Instead of adopting sound public health policies, the West is resorting to colonial-time practices to isolate Africa.
![International check-in counters stand empty after several airlines stopped flying out of South Africa because of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 28, 2021 [Reuters/Sumaya Hisham]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-06T124618Z_172956461_RC2O3R9SS3K2_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-OIL-KEMP.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Instead of adopting sound public health policies, the West is resorting to colonial-time practices to isolate Africa.
![International check-in counters stand empty after several airlines stopped flying out of South Africa because of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on November 28, 2021 [Reuters/Sumaya Hisham]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-06T124618Z_172956461_RC2O3R9SS3K2_RTRMADP_3_GLOBAL-OIL-KEMP.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The Ugandan government continues to use anti-LGBTQI rhetoric and policies to rally support amid declining popularity.
![People waving Ugandan and rainbow flags take part in the Gay Pride parade in Entebbe on August 8, 2015 [File: AFP/Isaac Kasamani]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_Par8245805.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The tactics that kept the rebel turned politician in power for decades may be starting to lose their efficiency.
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African states have failed to protect women and children from violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the DRC is trying to tackle a deadly measles outbreak with limited resources.

Can an artist-turned-politician deliver the final blow that brings down Museveni’s rule in Uganda?
