The exhibition of paintings, installations, sculptures and printed photographs pays tribute to the legacy of Kabaka Muteesa II while prompting conversations around cultural conservation and identity ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The memory of Sir Edward Frederick Muteesa II is forever etched in the minds of many people across the world. …
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How the US president is breathing fresh air into international affairs that had been poisoned by too much moralism THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |For the first time in my adult life, I have read a United States National Security Strategy that speaks sense. What President …
Read More »BELGIUM: EU guarantees insufficient for using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | Guarantees proposed by the European Union (EU) for using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine were “still insufficient,” said Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday, warning that Belgium would not bear the risks alone. Addressing the Belgian parliament ahead of an EU summit, De …
Read More »Electoral Commission starts issuing Voter Location Slips, reassures on biometric kits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission has started the countdown to the 2026 General Elections by commencing the exercise of issuing Voter Location Slips (VLS) to voters across the country and also demonstrating to stakeholders, including the media, how the Biometric Voter Verification System (BVVS) will operate. “The …
Read More »Bumper sorghum harvest offers rare hope in war-torn Sudan
KHARTOUM | Xinhua | As the sorghum harvest began in eastern Sudan’s Kassala State, farmers in the Wad Al-Hilu area found rare cause for joy amid years of relentless conflict. This bountiful season offers a clear signal: targeted international aid can help Sudanese communities not just survive, but begin to …
Read More »How China accomplished the ultimate alchemy of statecraft
COMMENT | DANIEL FOUBERT | China accomplished the ultimate alchemy of statecraft: compressing the vast, chaotic distinctness of an empire into the singular identity of a nation. The wisdom of the Chinese elite has been the realization that a landmass the size of Europe, containing a linguistic and climatic diversity …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda hits three-year target of planting one million trees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has raced past its target of planting a record 1 million trees in three years – two months ahead of schedule. During the programme’s implementation that started Febraury 2023, 340,590 trees were planted in 2023, and 372,641 trees were planted in 2024, …
Read More »Tanqueray’s Showtime debuts Nende limited edition Discreet purse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second edition of Tanqueray’s Showtime lifestyle experience served up a new flavor of luxury for fashionistas in Kampala. Under the golden December sun at Zara Garden Hotel, Tanqueray raised the bar and unveiled the Nende Tanqueray-inspired limited-edition purse as part of the Discreet …
Read More »The Golden Path to Stability: How Africa can leverage its resources for economic control
COMMENT | Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko | Africa stands at a pivotal economic crossroads. The continent is the world’s largest gold-producing region, yet it holds a fraction of global central bank gold reserves. For decades, gold-rich African economies have operated in a global financial architecture where the US dollar sits at …
Read More »Masaba, Natukunda win Stanbic Junior Golf Championship
Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Robert Masaba and Natukunda are champions of the ULGU Stanbic Bank Junior Golf Championship held at the Uganda Golf Club on Sunday. Masaba returned to the clubhouse with a score of 35 gross to win the main category of junior golfers aged 4 …
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