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The Oil Paradigm: Will Uganda’s Impending Crude Boom Trickle Down to Citzens?

By Atwemereireho Alex For nearly two decades, Uganda’s petroleum narrative has hovered precariously within the liminal space between existential promise and perpetual postponement. “First Oil” became a familiar, almost exhausting political refrain invoked during heated campaign seasons, ritualistically repeated in State of the Nation Addresses, and embedded deep within successive National Development Plans (NDPs) yet…

Ethiopia’s Opposition Boycotts Parliament over “Rigged Election”

By Hana-Maryam Teshome Ethiopia’s fractured democratic landscape has entered another period of political confrontation after a major opposition alliance refused to occupy the parliamentary seats it won in the country’s latest general election, denouncing the process as fundamentally lacking democratic legitimacy. The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity, a five-party opposition alliance that secured seven seats in…

Tigray Authorities Accused of Forced Recruitment and Crushing Dissent

By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Regional authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region should withdraw a proclamation that purports to grant them sweeping powers to compel military service and punish dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. Tigray’s main political party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), issued the proclamation in early June 2026 after driving out regional leaders appointed…