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December 2007

  • Kenyan Elections

    You should by now know that parts of Kenya are on the brink of full-blown violence following the announcement that Mwai Kibaki has won the hotly disputed Kenyan elections. The Economist has posted an...
  • Creative Marketing

    This past summer I was in Toronto for a couple of days, and saw an artist working on a chalk drawing on the sidewalk. His work was impressive, so i guess it was a matter of time before someone...
  • Unregulated SACCOs threaten the future of Microfinance in Uganda

    If you have not already done so, read The Observer article by Moses Talemwa on unregulated Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisations (SACCOs). The article highlights the story of a woman who has...
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    Safaricom IPO is a for test Uganda's Securities Exchange

    Safaricom's decision to float its IPO on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) has sent ripples through the financial market in Kampala. Seen largely as a vote of confidence for the young exchange,...
  • Samite Mulondo: an underrated artist

    Over the past five years Uganda's music scene has been witness to an incredible revival. During that time, Jose Chameleone, Ngoni, Mesach Semakula and Juliana Kanyomozi have become household names....
  • War Dance: a new story for an old song

    War Dance is the latest in a line of documentaries made by Americans about the war in Northern Uganda. Like Invisible Children before it, War Dance focuses on how children have been affected by the...
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    In the news this week: December 7th

    In the news this week: a new Ebola virus has hit western Uganda; Kony has been given one month to leave the DRC; The falling U.S. dollar may harm Uganda's economy; Rising food prices have...
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    Web reDesign Awards November 2007

    I am a big fan of great design, and I wanted to do something to promote the efforts some Ugandans are making to bring great looking sites to the web. So every month, if I see something great, I will...
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    Blogging in Uganda (Part 7): GayUganda

    On the subject of homosexuality in Uganda, opinions abound. Back in 1999, President Museveni made his position clear by asking the police to arrest gays. His authority notwithstanding, the Sexual...