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Oil companies operating in Uganda, Tullow in particular, must appreciate the need to secure the `Social License’

On Friday Feb. 3, the media was awash with news of signing of new Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) between Tullow oil and the govern [ … ]

 

The economics and politics of Kampala city traders strike

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The greatest paradox is that 20 years after privatisation, the traders want the government’s assistance in businesses

The popular cliché that ‘man is a political animal’ can manifest in various versions and situations. One such is that ‘man is a rebellious animal’.

For example in 1980, when the UP [ … ]

 

The Nigerian crucible

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To Nigerians, the fuel subsidy is the only advantage that they derived from the petrodollars that pour into the treasury

Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was elected only eight months ago, is already swimming in a sea of troubles. On January 1, New Year celebrations were abruptly cut sho [ … ]

 

Reflections on the last presidential poll

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Compromise is not always the solution. Ask the mother in the Bible story who was in a child ownership dispute with another

Andrew Mwenda titled his piece in The Independent of February 2, 2012, “Reflecting on last presidential elections”. A close reading of his article leads one to the conclusion t [ … ]

 

The brain-drain panic returns

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Many backward African countries want citizens in the Diaspora to return home but are unable to absorb them

While developed countries are angst-ridden over mostly illegal immigration by unskilled workers from developing countries, a different set of concerns has surfaced in Africa, in particular, ov [ … ]

 

Makerere’s best has eyes for sun & wind energy

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Top engineering student dreams of generating cheap electricity

I do not compete with other people because it breeds jealousy. I instead compete with myself of yesterday in order to make a better person today,” says Tonny Ongin, the 27-year old Mechanical Engineering graduate who topped this year’s [ … ]

 

A light at the end of the tunnel

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Eliminating the menace of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Though much of the world has never heard of diseases like lymphatic filariasis or schistosomiasis, these and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a daily reality for many living in Africa and across the world. These terrible diseases aff [ … ]

 

Was Gaddafi execution a war crime?

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Gaddafi’s death raises questions for the ICC over the brutal disregard for the rule of law by his executioners

Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan dictator, has officially petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the circumstances under which her father Col. Muamm [ … ]

 

Taking back globalisation

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Every new bilateral agreement should be measured against how evenly spread its macroeconomic benefits will be

The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering is normally little more than a toast to the benefits of increasing global GDP, trade, and investment. But this year’s meeting came at a time when [ … ]

 
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