PODCAST: Journalist Alexis Okeowo Writes Profiles of Resistance in Africa Mark Leon Goldberg October 16, 2017Alexis Okeowo is a staff writer for the New Yorker whose debut book was published earlier this month. The book, A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa has been getting rave reviews -- rightfully so.The book tell...
Here is What a Cut in U.S. Foreign Aid Could Mean for this Woman’s Family Karen Coates March 3, 2017I sat in the dim light of a Christian church with walls of mud and a roof of corrugated metal, as Alaakiir Ajok told her story. This was last September, 19 months after fighting had erupted around her home in South Sudan. Ajok, a widow, ran for the Uganda bord...
The Crisis in South Sudan is Sending 2,000 Refugees to Uganda. Every Day Karen Coates October 12, 2016Over the past three months, an average of more than 2,000 South Sudanese a day have crossed into Uganda, seeking safety from bloodshed at home. Aid groups and government agencies are scrambling to shelter and feed everyone. The influx has not abated since figh...
Uganda’s Elections Show that Democratic Gains are Slowing in Much of Africa Kimberly Curtis February 24, 2016Ugandans voted last week in national elections for president, parliament and local government positions. Unsurprisingly, on Saturday the Electoral Commission declared incumbent President Yoweri Museveni the winner of the presidential election with 60 percent o...
Episode 58: Victor Ochen Mark Leon Goldberg March 30, 2015Victor Ochen grew up in displaced persons camps in Northern Uganda, fleeing from the Lord's Resistance Army. He emerged from that difficult situation to become a civic leader and peacemaker and this year, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work...
The Unfortunately Enduring Legacy of Kony2012 Carol Jean Gallo March 2, 2015For over twenty years, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has terrorized civilians in its attempt to overthrow the government of Uganda. The group's activities have affected the entire region, as throughout its history, the LRA has establish...
Why the USA Can’t Just Cut Aid to Uganda Mark Leon Goldberg February 24, 2014Donors have limited options on how to respond to this outrage
World Health Organization Preparing Response to Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Mark Leon Goldberg July 30, 2012The situation is still very much in flux. For now, though, there is a sense that the authorities are responding as they should and along international guidelines that the WHO has established to deal with emergencies like these.
An LRA Victim Turned Peacebuilder’s Mixed Reaction To “Stop Kony 2012” Mark Leon Goldberg March 12, 2012When the Kony 2012 video went viral, I immediately thought of a friend of mine in Uganda, Victor Ochen.Victor grew up in IDP camps in Northern Uganda during the height of the LRA conflict. His own brother was abducted by the group, never to be seen again.
