern Uganda [...]
UGANDA: Kato Murder Re-ignites Gay Rights Debate
February 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Joe Opio * KAMPALA, Feb 12, 2011 (IPS/INSP) – For the government of Uganda, the timing of David Kato’s death couldn’t have been more unfortunate. Kato was killed on Jan. 26, a national holiday to commemorate the ascent to power of the ruling National Resistance Movement party. [...]
UGANDA: ‘Why Waste ARVs on Sex Workers?’
December 3, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi KAMPALA, Dec 3, 2010 (IPS) – Sex workers, among the populations most at risk of HIV infection in Uganda, say they are yet to realise their right to health. Sex workers say they have been left out of national HIV prevention programmes and have [...]
Cancer Treatment Out of Reach for Ugandan Women
November 4, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Rosebell Kagumire SOROTI, Uganda, Nov 4, 2010 (IPS) – Josephine Adongo’s heart leapt when she heard that two doctors from Kampala were offering free medical exams in Soroti. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer at a regional hospital more than a year previously, but unable to afford [...]
UGANDA: Sand Fleas: Neglected Threat to Primary Education
October 21, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Wambi Michael KAMPALA, Oct 21, 2010 (IPS) – Jowaali Dhikusoka sits on the side of the road, alone and bored. The twelve-year-old doesn’t play much with the other children in his village because he has trouble walking. His hands and feet are infested with sand fleas, in [...]
AFRICA: Customary Law Bars Women’s Access to Land
October 1, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Susan Anyangu-Amu and Joshua Kyalimpa NAIROBI and KAMPALA, Sep 30, 2010 (IPS) – Regina Namukasa has been twice dispossessed – first when her husband died and his clan left her out when dividing up his estate, and again when she was denied a share in her father’s [...]
AGRICULTURE-UGANDA: Pee Solves a Problem
October 1, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Wambi Michael KAMPALA, Oct 1, 2010 (IPS) – Faced with a severe decline in soil fertility and low crop production as a result, Ugandan farmers have turned to human urine to improve the richness of their soil. Scientists have found that urine is a first-rate source of [...]
