From Field Maneuvers’ close-knit community to Nyege Nyege’s tireless platforming of diasporic music, we spotlight ten of the best events resisting homogenisation on the festival circuit
Feb 04, 2025
Taking place in Uganda, the festival plays a critical role in bridging African talent with the canon of global music – but it’s under threat
Nov 25, 2024
Clifford Prince King and Luca Khouri are among the photographers contributing work to MQBMBQ’s print sale, which provides financial aid to those affected by the country’s brutal new anti–LGBTQ+ laws
May 11, 2023
Rich nations treat African countries like landfill sites, but with BUZIGAHILL, Bobby Kolade is repurposing pre-worn items and revitalising Kampala’s textile industry
Apr 27, 2022
A new podcast asks whether secondhand clothing is the aid it promised to be – or a new frontier of colonialism and control in Africa
Aug 20, 2021
We head to one of the world’s best festivals to meet a cross-generation of African rappers and MCs, including Yugen Blakrok, MC Yallah, and more
Sep 23, 2019
Yoweri Museveni has presided over decades of anti-democratic policies and a crackdown on gay rights
Oct 17, 2018
In more than half the world’s countries, it’s still illegal to be gay
Jul 27, 2018
Pride celebrations in Uganda were halted following hostility from police: we speak to a queer activist and minister working to better life for the local LGBT community
Aug 29, 2017
Rainbow Riots, an album of artists from Uganda, Jamaica and more, highlights the grass roots movements in areas rife with anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and violence
Jun 27, 2017
We bring you our favourite longform features that we published this year – from Comme des Garcons witchcraft to Chicago footwork crews
Dec 28, 2016
As one of the worst places in the world to be LGBTQ, celebrating Pride in Uganda carries huge risks – but a dedicated community of activists is fighting for the right to live and love freely
Apr 21, 2016
The beauty of nihilism is documented in a new photobook that lifts the lid on the east African country’s vibrant nightlife and youth culture
Mar 08, 2016
The authorities have accused Reda el-Fouly of disrupting morality and ordered the arrest of her boyfriend
May 26, 2015
The US State Department is determined to improve the situation for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people all over the world
Feb 10, 2015