Borderless repression: authoritarian drift in East Africa

In Tanzania, Uganda, and now in Kenya, the crackdown on dissenting voices is intensifying in the run-up to the elections. Tundu Lissu, still in detention, started a hunger strike. Kizza Besigye put an end to it, but has remained behind bars for six months. Both accused of treason, their cases illustrate a regional tendency to criminalise the opposition. Arbitrary arrests, judicial harassment, cross-border abductions: from now on, opponents are b…

"Enough is Enough!" – Ugandan Students Warn Museveni’s Brutal Regime Is Fueling a Revolution » The Hoima Post

By Alexander Luyima Uganda is a ticking time bomb. A fiery speech by a concerned student has gone viral, drawing chilling parallels between the unchecked brutality of President Yoweri Museveni’s regime and the spark that ignited the French Revolution. The message is clear: oppression breeds rebellion—and Uganda is on the brink. “We Are Tolerating Our Own Destruction” – A Student’s Stark Warning “We keep condoning these crimes… we keep respecting…