A Human Rights Dilemma and The Questions It brings to light January 30, 2018January 30, 2018ruthaine Comment Social Media in Uganda over the last 2 weeks has been awash with the story of a Human Rights Activist, or rather [...]
When the Revolution does not Bring change – North Africa September 29, 2017October 4, 2017ruthaine Comment I have been sitting in on the Last of the 3 Regional Youth Consultations on Democracy Elections and Governance Trends on the continent [...]
Talking Digital Tech trends : Mobile still central to Africa’s landscape August 12, 2017August 12, 2017ruthaine Comment Uganda’s tech and start up scene has evolved and continues to evolve. This has been the work of very many stakeholders. One of [...]
Using social media to solve local $1 problems – the Digital Humanitarian July 26, 2017July 26, 2017ruthaine 2 We have plenty of smart people building smart technology. But what we really need is empathetic people building empathetic technology — Brett Scott [...]
Fighting for Mental Health in Uganda — A Tale of Bravery June 6, 2017July 12, 2017ruthaine Comment The State of the World Health today is something that we are all very concerned about. The future of who we are as [...]
The deficit of trust between governments, citizens and institutions and how we can solve it February 20, 2017February 20, 2017ruthaine 2 In February 2016, Uganda had an election that left the country so estranged. There was a huge divide during and after the elections. When [...]
Self-financing to African Prosperity January 31, 2017January 31, 2017ruthaine Comment One of the biggest criticisms of the African Union has been that its funding is coming from outside of the continent. And because [...]
Innovation past a certain mentality – Can we achieve that? January 17, 2017January 19, 2017ruthaine 1 Last night, I got home with an interesting Uber driver. After calling him about 5 times trying to direct him, ( Yes, Ugandan [...]
Obama- Africa Legacy, does it exist? November 4, 2016November 8, 2016ruthaine Comment America goes to the polls in a couple of days. There is a lot of anticipation on who is going to become for [...]
AU Passport, Yamoussoukro decision and Open Skies in Africa August 17, 2016August 17, 2016ruthaine Comment Just before departing from Banjul to Dakar. Photo Credit: Me There has been a lot of conversation on the AU Passport and what [...]