President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is known in some circles as a typical African strongman - with many years in power, no sign of stepping down, human rights abuse claims, and oppression of voices of dissent. | CdeLENIN
In his Independence Day speech, he painted a picture of a leader who wanted to see an Africa with its own solutions and a shift in the globalisation structure that benefitted it.
In his view, he spoke about the same concerns as the late celebrated Ugandan literary giant, Okot p'Bitek, in the poemMuseveni spoke about Africa's raw materials and minerals being exported without value to international markets, negatively impacting economies. In 2009, in Zimbabwe, it took the late Robert Mugabe to threaten to grab Nestlé's assets for the Swiss giant to resume trade.
At the diplomatic level, representatives from the EU and US have reassured African governments that through knowledge and technological skills sharing, Africa could be helped to advance its place in the global market.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.But the war in Ukraine could reshape the way the West looks at Africa because of geopolitics and alliances.
In response to his rhetoric, Museveni made it clear he understood political leaders were the ones in charge of making policies work or fail. In recent years, the Scholars at Risk noted a rise in threats to academic freedom and violent attacks on the higher education community, including scholars.
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