Tag: Mahmood Mamdani
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Mahmood Mamdani Launches New Book To Full Houses in Nairobi
Mahmood Mamdani launched his latest book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, in Nairobi on January 23 and 24, 2026. The work challenges the simplistic narrative that Uganda’s troubles began solely with Idi Amin. Drawing on five decades of archival research, courtroom testimony, and firsthand interviews, Mamdani argues…
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Jahazi Press Acquires Mahmood Mamdani’s New Essay Collection
Nairobi-based independent publisher Jahazi Press has announced the acquisition of the East African publication rights for Mahmood Mamdani’s latest work, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State. The book, originally published by Harvard University Press’s Belknap Press in October 2025, challenges the simplistic narrative that Uganda’s troubles originated solely…