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East AfricaPolicy & ThinkTankUgandaMahmood Mamdani: The African Thinker Who Reframed How the World Understands Power and ConflictAminatta S. DialloDecember 23, 2025 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 23, 2025012 Mahmood Mamdani’s scholarship reshaped global debates on citizenship, violence, and colonial legacies, placing African intellectual traditions at the... Read more
East AfricaSocial JusticeUgandaWinnie Byanyima: A Champion for Global Health Justice and African LeadershipAminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025December 19, 2025 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025December 19, 2025011 From liberation politics to global health justice, Winnie Byanyima operates where inequality is confronted, not managed, influencing how... Read more
East AfricaEthiopiaHealthIconsTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Global Health Leader and Advocate for Equity in Global Health SystemsAminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025December 19, 2025 by Aminatta S. DialloDecember 19, 2025December 19, 2025028 From Ethiopia’s health reforms to the helm of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sits at the fault line... Read more