Today is Mother’s Day! A happy day for some, but not for all mothers in Uganda. Why? A large number of these mothers are teenagers – around my age. I am 17 years old. Uganda has the 14th highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the world. The country records 114.85 births per year per 1000 women aged between 15 and…
It’s a long road to Karamoja. After a while, it’s not really a road at all. There’s Kampala, Jinja, Mbale. Then there’s Soroti – then Iriri. There are hours of driving. Driving along roads constructed by Chinese companies and driving on roads constructed by nature. There are staggeringly beautiful views and mile upon mile of flat, green, landscape stretching to…
“We could do it underwater?” “Very funny, I’m sure, Mr President” said the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. “…you will excuse me for reminding you that this is no time for jokes” “You don’t need to remind me Ibrahim” President Mohammed Nasheed said quietly. “…and I am quite serious.” “You are?” “Yes. I am. I propose that we hold the…
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