The National Wildlife Agency in Uganda recently made an encouraging public statement. The number of endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif is up by 23%. For those of you who are not familiar with the local geography in this part of Africa, the Virunga Massif (i.e. mountain range) is located at the border between [...]

For those who don’t know much about Ivory Coast, it used to be called the pearl of West Africa in early 1990s. Just like Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. If analyzed in the light of the recent events – when both the opposition leader and the incumbent presidents were independently sworn in after the much contested [...]

A local Ugandan newspaper, called Rolling Stone, recently published 100 photographs of “Top”  Ugandan gay men, with names, addresses and photos so that these men can easily be identified.  Facing constant harassment and intimidation, the gay population in Uganda has long gone into hiding.  The infamous Gay Bill, which has unceremoniously  been put aside by [...]

The Citizen (Tanzania) reports that one of the three Tanzanian suspects questioned over their involvement in the bombings that took place in Kampala back in July was arrested over allegations of direct involvement in the planning and execution of the terrorist attacks. The other two Tanzanians who were not tied to the incidents will be [...]

As a person who has been spending significant amounts of time in Tanzania for the last four years, there is one constant complaint I have to make about life in an urban setting: shortage of housing opportunities. Basically, any expat moving to Tanzania will be surprised with how high rent prices are in cities like [...]

Tonight in South Africa, the Dutch made once again history. They were ruthless, despicable and they chose not to play fair. It was a too vivid reenactment of a historical epoch which many of us would like to leave behind. It did not honor them or their country. Luckily they were once again on the wrong side of history.

This is the wiki note of the day on malaria. The following five African countries register the highest number of cases of malaria every year and together they make for more than half of malaria deaths in the world: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and Nigeria. In the last decade, the following [...]

The Cemetery Scam is Kenya continues to be in the limelight both in Kenya and abroad. So what’s the real issue we’re dealing with? The city of Nairobi bought the land for a cemetery for 3.6 million dollars. As it turns out, the market value for the land in question was not higher than 10 [...]

I almost missed this story but I think it’s really important to look at it and analyze it carefully. A Chinese company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC),has expressed its interest in building a railway connecting Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The project is supposed to link Dar es Salaam, Kigali and Musongati in Burundi. Historically, [...]

This is exactly how harmful stereotypes of Africa continue to surface in mainstream media. One uninformed official here, another amateur there, and what he have at the end of the day is this story of Africa the capital of rape, crime and whatever wrongdoing you have in mind. Once again, the intentions might be good but the outcome is simply disgusting.