New from Duke University Press, Samuel Fury Childs Daly’s new book Soldier’s Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire looks at how military regimes of the post-independence periods tried to create miliary utopias. First chapter is available online.

Yoweri Museveni’s government has cracked down on anti-government protests, arresting dozens including protest organizers and members of the press. Museveni, who has been president for 40 years, responded to the protests on X (formerly Twitter) accusing them of being sponsored by foreign agents. Opposition leader Bobi Wine has spoken out in support, as police blockaded the National Unity Platform headquarters.

• Dangote has offered to sell his refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) after disputes with government regulators and inadequate supply of crude oil.
• Art Review critiques the work of Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, and the life of his unfinished projects in the city.
• Two new books on religion in Africa from Boydell Africa: Religious Plurality in Africa and Mystical Power and Politics on the Swahili Coast.

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Image: Flag of Uganda. 7 December 2022. Photo credit: tobias, Open ClipArt Library, public domain.