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COMMENT | Brahma Chellaney |  In 2020, China’s stealth encroachments into India’s Himalayan borderlands triggered deadly clashes and a prolonged military standoff that nearly erupted into war. Five years on, the border crisis remains largely unresolved, yet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently headed to China in an apparent effort to ease friction …

There is real need for cooperation at national, regional, and continental levels to save Africa’s vultures from extinction COMMENT | Fadzai Matsvimbo | On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of vultures. A less oft …

Open Letter to the Editor COMMENT | My name is Adja Boudy Kanté. I am 32 years old, a mother, and a proud young entrepreneur from Senegal. I grew up in Guediawaye, just outside Dakar, and I have dedicated my life to creating nutritious, healthy products from local cereals, products …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | After reading excerpts of an article by Salim Saleh’s daughter in which she attempted to shield the first family from recurring accusations of family rule, this question besieged my thoughts. What is the purpose of privilege? Esteri Mugurwa Akandwanaho, a niece of President Yoweri Museveni and …

COMMENT | EMMANUEL NJUKI | For decades, “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) has been the catch-all phrase for how companies give back to society. However, the traditional model of CSR is often characterised by photo-op donations, short-term and self-promotional charity drives, or once-a-year sponsorships disconnected from a company’s core mission. These …

What the speaker’s victory over Kadaga in NRM elections tells us about where our country stands THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The resounding victory of Speaker Anita Among over former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for the ceremonial position of deputy vice president of the NRM for the eastern region …

COMMENT | Susan Sharon Kabedha | The COVID-19 pandemic remains, to this day, one of the greatest disturbances of our time. It didn’t just hit health or the economy; it turned work as we knew it on its head. It revealed in the corporate world just how vulnerable traditional work structures were …

COMMENT | Lenny Mendonca, Laura Tyson |  At the explicit request of President Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pursuing an unorthodox mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional map to ensure that Republicans win five additional seats in the next election. This brazenly partisan move is yet another example of …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Here we are. Again. Another round of African leaders embarrassing us on the world stage as if we don’t have enough struggles on our African plate. African leaders continue to play pretend about making Africa great for Africans by Africans, grandstanding about “African solutions for African …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | In November 2022, the doyens of Uganda’s long-suffering scuttled opposition surprised us by coming together in a rare show of unity to highlight growing human rights violations and state repression in Uganda. Highlighting the state of dissent, the opposition held the Uganda Human Rights Accountability Conference …