Uganda

When I started talking about mental health, my brother pulled me aside and said, "You want to tell people you're crazy?" Here in Uganda specifically, that is a big taboo. My name is Emily Banya, co-founder of Utalii Creative. Around…

I was 12 when my dad was told he had HIV, he was shocked and went into self-destruct mode. He would drink, have fun with friends and try to do everything to excess. Eventually, he sobered up. I think he thought about his young children…

Mwai Kibaki, who has died aged 90, stood at the crossroads of fundamental political change in Kenya, often without knowing the scale of the forces he was helping to unleash. He served as the country’s third president, from 2002 to 2013;…

Ugandan film producer Raymond Malinga, whose work will feature in an upcoming Disney anthology of animated films from across Africa, hopes the project will bring African animation to the world. "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire", is a…

Knowing the powerful effect of nude protests, astute Ugandan academic and activist Stella Nyanzi, resorted to using this medium to express her displeasure in recent years. “I think that my private nudity is my private nudity, but…

Losing one's home is nearly tantamount to losing your identity and your sense of belonging and this is exactly how the Batwa people of Uganda feel. Nearly three decades ago, the Batwa were evicted from their ancestral forest homes in a…

This is a story of a woman whose life well-planned life was tossed out of the window before she could realise all her aspirations.

How Ronald Kabuye, a trombonist from a slum in Katwe, Uganda; fell in love with playing music and found his way to a bigger better stage. When I lost my dad I had to stay with my mum and I was separated from my siblings. So it was not a…

"Why don't you want to grow as a very successful woman, a boss woman, instead of just being married to someone?" Mary Cholhok and her rallying cry to women back in her home of Uganda is one born out of her own experiences overcoming…

For someone who spent most of his childhood on the street, Uganda's Eddy Kenzo has what could be considered a surprisingly upbeat attitude to life. "Me, I’m here to promote the good vibe. I’m here to show people what kind of life we go…