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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | A photo exhibition featuring China-Africa cooperation was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Thursday to review and further promote the ever-growing ties between the two sides. The photo exhibition, which encompasses about 60 historical images, was arranged under five different topics, namely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tattooing in Uganda is no longer confined to the edges of the creative scene. In Kampala, a growing number of artists are turning the human body into a canvas, combining drawing and design with a technical process that requires precision, knowledge of skin and …

  SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Brenda Zalwango ranks among the most prominent and widely recognised digital personalities in Uganda today, with a public profile that very few Ugandan creators can match in either scale or breadth. Where most social media figures build a single identity — as a …

  From a senior art lecturer at Makerere University Art School to now a full-time artist in his retirement, Paul Lubowa uses his phase in his life to self- discover himself as an artist and individual, and through the process creates art that permeate with new energy and rhythm.   …

    ✳️ National Theatre Kampala Show 1 September 9 ✳️ Kavumba Recreation Centre Wakiso Show 2 September 12   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A piece of central Uganda’s boarding-school folklore is being turned into dance. Batalo East and the Wakiso Dance Kids are staging Kakalabanda, a 60-minute dance theatre production …

  Parton, who died last week aged 80, launched the philanthropic effort in 1995 to honour her father – whose difficult Appalachian upbringing never allowed him to finish school or learn to read and write.   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | One child in Denver called her “The Book Queen”. Another …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s fashion industry is being challenged to look beyond the runway and turn its growing pool of creative talent into businesses, jobs and sustainable economic opportunities for young people. That was the message as the Uganda International Fashion Week (UIFW) 2026 officially opened on …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  In a move that underscores the growing influence of East African digital talent on international pop culture, the management team of multi-platinum global pop star Jason Derulo has initiated direct outreach to digital creator and creative director Majorboy for a strategic content collaboration. …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | On Friday night, Swangz Avenue sensation Vinka raised her growing status as an Afropop titan at her live and loud maiden concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval. Taking to the stage to a roaring crowd, the hitmaker delivered a high-energy performance that moved through …

  Kampala, Ugandda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  The local cinematic landscape has officially come alive as nationwide film screenings for the 13th edition of the Uganda Film Festival (UFF) resume across the country this weekend. Organised by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in partnership with MultiChoice Uganda, the screenings offer film …