CAIRO | Xinhua |  Remittances from Egyptian expatriates increased by 40.5 percent in 2025, reaching a record high of 41.5 billion U.S. dollars, up from 29.6 billion dollars in 2024, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Monday. The CBE noted that remittances rose in the first half of …

PYONGYANG | Xinhua |  The Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has elected Kim Jong Un as the party’s general secretary, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday. “The Ninth Congress of the WPK decides …

COMMENT | MICHAEL JJINGO | Let’s face it, our education system has taught students how to find x, recite Shakespeare, and cram the digestive system of an insect. But one thing it still struggles to teach is how to create value, solve real problems, and, more importantly, earn money without …

  dfcu to Showcase Agribusiness Financing Solutions at Harvest Money Expo 2026   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As one of Uganda’s leading financial institutions and a long-standing partner of the Harvest Money Expo and Best Farmers initiative, dfcu has played a strategic role in advancing agriculture from a …

East Africa loves football. From the streets of Nairobi and the markets of Kampala to the beaches of Dar es Salaam, the passion for soccer is an undeniable current running through the region. Yet, despite fan support, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania haven’t translated this enthusiasm into sustained international success. A new book that …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Four days ago, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exam results, marking its second release under the competency-based curriculum. These results not only indicate a shift in educational assessment but also reflect the new grading system introduced with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | iKON Awards and Blue Pictures Entertainment have inked a partnership, appointing iKON Awards as SIRA’s execution and implementation partner in Uganda. The partnership entails a signed Memorandum of Understanding to distribute films, co-produce, and market access opportunities for Ugandan creatives. Blue Pictures Entertainment is …

Despite Africa’s comparative advantage in agriculture, it accounts for the smallest share of global agricultural trade NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have sealed a new partnership aimed at accelerating intra-African agricultural trade, in …

Uganda’s national airline confronts the limits of scale, strategy and state control   COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines, the national carrier relaunched in 2019 to reconnect the country to international markets, has temporarily grounded its entire long-haul fleet, a move that has disrupted flights to London and …

  The Infrastructure gap threatening Uganda’s AI Independence Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME |  For Uganda, a nation with a young, tech-hungry population and a budding startup ecosystem, the race to innovate is hitting a physical wall: a critical shortage of Tier III data centres. While the world debates the …