Beware the glorified military man, by Rosebell Kagumire.
What happens when the military becomes the centre of political power in a country?
Far too many African people have experience of living under militarized rule and know the enormous inter-generational cost. Our histories are littered with exploitation at the hands of patriarchal power; our land, resources, lives and futures laid at the altar of the empire. From Sudan to Liberia, Uganda to Libya.
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