New writers are invited to apply for the third phase of the British Council creative writing programme.
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“Uganda is a literary desert!” The first time I heard these words was at a celebratory dinner hosted by the British Council for Crossing Borders participants from across Africa who had attended a week-long literary festival in Kampala. As my …
During the swearing-in ceremony of district local councillors (LCs) last year, it came to light that some of them had difficulty expressing themselves in English. They stumbled over words like “solemnly” and instead of reading the word “I” as “I”, one of …
This old African proverb may well have been the theme for the day as it aptly describes the discussion held at the education forum convened by the British Council and World Vision.
This year’s International Women’s Day celebrations was held in the Nebbi district of Northern Uganda. While the rest of the country was preparing for the celebrations, Nebbi youth councillors were preparing a memorandum which will be presented to H.E. President Yoweri …
