In Uganda the “war of childbirth” continues
Her name is Fatmata. She is an African mother. And this is her story.
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Newspaper columns
Africans are caught up in Obama’s hope
KAMPALA, Uganda✦
So you think you feel good about what unfolded south of Canada’s border on Nov. 4?
You should see the party in Africa.
There has been dancing in the streets, public holidays and general high-fives from nationals to diplomats to expatriates, all convinced that, as one Ugandan paper put it, “America is reborn.”
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“God is not a black woman.” Or is She?
I discovered that this hugely popular novel, with sales now somewhere around a million, has caused a tempest in our community. And it’s left me wondering: is it just me, or is something fundamentally and horribly amiss in our courtyard?
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Time for US Democrats to fight fire with fire
Recently travelling back from Canada to Uganda through London, England – capital of history’s most influential empire – I got some renewed perspective on global leadership and change and how, in politics, there’s nothing like old-fashioned fear to move things along.
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Up close with the lions, crocodiles
We’re in the middle of East Africa’s savannah, about to be eaten by nearby lions.
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Maternal health must top agendas
KAMPALA, UGANDA ✦A pregnant woman here in Uganda’s capital was recently beheaded by her husband. Maurine Ampire, 38, was a mother getting close to delivering number six.
It’s one picture of life here, and a comparable image to the lack of voice that pregnant women have worldwide. No voice. No choice. Just death, and often violently.
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Finding true meaning of living
A visitor in Uganda sees the light, through the tattered lives of those around him.
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Evolution: Darwin’s theories exploited hideously
Re: ‘Taking the middle ground on evolution’ (letters, June 28)
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