From delayed reporting to incomplete information, understanding your policy can make the difference between a smooth claim and a costly dispute.   COMMENT | JACOB OCERO-NOID |  For many Ugandans, the real test of insurance comes when disaster strikes. A vehicle is involved in an accident, a property is damaged …

Kitgum , Uganda | URN |  Kitgum High Court has dismissed an application by Beatrice Atim Anywar, a former Kitgum Municipality MP candidate, seeking to compel the Electoral Commission to produce the voter register used in the January 15, 2026 parliamentary elections, ruling that the applicant had failed to provide …

  Dangote IPO will test whether African capital markets are ready to finance Africa’s next generation of industrial giants   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Dangote’s US$1.6 billion (₦2.15 trillion) refinery IPO is turning one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects into a publicly investable asset, drawing retail and institutional …

  As UNGA gets underway in New York, Africa pushes for climate finance to meet SDG targets as homegrown fixes begin to blunt the fallout from rising heat and failed rains.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD | African climate projects are restoring worn-out farmland, bringing back coastal mangrove forests and …

    KIEV | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday evening that he and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to meet in New York. “This meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” Zelensky wrote on X following a telephone conversation between the two leaders. …

    From Abstract Matrices to Nagongera: How a Ugandan scholar’s ‘Neocomplexity’ is building real-world bridges   SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | On an ordinary day in Nagongera, Tororo District, a gathering of local residents, elders, and visiting researchers exchange ideas, their voices harmonizing over the blueprints of a …

    In June 2026, Uganda and UNESCO validated the country’s AI Readiness Assessment on its preparedness to adopt and govern AI responsibly   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The machine that decides the price of a Ugandan’s airline ticket, helps a farmer detect pest damage or writes a …

  The agreement comes as African businesses increasingly seek to use the AfCFTA to expand beyond their domestic markets   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank and the East African Business Council are expanding digital trade access for businesses across East Africa, linking companies …

  About 70% to 80% of medicines consumed in Africa are imported, according to the Access to Medicine Foundation   ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA |  Africa is pouring money into pharmaceutical manufacturing as governments seek to reduce dependence on imported medicines. The bigger challenge may be finding enough buyers to keep …

  BIRTHDAY REFLECTIONS | YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI | I want to thank the 8 million well-wishers that sent me congratulations on my 82nd birthday on the 15th of September, 2026. Those well-wishes and God’s blessings will push me and Maama for another just 18 years to reach 100 years of age …