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  Book Review by Mwebya Fred TITLE:   The State of Africa AUTHOR:   Martin Meredith In this book, Meredith offers an overview of the continent’s history that is both readable and illuminating, starting from the independence era of the fifties and sixties.   Almost without exception, however, the fortunes of Africa’s newly independent countries took a downward spiral. What went wrong? As Meredith shows, the honeymoon of African independence was brief, although memorable. African leaders, riding the crest of popularity, stepped forward with energy and enthusiasm to tackle the tasks of development and nation-building. Ambitious plans were launched, bright young men rose quickly to the top. The sense of euphoria had been raised to even greater heights by the lavish promises of nationalist politicians campaigning for power, pledging to provide education, medical care, employment and land for all. In defining their ideological stance, most governments opted ...

  As we prepare to take Uganda Reading to Butabika Hospital top promote Recovery, in this curated article I have concisely decided to share the 10 benefits of Reading. When was the last time you read a book? Or, for you non-book readers out there, do you read any kind of publication at all? Chances are, you’ve been reading since the day you learned to read – and even now you’re reading this! You may even frequent Facebook – catching up on your friends’ Facebook posts, or read news articles and press releases, food labels, magazines, etc. Reading has become a necessary form of communication and a habit many of us share, and justly so! Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and so there are countless benefits we receive the more we read. Here are the top 10 benefits of reading: 1. Stimulates the mind –  Studies have shown that if you are constantly stimulating your mind, you slow the progress of mental diseases and can even prevent them. Keeping your ...