CategoriesInvestigationsDespite East Africa’s pledge of free movement under the EAC, or the talks of the African Continental Free Trade Area, small scale traders — many of them women — face daily harassment, arbitrary fees, and systemic corruption at border points. Their testimonies reveal how bribes and bureaucratic delays inflate costs, erode livelihoods, and undermine regional […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesAfrican women are moving across countries, across borders, and across personal boundaries, rewriting stories of strength, skill, and social change. Uganda, known for its progressive stance on regional integration and open-door policies under frameworks like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the AU’s Free Movement Protocol, has become a fertile ground where many […]
CategoriesNarrativesUganda’s political landscape has been marked by increasing repression, leading several prominent activists to seek refuge abroad. Their journeys underscore the challenges faced by those who dare to oppose the regime of President Yoweri Museveni. Migrant Narratives Africa shares collective immigration chronicles of activists; Agather Atuhaire, Kizza Besigye, Stella Nyanzi and Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. Agather Atuhaire: […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesIn Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda, women and men are reshaping traditional roles, proving that household chores and income generation are responsibilities to be shared rather than assigned by gender. For centuries, gender roles have been deeply ingrained in society, with men and women assigned specific responsibilities that were rarely questioned. However, societal development, changing family […]
CategoriesNarratives“I realized these may not be very comfortable conversations to have, so I started with the people I went to the gym with. We would meet in my house, and just talk. I created that safe space for women to open up because I knew if they can remove their shoes, they can open their […]
CategoriesMigrant NewsThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been instrumental in providing aid to displaced populations, however, even with the substantial assistance from external donors, the increasing refugee numbers are stretching the country’s already limited resources, and Uganda has called for more support to address the escalating humanitarian crisis. Development partners have pledged ongoing […]
