Tenderness
Rodney Muhumuza
Afterlife
A macabre dispute in Zambia has exposed an excess of religious feeling in African politics
All the Passports There Is
Somali nationalism is a mirage, and many Somalis are refugees in their own country
Nature
Muntu
Mugisha Muntu’s doomed presidential campaign is an urgent cautionary tale for us all.
Pilgrims
The primary motivation for many pilgrims to the Catholic shrine in Namugongo is to prolong life. How many more years do they want?
Familiaris
Tenderness is in short supply in our digital age. Where do we go looking for it?
Those People
Why is the east African nation of Burundi, largely peaceful for two decades, still limping to prosperity?
Picture of Life
The painter George William Kyeyune makes sublime pictures that evoke the Uganda of our time.
Ubumwe
Rwanda is more united than ever, but unqualified reconciliation remains elusive.