Ethiopia’s Tigray food crisis: Who is telling the truth?
On December 24, 1987, the Washington Post published a story titled: “In Ethiopia, Food is a Weapon of War”. In...
Can Uganda’s fire department deal with the growing terror attacks?
It is no longer news that on Tuesday, November 16, suicide bombers associated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an...
Uganda-Rwanda Stand-off: A Tale of Two Former Brothers-in-arms
The recent double-headed World Cup qualifier matches played between Uganda and Rwanda saw Uganda trounce Rwanda in both encounters with...
BRIAN MUKALAZI: Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: People should listen to the Expert and Experts should listen to the People
Available data indicates that by October 1, more than 50 countries had missed the World Health Organization's (WHO) set global...
Military takeovers in Africa: Drawing the line between Politics and the Army
In just five months, Africa has experienced three violent but successful military takeovers in the countries of Mali, Chad and...
Is Africa really cursed? – Part III
I recently had a conversation with a colleague who controversially intimated that if, by any chance, a vote or referendum...
Is Africa really cursed? – Part II
From advances in technology and medicine to paradigm shifts in livelihood systems, the past 50 or so years have seen...
BRIAN MUKALAZI: Is Africa really cursed? – Part I
In October 2019, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in achieving peace...
Brian Mukalazi: How Covid-19 has disrupted Africa’s secret burial beliefs and practices
An analysis of recent media reports in Uganda, especially from the districts of Budaka, Pallisa and Buikwe, has revealed multiple...
How human encroachment on nature will cause more pandemics and diseases beyond Covid-19
In his wonderfully written book, The Pandemic Century, author Mark Honigsbaum says, “Reviewing the last hundred years of epidemic outbreaks,...
