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What are the similarities between Donald Trump and Idi Amin, if any? These two presidents, one in charge of the US now and the other of Uganda four decades ago, surely have very few communalities. But, argues Geoffrey Ssenoga, there are clear parallels between these two telegenic men especially when it comes to their styles and tone of communication.
Uganda uses an ambitious social and economic development plan in its bid to create jobs and raise incomes for its citizens, mainly by harnessing the manufacturing sector. Sarah Logan considers the strengths and weaknesses of the plan.
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US President Donald Trump and African dictator Idi Amin - different, but the same.
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Geoffrey Ssenoga, Uganda Christian University
Some may say it's far fetched to compare a 1970s African dictator with the President of the United States. But the similarities between Idi Amin and Donald Trump are quite startling.
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Business + Economy
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Sarah Logan, International Growth Centre
Uganda needs to boost manufacturing and exports to realise the ambitions listed in its social and economic development plan.
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Science + Technology
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Chad Harris, University of Johannesburg
Successful policy interventions, especially those in the social realm influenced by the vagaries of human behaviour, don’t seem to travel well.
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Health + Medicine
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Jane Rahedi Ong'ang'o, Kenya Medical Research Institute
About three million people globally are 'missed' each year for Tuberculosis diagnosis. Many of them will die, some will get better, others will continue to infect others.
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Education
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Alex Broadbent, University of Johannesburg
Critical decolonisation means accepting risk of error. It means considering whether indigenous knowledge systems might contain truths that western science hasn't accessed.
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Roslyn Petelin, The University of Queensland
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Sophia Dingli, University of Glasgow
Already one of the world's most urgent humanitarian disasters, the situation in Yemen is only getting worse.
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Philip Seib, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Terrorist attacks are more than 'breaking news,' but the media aren't taking a comprehensive approach to exploring the underlying issues.
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