Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has reported stronger first-quarter results for 2026, supported by growth in lending activity, higher interest income and stable asset quality, despite continued global economic uncertainty. The bank said profit for the three months to 31 March 2026 rose …

Namulonge, Uganda | SPORTS CORRESPONDENT | The fairways of Namulonge Golf Club came alive with competition, celebration, and environmental consciousness as the sixth edition of the Namulonge Ladies Open concluded in style over the weekend. In a tournament that blended elite golf with a growing vision for women’s sport and sustainability, …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni’s remarks at his inauguration for a seventh term and at the election of the Speaker of the 12th Parliament have set a tone of urgency and high expectation that complacency and underperformance would no longer be tolerated from all public officials. In his …

Ugandan businesses and  set to benefit from faster payments, lower transaction costs and quicker access to global markets   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Global payments giant PayPal has expanded access to its digital dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to users across 70 markets worldwide, including Africa, in a …

  COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE |  “A stitch in time saves nine” is a British proverb, meaning that taking immediate action to fix a problem prevents it from becoming a larger, more laborious issue later. The phrase originates from sewing—sewing a tiny tear in a piece of cloth immediately saves you …

  Today, ECOTRUST works with more than 54,000 households and supports the management and restoration of over 70,000 hectares of land across five major landscapes   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pauline Nantongo Kalunda, Executive Director of the Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST), has described the organisation’s 27-year journey …

COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | In Uganda, power does not merely reside in State House, Parliament, or the Constitution. It circulates through symbols, networks, uniforms, proximity, and perception. Some individuals command authority not because they formally hold office, but because society has already invested them with what Pierre Bourdieu would …

    Uganda Seeks to Build a Technology-Led Gaming Industry Regulator   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As Uganda’s gaming industry becomes increasingly digital, the country’s regulator says the future of oversight will depend heavily on technology, automation and stronger regulatory standards. The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board …

COMMENT | XINHUA |  The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on last week set the course for the next stage of bilateral relations and underscored the two major countries’ commitment to advancing global governance reform in the right direction. Their in-depth, …

  Moses Ali, Kasaija, Gen David Muhoozi, Anite and Nankabirwa dropped from Cabinet   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has retained a majority of his ministers, with the half dozen new names including Kiryowa Kiwanuka as Minister of Defence, Sanjay Tanna as Trade Minister and Adonia …