Angelo Izama | Uganda's Growing Pressure Cooker: Youth, Oil & the Future

Angelo Izama | Uganda's Growing Pressure Cooker: Youth, Oil & the Future

June 15, 2026 · 3h 2m · Season 4 · Episode 20

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Angelo Izama discusses the economic challenges and youth frustrations in Uganda amidst rising costs and an uncertain future.

Uganda is often described as a country full of potential. But beneath the optimism, many Ugandans are navigating rising costs, economic pressure, uncertainty, and growing skepticism about the future. In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, journalist and analyst Angelo Izama discusses Uganda's changing mood, the rise of drug use as a coping mechanism, the country's oil strategy, AFCON 2027, youth frustration, and what the next major economic shock could mean for the region. We a...

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