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Nov 20, 2024 | africanarguments.org | John Okot |northern Uganda

A week before the COP29 climate talks began in Azerbaijan, TotalEnergies proudly unveiled a new public electric charging point in the middle of Uganda’s capital, Kampala. It promised to establish more charging ports across the country. The launch, the French oil major said, was part of its “broader initiative to make electric mobility more accessible to support the growing demand for cleaner, reliable, and more sustainable energy solutions”.

Mar 27, 2024 | africanarguments.org | John Okot |Zainab Usman |northern Uganda

Eric Sskekindi, 25, vividly recalls the first moments after he entered Luzira Prison in November 2023. That hot afternoon, the new inmates were lined up before a warden whose words sent chills down their spines. “Do you see this small line?” the guard roared at them, pointing at the thin black stripes on prisoners’ canary yellow uniforms. “It represents the freedom you have here.

Feb 20, 2024 | africanarguments.org | John Okot |northern Uganda

Judith Bero-Irwoth had just finished clearing her land and planting maize in 2018 when she was approached by officials from a new regional mega-project. The individuals explained that the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which had begun construction the previous year, would cut through her land in Kasenyi, western Uganda, and that she would need to relocate. They asked her if she wanted her compensation to take the form of cash or a new plot. “Of course I chose land,” says Bero-Irwoth, 38.

Oct 3, 2023 | africanarguments.org | John Okot |northern Uganda

Earlier this year, Hamidu Ssenyondo, a charcoal trader in northern Uganda, was full of hope as he acquired a loan to help him grow his successful business. Over the past two decades, the 54-year-old had built a reputation for selling “quality” charcoal – so much so that he became known among his clients as “Hajji Magumu”, a fond nickname with connotations of “durable charcoal” in Luganda.