Bored of the Big Man

I wrote this article for The Economist, based on my Ugandan trip.  It can be seen in the paper here. THE buildings stormed by Israeli commandos in 1976 still stand on Entebbe airfield. Now they are joined by the occasional C-17 Globemaster of the United States Air Force, part of an American presence trying, among…

A new King of Scotland?

Sacked Prime Minister challenges Ugandan President’s 29-year rule Kampala. 15 June 2015. The former prime minister of Uganda has declared he will challenge the president at elections due next year. Amama Mbabazi was sacked from the government in 2014 after criticising the president, Yoweri Museveni, who has been in charge for 29 years. Mr Mbabazi,…