Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Embassy in Paris, France, is participating at the 47th International & French Tourism Market Expo which is taking place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris. The Embassy is leading Team Uganda, which includes major tour operators based in Uganda and France. …

COMMENT | Charles Okello Ayai | This article is, in part, a response to Andrew Mwenda’s article titled “Time for Africa to wake up” in his column, The Last Word on February 14, 2025. In it, he makes what has become a popular exhortation by most who consider themselves Pan-African, namely, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will host the 2nd Session of the Uganda-Somalia Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) alongside an Investment and Business Summit from 7-8 October 2025 at Mestil Hotel, Kampala. This year’s  theme is “Promoting Uganda-Somalia Partnership through Investment, Trade and Tourism, and Harnessing Opportunities in Both Countries,”  …

LILONGWE | Xinhua | Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika has won the presidential election with 56.8 percent of the vote, securing a decisive lead over incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, the country’s electoral commission announced Wednesday. The president-elect, contesting on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket, secured nearly 3.04 million votes in …

The deal shows how global and regional lenders are teaming up with local banks to close Africa’s industrial financing gap Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Group and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a financing agreement worth $800mn to support investors in the Vipingo Special Economic Zone …

MOSCOW | TASS |  American companies are ready to come back to the Russian market and introduce new ones, but everything hinges on politics, Russian presidential envoy for relations with international organizations, Boris Titov, said in an interview with TASS. “Many companies didn’t leave. They showed some courage, because they …

New report reveals how Beijing influences Uganda and other countries in thinking and action COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Today, the number of learners attending Mandarin classes at the Confucius Institute inside Makerere University, Uganda’s premier institution of higher learning, is growing. Many see mastery of the Chinese dialect as …

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera concedes defeat in presidential election LILONGWE | Xinhua |  Malawi’s incumbent president Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Sept. 16 presidential election in which former president Peter Mutharika is leading by over one million votes. Speaking in a televised address less than two hours …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd. and Buganda Kingdom have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that cements their collaboration on environmental conservation and community development. The partnership focuses on two flagship initiatives: tree growing under Ekibira Kya Kabaka and the …

  BRUSSELS | Xinhua |  Five more European countries announced their recognition of the State of Palestine on Monday, during the high-level session of the 80th United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Here is what you need to know about the latest developments. WHO HAS NEWLY RECOGNIZED PALESTINE? France, which co-chaired …