In The Magazine

By Ronald Musoke The rate at which Ugandan women are dying from unsafe abortion is alarming, Dr. Charles Kiggundu, one of Uganda’s leading Gnaecologists and Obstetricians has said. Kiggundu, a consultant at Mulago Hospital made the revelation at a meeting called by the Ministry of Health to update Ugandans on …

By Haggai Matsiko U.S. President Barrack Obama has expressed disappointment and warned that enacting the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will complicate U.S.-Uganda relations. “As we have conveyed to President Museveni,” Obama has said in a statement, “enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationship with Uganda.” Obama is not happy with the …

By Patrick Kamara In the late 1990s, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighting President Yoweri Museveni’s government had their bases inside the Democratic Republic of Congo. In areas of Mungwallo, Kasenyi, Butembo, and just around the western side of the Rwenzori mountain which stretches into the DR Congo.  They would …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz Austerity policies have made the downturn far deeper, longer, and with long-lasting consequences Soon after the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, I warned that unless the right policies were adopted, Japanese-style malaise – slow growth and near-stagnant incomes for years to come – could set …

By Anne Laure Mondesert & Caroline Taix Mini-skirt creator and queen of Swinging London The creator of the mini-skirt, British designer Mary Quant, turned 80 on Feb.7 still brimming with enthusiasm for fashion and women’s rights. She admits a certain nostalgia for the “high excitement and innovation” of 1960s “Swinging …

By Joan Akello Is Fagil Mandy fighting for change at national exam body or is it all about money? When President YoweriMuseveniappointed him chairmanof the board of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in July 2012 ,it was a dream come true for Fagil Musa Mandy. At his installation ceremony …

By Joseph E. Stiglitz Austerity policies have made the downturn far deeper, longer, and with long-lasting consequences Soon after the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, I warned that unless the right policies were adopted, Japanese-style malaise – slow growth and near-stagnant incomes for years to come – could set …

By Dani Rodrik While economies have been hit by mood swings in financial markets, the only surprise is that we are surprised How quickly emerging markets’ fortunes have turned. Not long ago, they were touted as the salvation of the world economy – the dynamic engines of growth that would …

By Joan Akello A mother, wife and the Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority. Who are you in two sentences? I am ambitious. I am a learner. What one thing has kept you? Faith. I believe that my life is given to me to live for Christ What attracts people …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Wrong regional integration and why small should be the new big thing for East Africa Africa is obsessed with regional, political, and economic integration. Over the last 30 years, our governments have created many regional trade blocks; some of which overlap. For example, Uganda is a …