ISS TODAY OP-ED Tanzanian president drops pretence of reform amid retreat from democracy in east Africa 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA IN FOCUS: 4 APRIL 2025 SA's Orania Afrikaner enclave wants Trump’s help to become a state; US in mineral talks with DRC 6 min 0 By Reuters
UGANDA ATTACK OP-ED Shooting of Bobi Wine — stand up against Museveni’s bloody rule, stand up for human rights 4 min 2 By Platform for African Democrats
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 International Villain of the Year runner-up: Yoweri Museveni 2 min 1 By Rebecca Davis
DETAINED IN UGANDA OP-ED From Johannesburg to Jail – Bobi Wine pleads for action against Museveni as he is arrested at airport 5 min 3 By Greg Mills
CAMPUS STRIFE UCT students and staff protest against anti-gay academic Patrick Lumumba at EFF event 5 min 0 By Ernst Calitz
FILM REVIEW By focusing on a former child soldier, ‘The Theatre of Violence’ questions beliefs on victims and perpetrators 5 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
WAR IN EUROPE OP-ED Message to the African peace mission: Ukraine shares a history with Africa on the struggle for liberation 5 min 16 By Oleksandr Merezhko and Greg Mills
OPEN LETTER South African parents call for immediate repeal of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 3 min 6 By Relebogile Setshedi, Thabisile Msezane and Nandipha Jovula
RIGHTS BACKTRACKING OP-ED LGBTIQ+ victory in Namibia a reminder that Africa is not a country 6 min 0 By Pierre de Vos
LGBTQI+ RIGHTS What it’s like to be Ugandan and queer when your country turns against your identity 6 min 0 By Alinaswe Lusengo
LGBTQ RIGHTS OPED Uganda’s anti-gay bill sparks a surge in homophobia, media censorship and mob attacks 11 min 0 By Welcome Mandla Lishivha
OP-ED When liberation movements don’t liberate – and what Africans can do about it 7 min 6 By Kizza Besigye, Tendai Biti, Abel Chivukuvuku and Greg Mills
TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY Global March 31 celebrations shine a light on the lives and challenges of trans and gender-diverse people 6 min 0 By Alinaswe Lusengo
LGBTQIA+ OP-ED It is vital for South Africa to oppose Uganda’s dangerous anti-gay bill 5 min 1 By Graeme Reid
BILL OF ‘HATRED’ Death penalty imposed as Uganda passes law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ 3 min 6 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED South Africa tries to breathe new life into East African relations 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICAN POLITICS OP-ED How to stop an ever-rising tide of failure: A playbook to unseat liberation movements 6 min 3 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
WAR GAMES OP-ED South Africa’s fawning at the feet of the Russians will carry high costs 4 min 11 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
ISS TODAY OP-ED No silver bullet to stop cattle rustling and protect pastoralist economies in East Africa 4 min 0 By Tadesse Simie Metekia for ISS Today
