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Despite the hullaballoo about US elections, little has changed
Exit riveting poll season, enter oil diplomacy and its big money
New battles will have to be fought in America over ancestral lands
On the Internet, some individuals have more freedom than others
Free trade bloc, debt, Covid weighs seriousness of our leaders’ wisdom

NGUGI: Trump’s delusions of grandeur - Hillary had warned Americans

Donald Trump.

The only way to check people like Trump is to stop them from getting power in the first place.

OBBO: Even a bad poll is good enough, it keeps the flame of democracy alive

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The argument has been made before, even a bad election is still preferable to none at all.

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EDITORIAL: Uganda should focus on the day after tomorrow
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EDITORIAL: We are creatures of hope, let 2021 be a great year
EDITORIAL: Survival is the first rule of Christmas these Covid times

EDITORIAL: Engage citizens as we wait for the Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine.

No govt in the region has elaborated a coherent plan for the acquisition, financing and distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine to citizens.

EDITORIAL: Covid-19 vaccine is Africa’s moonshot

Covid-19 vaccine.

Time should not be wasted lamenting Africa’s fate. Instead the interlude should be used to fix existing gaps.

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