Charles Onyango-Obbo
Founder, Publisher and Writer, Africapedia Limited at Freelance
International Board Member at Article 19
Journalist I Writer I Futurist I Curator THE WALL OF GREAT AFRICANS (WoGA) https://t.co/yD7eQNxDDC• Walk like you have 3,000 ancestors walking behind you.
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2 weeks ago |
monitor.co.ug | Charles Onyango-Obbo
What you need to know:We can’t kill our corner of Mother Earth with pollution and still claim all the blessings it grants. The good people living near Lake Victoria (Lake Nalubaale) in Kampala, Entebbe, and other parts of the country touched by its waters are being “killed” by a horrible stench. Some have even abandoned their homes. The Ministry of Water and Environment attributes the foul odour to the rapid growth of algae in the lake—commonly known as an algal bloom.
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3 weeks ago |
nation.africa | Charles Onyango-Obbo
One of the most frequent questions posed by those outside Kenya, is whether the country is poised to erupt once more, as it did during the Gen Z-led anti-tax and anti-corruption protests of 2024. It certainly feels that way. Kenyans on social media are seething with anger. There is a growing sense that, in this era of viral content—where governance is dissected in 200 characters and protest anthems are reborn on TikTok—Kenya’s next revolution will not be broadcast on television.
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3 weeks ago |
monitor.co.ug | Charles Onyango-Obbo
After months of theatrical squabbling and electric headlines, the curtain finally fell on Monday. Umeme's electricity distribution concession in Uganda breathed its last, and the state-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) walked in to take the reins.
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3 weeks ago |
panafricanreview.com | Peter Kagwanja |Maureen Barasa |Charles Onyango-Obbo
In November 2008, Zimbabwe’s inflation soared to one of the highest levels of hyperinflation in world history. The peak month-on-month inflation rate is estimated to have reached an incomprehensible 79.6 billion percent (79,600,000,000%). This colossal economic crisis, from which Zimbabwe is still recovering, sparked turmoil within the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and could be argued to have partly led to Robert Mugabe’s ousting on 21 November 2017.
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4 weeks ago |
thecitizen.co.tz | Charles Onyango-Obbo
Kenya’s national security hawks are likely losing sleep. The months ahead threaten crises at its northern borders—familiar, yet now converging in a perfect storm. A troubling piece appeared in Ethiopia’s Addis Standard on March 21: From Insurgency to Power Grab: Al-Shabaab’s Deadly Advance on Mogadishu Signals Somalia’s Descent into Disaster. Written by Horn of Africa analyst Adam Daud Ahmed, it painted an unsettling picture of al-Shabaab’s growing strength.
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