What it will take to get the long list done to make the AU Commission more efficient and relevant for the African people COMMENT | ULF ENGEL | Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. …

Study in rural Kenya shows why it does not always work Kenya | RALPH HAMANN, ERIN POWELL & TED BAKER | International development agencies and non-governmental organisations often seek to advance community development by fostering entrepreneurship. The premise is that poor people can enhance their household incomes by establishing small businesses or …

US President’s gradual disintegration of U.S. global hegemony may not be all bad for all nations, especially China COMMENT | WANG WEN | Donald Trump’s second term may not be all bad for all nations, especially China. According to many Chinese internet users, Trump’s policies have unwittingly strengthened their country. This …

President Donald Trump is making China and Russia Great Again and the U.S., on his watch, is the loser COMMENT | JENNIFER RUBIN | President in Name Only Donald Trump delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress typical of him—overstuffed, narcissistic, mean-spirited, and deeply dishonest. And boring—not to mention interminable. …

This roadblock to sustainable growth result in financial strain instead of economic gain COMMENT | JABEZ ATERAR | Uganda’s development is being held captive by a silent, yet incredibly thirsty, obstacle: unproductive government spending. Imagine, if you will, a national budget overflowing not with vital funds for education or healthcare, but with …

Why it is unlikely that a few baubles will attract Putin to adopt his strategy to befriend Russia to isolate China COMMENT | VIJAY PRASHAD | U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the U.S. government is committed to a peace process in Ukraine. …

Prof. Francisca Mutapi, a global health expert suggests 4 ways to end the dependence HEALTH | FRANCISCA MUTAPI | There’s been a global trend in the reduction of aid to Africa since 2018. Donors are shifting their funding priorities in response to domestic and international agendas. Germany, France and Norway, for …

The condition that’s put Pope Francis in hospital HEALTH | Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than two weeks with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The Vatican released a statement on Feb.18 evening saying laboratory tests, chest X-rays, and the clinical condition of the Holy …

Kampala based Umoja Art Gallery spotlighted by Artsy; the world’s largest online art marketplace; as one of the 10 Black owned galleries to watch now ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Umoja Art Gallery, one of the leading art galleries on the Kampala contemporary art scene has been recognised as one of …

ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ukraine has substantial supplies of key minerals, but some are now in Russian-occupied territory. Ukraine has agreed to the outline of a major deal that would give the US access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC. Kyiv has faced growing …