Posts Tagged ‘Uganda’
Five questions for Invisible Children and #kony2012
I’m not going to interview Invisible Children, in part because I’m a little busy at the moment. But if I did, here’s the questions I’d ask. Meanwhile, check out these visible women — an incredible Congolese radio collective of bravery, determination and mix tapes. 1. You took in more than $10 million last year. Of [...]
Ugandan journalist missing, held by anti-terrorism force, sources say
Ugandan radio journalist Arafat Nzito disappeared last week, and human rights observers in Uganda think he is being held by the country’s Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force, a security arm of the Ugandan government. Nzito, 23, had been working for two months with Radio Simba, a popular FM station known for its political talk shows before [...]
This week in “Huh?”
From CNN International, in an article about a British aid worker with what appears to be remarkable if limited telepathic capability. I think. Or maybe it’s an article about Save the Children’s remarkable if limited omniscience? Unclear: The British aid worker is “well,” said Anna Ford of Save the Children in Nairobi, Kenya. “He is [...]
Why is it so dangerous to be a journalist in Uganda?
Ugandan journalist Allan Brian Ssenyonga, a frequent guest writer on this blog, says Ugandan journalists naively assume press badges and working for the public interest will keep them safe. It is, alas, a deadly mistake. A colleague of mine at The New Times, a Rwandan daily for which I am a freelance columnist, once told [...]
America’s War, Africa’s body bags: Guest post from Uganda
In the wake of the Kampala bombings, I’ve been exchanging emails with my friend and colleague Allan Brian Ssenyonga. Allan is a Ugandan freelance journalist based in Kigali, and a guy whose insatiable desire to understand history, politics, culture and place has provided me with invaluable context in the Great Lakes over the years. In [...]
Don’t look here for good news
Al Shabaab bombs Kampala threatens Bujumbura, which now feels like my second home. Journalists and political candidates are turning up dead in Rwanda. New fighting by the same old freaking people in eastern Congo sent 70,000 more people running. Meanwhile, Burundi apparently still can’t get its act together, and it’s dragged the East African Community into [...]
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