The African Union (AU) is celebrating its 50th birthday on 25 May 2013 and Africans wherever they be are debating the role of the AU in their lives … [Read more...]
Troy Davis- Wots his name?
Up until Tuesday20th September 2011 I had never heard of Troy Davis but he had made it into the news bulletin of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. The … [Read more...]
Australia PM’s attempts to sell refugees to Malaysia thwarted by courts
The Reith Lecture of 2009 was delivered by Professor Sandel and his subject was a NEW FORM OF CITIZENSHIP. Of the 4 lectures, I was especially … [Read more...]
Can councils evict those involved in UK Riots?
In the face of the lawlessness that has engulfed British cities this week, legislators, policy makers and politicians are determined to throw the book … [Read more...]
Catching up Princess and Perfect
I sometimes can't quite believe my luck! Once or twice a year I get to visit Princess and Perfect at their school in SW Uganda. At the recent visit … [Read more...]
Let Them Help Themselves Out of Poverty
I took up Nikki's 30 day blogging challenge . The task I am currently working on requires us to answer questions that people ask us the most about … [Read more...]
Is the Starbucks boss crying foul or really rooting for coffee farmers?
Today 11th May 2011 the news has been full of one thing that is close to my heart- the true value of what producers in the developing world earn for … [Read more...]
Gaddafi- will the headmaster be rolling up his tent soon?
Back in January I had a rare opportunity of being part of a delegation that got to meet Gaddafi in his compound. The reason – Gaddafi had called a … [Read more...]
Is a UN Agency for Women necessary?
On Saturday 26th March 2011, I attended a workshop in Central London on exploring gender equality. The afternoon session was mostly about a new UN … [Read more...]
100years of International Women’s Day- Women in Africa
Reflections: 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day: How have things changed for women in your country over your lifetime? This is … [Read more...]
Uganda goes to polls#ugandavotes
Campaigning has ended and word on the street is that the roads in Kampala are eerily quiet as Ugandans get ready to go the polls tomorrow … [Read more...]
World Vision USA and those 100,000 Tshirts
Sometime last year a "row" broke out in Cyber space when Jason Sadler announced that he was going to send 1 Million T shirts to African, the long and … [Read more...]
Ivory Coast- The politics of Chocolate
Image via Wikipedia I answered a tweet this afternoon (26/1/11) from the BBC about the proposed Cocoa sanctions in the Ivory coast and before I … [Read more...]
End of The Girls’ first year at school
Having got off the dreaded bus in one piece it was a case of hitting the ground running. We had a team meeting in preparation for the Christmas party … [Read more...]
Was it bad driving or a simple case of arrogance?
On December 1 I hit the road to Ruhanga Sw Uganda. My Auntie with whom I was staying here in Uganda didn’t want me to go by public transport because … [Read more...]
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