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Gulu: Seeds of promise sprout, even as wounds from painful past fester

Women pose for a portrait in Wilpii village, Paicho sub-county, Gulu district in Northern Uganda, March 26, 2018. [Reuters]

Kampala looms spectacularly from the fifth floor of the swanky hotel with a curious menu of "Indo-African" dishes.

I assume, erroneously, that the dishes combine culinary influences from Africa and the Indian sub-continent. I settle for a chicken curry and naan bread with garlic slapped on, half-cooked, I suspect.

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