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Urban kinship: the micro-politics of proximity and relatedness in African cities, by Jesper Bjarnesen and Mats Utas
It is our pleasure and privilege to introduce a special issue of Africa, exploring the micro-politics of proximity and relatedness in six African cities. To understand how social and spatial proximity affects the dynamics of everyday sociality, we suggest the … Continue reading
Posted in Urban issues
Tagged Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
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The Inner Beast released after Ugandan Elections 2016, Marianne Bach Mosebo
The Ugandan Presidential Election in 2016 left many Ugandans frustrated and angry at the election process and the announcement of the incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, as the winner with approximately 60% of the votes. Unfortunately, rather than uniting the Ugandan … Continue reading
Posted in #Ugandadecides, democratisation, Election violence, Elections, Governance, Perspectives on Power
Tagged Uganda
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The power of language: discourses and efficacious fussiness in the Ugandan elections, by Anna Baral
On February 15, 2016, three days before Ugandan general elections, the four-times presidential candidate (and never a winner) Kizza Besigye was stopped by anti-riot and military police with his convoy in Jinja Road, central Kampala. Following a script reenacted at … Continue reading
Posted in #Ugandadecides, Election violence, Elections, Governance, politics
Tagged Uganda
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“We Are With You” – Musicians and the 2016 general elections in Uganda, by Nanna Schneidermann
In Uganda, the campaigns for the 2016 elections are on. On the 16th of October president Yoweri K. Museveni was the guest of honor at a dinner party comprising of a dozen of the country’s most popular singers, as they … Continue reading
Reading the International Crisis Group or why think tank reports have to be taken with a pinch of salt, by Berit Bliesemann de Guevara
Recently the New York Times caused turmoil among prestigious and influential US think tanks when it published an investigative article about concealed connections between these non-profit research organisations and a broad range of foreign countries, among them Norway, Japan, Saudi … Continue reading
Posted in International Crisis Group
Tagged Angela Merkel, Charles Taylor, ICG, International Crisis Group, Joseph Kabila, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda
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The Uganda anti-homosexuality bill: beyond monocausal explanations, by Kristof Titeca
Last Friday, the 28th of February, a wealthier primary school in the suburbs of Kampala had a special occasion during their Friday Assembly (in which students hold performances): the P2 class reenacted the signing of the anti-homosexuality bill by President … Continue reading
Ivory beyond the LRA: why a broader focus is needed in studying poaching – By Kristof Titeca
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to the LRA’s involvement in ivory trade. This was sparked off by the Enough report ‘Kony’s ivory’ released in June, which described the LRA’s ivory activities in Garamba Park, North-Eastern DRC. The … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Lords Resistance Army, Post Conflict
Tagged Ivory, poacing, Uganda
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The (LRA) conflict: Beyond the LRA lobby & the hunt for Kony… and towards civilian protection – By Kristof Titeca
On the 28th of February this year, an unfortunate incident happened in Garamba National Park, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)-affected area in North-Eastern Congo. A group of Congolese soldiers went on patrol, in order to track LRA-elements; while at the … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Conflict economies, Lords Resistance Army, State violence
Tagged DRC, Uganda
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Reinventing Kony
When the Kony 2012 thing got worldwide attention I was too busy with other issues to start to write something. Yet I had many discussions with friends and acquaintances who had never shown any interest for Africa before. Who was … Continue reading
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