Arjun Vohra

Uganda 2026 Elections: Democracy at a Crossroads

cc Lawrence Kitatta, modified, A Ugandan Military police officer enforcing Covid19 rules chasing a journalist who was covering Bobi Wine when he had taken a petition to the UN human rights Kampala office protesting continued human rights violations and the illegal detention of his supporters.

As Uganda President Musevini prepares to contest his seventh consecutive term in 2026, allegations of corruption, political violence, and election tampering cast a long shadow over Uganda’s democratic future.

A Pernicious Withdrawal: Trump Paves the Way for China’s Domination of Africa

cc President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping meet children waving Chinese and U.S. flags at welcoming ceremonies outside the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, November 9, 2017, in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) , https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/more-photos-foreign-trip/

By actively disengaging from Africa, Washington is ceding additional influence to an already-prominent Chinese presence on the continent, ultimately impacting US efforts to source new critical mineral supply chains.

A Vicious Cycle: War and Famine in Sudan

A village in Nuba, South Sudan, abandoned during an earlier civil conflict. cc Maureen Didde, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abandoned_Nuba_village.jpg

Examining the nexus of violence and famine that fuels the Sudan civil war.

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