All posts tagged "Uganda"

  • Setting the Standard for Environmental Conservation

    A few weeks ago, Uganda agreed to a United States request to host about 2000 Afghan refugees temporarily as their applications to live in the United States are processed. This follows a long history of Uganda as...

    • Posted October 11, 2021
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  • An insatiable appetite for Bunyonyi

    When I visited Kabale about two or three years ago, I learned several things about myself. First, I learned that I have an extremely low tolerance for cold weather, it borders on full-on dislike. Second, I learned...

    • Posted September 20, 2021
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  • The Banamasaka of Ndegeya

    For so many years, I’ve thought of Masaka as a place where the most radicalised yet arrogant Baganda emerge. I don’t even know why or how this bogus stereotype came about but whenever anyone mentioned something unflattering...

    • Posted August 23, 2021
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  • Stepping out of the Financial Pits of the Lockdown

    When I opened my first bank account in the early 2000s, there was little that I needed it for, in all honesty. At the time, owning a bank account was something of a prestigious affair. And with...

    • Posted July 30, 2021
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  • Saving the World One Tree at a time

    During my days at Bat Valley Primary School, in the 90s, there was a sense of urgency with which teachers made us embrace our love for the earth. We had teachers who took us through the paces,...

    • Posted July 19, 2021
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