By : Jo Becker | Advocacy Director, Children’s Rights Division Photo: Children attending a pre-primary class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda.© 2024 Jo Becker/Human Rights Watch On a roadside in Central Uganda, a woman selling charcoal says she barely earns enough to buy food for herself and her eight children. She is determined for her children to go to school and says she believes that pre-primary education is an essential foundation for further learning. But the tuition is expensive. Despite scholarships for some of her children, she has gone 1 million shillings (US$263) into debt paying their fees…
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When, back in 2009, an interviewer asked Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the time, whether he had any presidential ambitions, Mr. Sanusi gave a curt reply: “No, I don’t. I have ambitions to be the emir of Kano.” Five years later, in June 2014, Mr. Sanusi got his wish with his installation as Emir of Kano following the transition of Ado Bayero, who had occupied the stool for fifty years. In March 2020, Sanusi’s reign was cut short when personal and political disagreements with then Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje culminated in…
645 Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back in action as the hilarious detective duo in their latest film, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. Directed by the dynamic team of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the action-comedy hit theaters on June 7. This marks the fourth installment in the beloved Bad Boys franchise, which first captivated audiences in 1995. Following the Ride Or Die premiere, Will and Martin took to social media to share behind-the-scenes footage featuring internet sensation Khaby Lame. In the clip, the iconic pair engages in a side-splitting scene where Will nonchalantly tucks his gun into…
Table Mountain takes centre stage in October as the Table Mountain Cableway, one of the Cape Town Big 6 attractions, celebrates its 93rd birthday. All kinds of wonderful! The cable car has come a long way from the 10-minute trip in a wooden, tin-roofed structure from back in the day. Now it takes just 5 minutes for a one-way trip and comes with jaw-dropping 360-degree panoramic views with an often informative and sometimes hilarious commentary to set the mood for your adventure. Despite being one of the most recognisable mountain ranges in the world, thanks to how photogenic she is,…
Forests in Uganda_ Uganda as a country full of nature in terms of forests, rivers lakes, mountains, wildlife, swamps and birds.To whisper with nature in Uganda, visit places like Bundongo forest, Mgahinga National Park, Maramagambo forest, mabira forest, Lake Bunyonyi.These forests not only enhance climate but they are a home to very many wild animals, butterflies,ants, insects,water, sources, some indigenous people,snakes to mention but a few. These are some of the forests in uganda. Mount Mgahinga forest National Park: It’s on the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic republic of Congo volcanoes national park. These countries share the Virunga Forest…
Rwenzori Mountains National Park has temporarily suspended all mountaineering activities related to summiting the Rwenzoris. In a press release issued on 14th May 2024; Uganda Wildlife Authority stated that their technical team had noticed a crevasse formation in the Margherita Peak glacier and as a precautionary response, all hikes to Margherita Peak have been suspended until further notice. It should be noted that Margherita Peak is Uganda’s highest point standing at 5109 meters above sea level. It usually takes seven to eight days to summit the Rwenzoris. However for purposes of clarity; Uganda wildlife Authority categorically stated summiting the other…
FILE: The Africa Cup of Nations trophy. /CFP Read 2 minutesThe Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Friday that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, while the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) will be staged between July 5 and July 26, 2025. Both tournaments will be hosted by Morocco. CAF attributed the delay in announcement of the tournament dates to “complex and at times challenging discussions with various interested parties, in the light of the extensive International and Domestic Match Calendars.” The December 2025-January 2026 schedule…
Singita Pamushana is a slice of heaven here on Earth, located in a stunning and picturesque habitat in remote southeastern Zimbabwe. The name is perfect, as Singita means “place of miracles” and Pamushana means “a place in the sun.” Combined together this name truly reflects the special paradise of this safari lodge. From the moment you arrive and are welcomed with a traditional hand washing ritual, to the moment the staff gathers for a final goodbye, everything was perfect. SINGITA PAMUSHANA You can’t reflect on a stay at Singita Pamushana without acknowledging the incredible staff. To me, the heart and…
France’s Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and Marcus Thuram compose one of the most thrilling attacking trios in the ongoing 2024 European championships. Under normal circumstances, they’d be categorically focused on extending their national team’s domination in world football over the last eight years. In that time period, Les Bleus have won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and reached the final in three of the last four major competitions they’ve participated in (European championships and World Cups). Instead, the dominant media narratives that have sunk in over the last few weeks are not about the players’ footballing abilities, but rather their…
Life happens to all of us. And when it does, we need all the help that we can get. The Lord has given us the Bible and people among many other good things to help us deal with the complexities and hardships of life. And he also gives us counselling. In the African context counselling has quite negative connotations. But counselling is not something most people easily consider. We often need encouragement when it comes to counselling. In the African context, as far as I know, counselling has quite negative connotations. I have often found a kind of reluctance towards…