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Museveni of 1986: Africa’s problem is leaders who won’t leave power

Decades before becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni repeatedly argued that the continent’s deepest crisis lay not with its people, but with leaders who cling to power, abuse authority and undermine the sovereignty of citizens. “Africa’s problem is leaders who do not want to leave power,” Museveni declared in his now-famous January…

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Millions starving in a land of wealth, says Bobi Wine

National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, delivered a fiery New Year’s address on Friday, highlighting Uganda’s vast human and natural resources while decrying the continued poverty and suffering of millions of its citizens. “Uganda is rich in people and resources, yet millions of its citizens live in total poverty. This…

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