Sophie Neiman

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Sophie Neiman |Simon Townsley

Maria Nakoru crouches at the bottom of a dirt hollow, one metre deep. She grips a metal pike as she strikes the walls, chasing glimmers of gold through the choking dust. In Uganda's northeastern Karamoja region, thousands of artisanal miners carve a fragile livelihood from the earth. Nearby, others labour in their own plots, surrounded by mounds of soil, like freshly dug graves. A breeze lifts the ochre hue of the parched dirt into the air.

1 month ago | csmonitor.com | Sophie Neiman

Growing up in a fishing community on the cerulean shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert, Julius Tumwine listened to adults around him speak of oil with reverence. In 2006, some 6.5 billion barrels of it had been discovered beneath the lake’s surface, a vast deposit that stretched into the earth under the houses and cassava fields where Mr. Tumwine and his friends played. Their teachers told them to study hard, because oil meant opportunity.

Nov 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sophie Neiman

KAMPALA, Uganda—Cheeks glazed with tears and her face a map of worry, Ugandan political dissident Olivia Lutaaya pled guilty to charges of “treachery,” or plotting against the government, along with 15 other co-defendants in a court hearing in October 2024. The group had been in jail for nearly four years, always swearing their innocence.

Nov 15, 2024 | worldpoliticsreview.com | Sophie Neiman

KAMPALA, Uganda—Cheeks glazed with tears and her face a map of worry, Ugandan political dissident Olivia Lutaaya pled guilty to charges of “treachery,” or plotting against the government, along with 15 other co-defendants in a court hearing in October 2024. The group had been in jail for nearly four years, always swearing their innocence.

Nov 4, 2024 | newint.org | Sophie Neiman

The sharp sound of glass breaking under a rubber boot echoes over the rooftop like the crack of gunfire, as Thérèse Ndarubyariye leans forward in her chair. Her mouth is set in a thin, determined line and she speaks in a voice no louder than a whisper. Ndarubyariye, who is using a pseudo-nym for her protection, is a soldier with the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS), just one of the 120 armed groups battling in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).