Ugandan opposition threatens That Which Did Not Work At All in Burundi
Next month, Uganda is having a presidential election — or, depending on your viewpoint, a mini-re-coronation. The Economist last fall called Museveni a “king…
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Is the Oppositin Giving Up in Uganda?
Uganda President Museveni’s grip on power seems so strong ahead of the upcoming presidential election that an opposition candidate is considering pulling out of…
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Kigali on Edge After Grenade Attack
About 25 minutes after reports started moving through SMS and Twitter of tonight’s grenade attack(s?) in the city center, everything was … normal. Unless…
Read MoreIf you don’t blog for awhile, do you disappear?
I’ve been on a manic reporting binge for the last few weeks, so I haven’t had time to keep up the blogging. Or the…
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What’s the Frequency, Nkurunziza?
Radio is king in Africa — anyone who has spent much time on the continent knows that. Virtually no African government lacks a friendly…
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Burundi Election Lacks Critical Ingredient: Candidates
Bujumbura, Burundi — Less than a week away from its first presidential vote since the last armed group laid down their guns, Burundi’s election…
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A Comparative Guide to Grenade Attacks in Burundi & Rwanda
It almost seems like you can’t hold elections without a few grenade explosions in this part of the world. Grenade explosions made international news…
Read MoreA comparative guidebook to grenades in Great Lakes capital cities
It almost seems like you can’t hold elections without a few grenade explosions in this part of the world. Grenade explosions made international news…
Read MoreThis week in African elections…
There aren’t any. To be fair, only one of the three I’m thinking about is even supposed to have happened. But the other two…
Read MoreVexed by the King of Liberia
Glenna Gordon has a fantastic story about trying to take the photo of George Weah, massive soccer star and one-time presidential candidate, whose narrow…
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