UGANDA | A Humanitarian Veneer

UGANDA | A Humanitarian Veneer

By ZAM Reporters Not supporting troublemakers The European Union does not provide electoral support to the Ugandan state because of human rights abuses by its government, led by 81-year-old autocrat Yoweri Museveni. But it is also not supporting grassroots activists...
Zambia | Restraint and fear

Zambia | Restraint and fear

 By Charles Mafa For more than four decades, Caesar Masina (62), a resident of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, has participated in his country’s elections, lining up at polling stations, casting his ballot, and watching governments change through the vote. This year,...
Elections circus

Elections circus

By ZAM Reporter Millions of EU money in “elections support” prop up bad African leaders An estimated hundred+ million euros of EU taxpayers’ money, intended to support democratic elections in five African countries, has instead strengthened autocratic and corrupt...
Planted in hope, uprooted in progress

Planted in hope, uprooted in progress

Trees from the Greening Lusaka campaign cleared to make way for the expansion of Great East Road, raising questions about urban planning and the true cost of development. In a candid admission, environmental advocate David Ngwenyama has apologised to supporters of the...