Time to choose: continuity or change COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | When Ugandans go to the polls on Thursday, they will be voting under the watchful presence of the government, with army boots already visible on the streets of the capital, Kampala, a deployment security chiefs say …

 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South African actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Thapelo Mokoena will visit Uganda from 12th to 16th February 2026. The five-day visit, organised by Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) and the Ikon Film and Television Awards, is a part of the 2026 Ikon Film and Television Awards roadmap, …

COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Uganda is, without doubt, the Pearl of Africa. But Ugandans also have a strange habit. We complain and lament about our politics, then boom; we speak in whispers on Election Day by staying home. We write passionate essays in WhatsApp groups about governance, then fail the …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  More than 1,000 types of new and upgraded military equipment were deployed by Russia for frontline testing in 2025, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Manturov said Russia planned to showcase a broader range of military hardware in the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni on Monday campaigned in Bukonzo East, Kasese District, where he called on residents to embrace commercial agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing as key drivers of wealth creation and job growth. Addressing supporters, President Museveni said peace and stability had laid a strong …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Britain’s online safety regulator said on Monday it has opened a formal investigation into U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk’s social media platform X under the country’s Online Safety Act, citing concerns that the platform was used to create sexualised imagery of women and children. In a statement, …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday once again claimed that the United States will acquire Denmark’s Greenland “one way or the other.” Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said that with regard to Greenland, he was not considering leasing or short-term arrangements, but “acquiring” the territory. …

Museveni’s Mediation Role in Sudan and the Quest for Regional Stability Can’t be Taken for Granted COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | In November 2025, the African Union (AU) appointed President Yoweri Museveni to mediate the conflict in Sudan. This war has plunged the country into one of the gravest humanitarian …

  SPECIAL FEATURE | DAMIEN POLLARD | If you walk into a video hall in Uganda your attention will probably go straight to a person sitting at the front of the audience. Speaking rapidly into a microphone, they comment loudly and continuously, often drowning out the sound of the film …

COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | It is essential to ensure a peaceful election process as we approach January 15th, the election day, because life must go on after the votes are counted. Politics often divides people and fuels hostility for no good reason. One musician sang, “Tugende tulonde naye tulonde mudembe obululu …