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The chorus of children’s voices coming from teacher Koat Reath’s classroom grows louder and louder, threatening to drown out other classes at his primary school in Jewi camp for South Sudanese refugees in western Ethiopia.The 41-year-old has his pupils on their feet, clapping and reciting the alphabet in Nuer, their native tongue, followed by a few phrases that are sung with gusto in English. He believes children learn better when their lessons are lively and fun. With almost a decade of teaching under his belt, Koat knows a thing or two about holding young students’ attention – though this can be difficult in Jewi where more than 100 children are crammed into one classroom at any time. Luckily, his energy levels easily match those of the five- to 15-year-olds in his class. “I u...

President Museveni has said that Ignatius Kangave Musaazi falls in the same category as the likes of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela who filled the vacuum when Africa was leaderless and down. According to President Museveni, it is not possible to mention people like I.K Musaazi without talking about Africa, because they were the glue the united the continent to put up resistance in the face of colonialism. Museveni made the remarks Friday at Sheraton Kampala Hotel, during a fundraising dinner for the I.K Musaazi Innovations Institute. The fundraising dinner was organized by Musaazi’s family together with Uhuru Institute for Social Development. Speaking to the audience that comprised family members and friends of IK Musaazi, former deputy chief justice Steven Kavuma, Ugandan ...