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  • Uganda Celebrates Golden Independence; New Challenges Ahead

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    On 9th October Uganda marked 50 years of independence with pomp, colour, showcasing the country’s air power and a choreographic presentation of how far the country has moved and projection of the future. Becoming an independent state in 1962, Uganda has since had 9 heads of state with pioneer executive […]

  • Uganda’s Quest for Peace and Joseph Kony

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    Is peace between individuals and societies possible, or is conflict simply a part of human nature? Does it differ from culture to culture, religion to religion, nation to nation? All human history is punctuated by conflict and endless struggle for peaceful coexistence. Even before the American Revolution in 1777 to […]

  • Who Will Protect Defiled Soroti Childrens In Uganda?

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    During my recent visit to Soroti in Eastern Uganda which is 350 km from Kampala, I was overwhelmed by incidences of child marriage, cases of rape and defilement which are some of the major problems children in this area face. For the one week I spent in the area, helping […]

  • How African Athletes Performed At Olympics 2012

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      Writing a review of Africa’s participation in the Olympics has been harder than I imagined. With my country Ghana, the assessment was very simple and could be summed up with one word – flop. Looking at the continent as a whole the picture is more complex but it is […]