The serious and devastating impacts of corruption in Uganda and other developing nations is highlighted quite effectively in the stellar, must-see documentary “Addicted to Aid,” .

Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura takes us to the heart of the blood diamonds industry in Sierra Leone, secretly filming sales of donated medicines and mosquito nets provided by UNICEF. (more…)

Olara Otunnu was interviewed on New York public radio in January. The 8-part show is available on youtube, or directly from WBAI FM NY’s archives. (more…)

Milton Allimadi, Lucy Larom from CEGUN (Campaign to End Genocide in Uganda Now), Invisible Children and Ugandan government representatives recently participated in a forum on northern Uganda at the Uganda North American Association (UNAA) convention in Chicago. The transcribed text of Milton Allimadi’s presentation follows. (more…)

BY Peter Otika |Global: Commentary

In the past few weeks Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has demanded that Ugandans be “patriotic” and even blamed people who oppose his views as “unpatriotic.”

Mr. President, I believe you don’t know what patriotism means.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines patriotism as “love for or devotion to one’s country” and the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines patriotism as “having or expressing a great love of your country.” (more…)