All of Uganda’s Free Emergecy Contraceptives Are About to Expire
NAIROBI — Uganda’s entire public stock of emergency contraceptives will expire by Wednesday, leaving women — especially survivors of rape — in the lurch.
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What these Ugandan women want (hint: not SWEDOW)
An amazing lipdub from rural Uganda (and a case study in empowered marketing, by a Dutch NGO).
Read MoreARVs made easy in Uganda?
Here’s something that piqued my interest: Yesterday, Ugandan drug manufacturer Quality Chemicals announced that it’s going to manufacture a single pill to replace the…
Read MoreIf you want to #coverthenight, also read this — Beyond #Kony2012: Advocacy, Activism and Africa
I’m thrilled to join the company of some stellar thinkers, doers and writers in “Beyond Kony2012.” I’ve offered a chapter called “Ethical or Exploitative:…
Read MoreWant a doctor to deliver your baby? In Uganda, you have to sue for that
Following Ugandans on foot as they #walk2work
My occasional internet addiction finally proves useful as I follow the news in Uganda, where Museveni’s biggest challenger in the February elections is now…
Read MoreLet’s play, “Why is this news?”
In this report from Uganda (slow down! 20 clicks a month!) we learn that: A man tried to steal a motorcycle in Kampala. A…
Read MoreUganda finds easiest Security Council sanctions loophole ever
In order to comply with UN sanctions, Uganda froze the assets of Tropical Bank, “99.6875 percent” owned by Libya, according to Bloomberg. (The other…
Read MoreIn Uganda, a new inflation — in the price of votes
A must-read from Joachim Buwembo in The East African. Buwembo notices that as the Ugandan shilling tanks, the value of the Ugandan vote is…
Read MoreUgandan Opposition: “If the ruling party can steal votes, we can totally plagiarize”
There are some rather surprising similarities between British Prime Minister David Cameron’s political manifesto and the one Ugandan opposition candidate Kizza Besigye wrote. Remarkable,…
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