Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For more than three decades, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was one of the most recognisable figures in Uganda’s traditional life. He became king of Tooro in 1995, when he was just three years old. His coronation turned him …

KISII, Kenya | Xinhua | Across the steep, green hills of Kisii County of western Kenya, newly built roads are transforming lives and boosting local commerce. Trucks loaded with bananas, avocados, sugarcane, and soapstone now head out at dawn, bringing quick returns for local farmers. Before Chinese companies upgraded the …

  Equity Trade Mission puts Uganda’s investment potential in the spotlight   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | More than 150 business leaders, investors, policymakers and private-sector players from 10 nationalities have converged in Kampala for the 2026 Uganda Trade and Investment Roadshow, seeking to unlock cross-border trade and investments. …

  NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on BRICS countries to strengthen unity among the Global South and play an active, stabilizing and positive role in global affairs. In a speech when attending the second day of BRICS summit in New Delhi, Xi also …

  The only stable solution to the impasse in the Gulf is one that involves China and increases economic integration in the region   COMMENT | SIMON JOHNSON & AMIR KERMANI |   On Aug.24, the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, launched an “economic D-Day” programme, intended to cut Iran off from …

  And it’s unlike anything NASA has done   COMMENT | RICHARD DE GRIJS | How do you explore a place where the sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions in recent years. We’ve known for nearly two decades that …

Leg 1 Sept 12 UGC Leg 2 Oct 10. Ebb Club Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Mvara Secondary School and Kigezi High School could be the “Dark Horses” tomorrow as the first leg of the Hima Cement-sponsored Clash of Titans tees off at Uganda Golf Club. Twenty-one alumni schools …

  Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  Uganda Pro Open champion Ronald Rugumayo added another accolade to his cabinet, winning the second leg of the MTN Pro Tee today at Entebbe Club. In stunning golf played on the last two days, Rugumayo produced the lowest scores ever at the Entebbe …

  Capital Markets Authority indicates that professionally managed assets top UGX 7 trillion   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | KURA Asset Management has entered Uganda’s investment management market, targeting a growing pool of individuals, families and institutions looking beyond traditional savings towards professionally managed investments and long-term wealth creation. …

  How Samalie Kristensen bridges two continents to empower vulnerable children in East Africa.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  At 52, Samalie Kristensen wears many hats: dedicated social worker, mother of four, active gardener, and passionate humanitarian. Living in Denmark, she balances a full-time career supporting families within the …