U.S. and Israeli military officials are talking as often as 4,000 to 5,000 times a day, divvying up targets across Iran NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | For the U.S. military, going into combat alongside allies is nothing new. For Israel, it’s a novelty. But military leaders in both countries are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Junior Achievement Uganda has appointed Pamela Turyatunga, the Absa Bank Uganda Sustainability Manager, to its board. She brings to the board a passion for empowering youth and students for the world of work. Announcing the appointment, the statement from Junior Achievements Uganda stated, “Welcome …

The fund will be giving seed grants to youth with innovative business ideas in commercial agriculture, local manufacturing and ICT Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has today chaired an inaugural meeting of the newly formed MK Fund. It was also …

BOOK REVIEW | CRISPIN KAHERU | History often remembers revolutions by the sound of guns. Yet the most transformative revolutions are quieter. They happen in the mind first, then in the marketplace, and finally in the lives of ordinary people. That is the central lesson from ‘My Psycho-Economic Evolution’, the reflections …

COMMENT | RICHARD AYESIGWA & VICKY ABURA | In the sun-scorched plains of Karamoja, the most urgent crisis is not hunger but water scarcity, driven increasingly by climate change, especially prolonged and more frequent droughts that are drying rivers, dams, and traditional water points at an alarming rate. While images of …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Export-Import Bank has ranked first as Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner in the 2025 Bloomberg Africa Borrower Loans League Tables, reinforcing its position as a leading arranger of capital for African borrowers. The rankings recognize the bank’s role in mobilizing large-scale financing from …

  US-Israel war on Iran heightens fears on air travel safety Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | There were 51 accidents in 2025 among 38.7 million flights, according to the annual safety report of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Of these, eight were fatal, most prominently the crash of …

INTERVIEW | JOHN MUSENZE | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become one of the world’s most lethal but least prioritised health crises. Each year, more than 3.5 million people die from COPD, a group of lung conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that restrict the airways, causing breathing difficulties. The figure …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China maintained a tough stance against various crimes in the past year and pledged to continue that momentum into the new year, according to the country’s top judiciary officials. Chief Justice Zhang Jun and Procurator-general Ying Yong on Monday submitted the work reports of the Supreme …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports from Kiryandongo indicate that six people have died, and scores of others sustained serious injuries after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck early today. The accident involved a Mega Bus and a Sino truck at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday at …