The gambling industry pulled in over 112 billion dollars in global revenue in 2025. That number, on its own, explains why the money keeps arriving. But the shape of the investment has changed. Five years ago, the big cheques went toward acquiring established European operators with existing customer bases. Where …
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Football news across West Africa ran hot after AFCON 2025 ended in January 2026. Conversations jumped from one squad list to the next, and fans checked updates on phones between commutes and late kickoffs. Many supporters keep one tab for stats and fixtures, then open https://1xbet.gm/en/user/login when a big match …
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This development comes at the time traditional media outlets worldwide are struggling with declines in core revenue streams, particularly print and broadcast advertising as audiencees goes online NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is poised to exit East Africa’s traditional media industry after …
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AFCON 2025 took place in Morocco in late 2025 and ran into January 2026, and league matches still show the after-effects. Several players returned to club duty with tired legs and minor knocks. Local coaches changed lineups through February, since the same starters could not handle every match. Some supporters …
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Could China and America be destined for peace, not war? COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | How about this: rather than being destined for war, America and China were actually destined for peace? Could America’s treating of China as an enemy risk turning it into one? And could the opposite also …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | The increasingly speculative UN Commission on Human Rights has once again issued a report about Uganda’s involvement in the South Sudan conflict. The report makes serious allegations against the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), which are currently working to prevent what could become one of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Owing to the growing creative economy and the increasing value of intellectual property, the Center for Law, Policy, and Innovation Initiative (CeLPII), in partnership with the Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA), will host a high-level dialogue on intellectual property-backed lending on March 19 at Motiv, …
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COMMENT | ALLAN OMURON | Uganda’s boda-boda sector operates under relentless pressure, tight margins, long working hours, unforgiving roads that push the riders and machines to their limits. Conversations about boda safety often focus on rider behaviour – speeding, helmet use, licensing, or traffic discipline – leaving out one equally …
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Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Moses Ssebugwawo and Charity Atuhaire beat a strong field of 192 golfers on Saturday to come out on top at the I&M Katogo Golf Series at the Entebbe Club. Ssebugwawo returned a score of 56 nett on count back to win the overall …
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Estonia’s digital state didn’t happen by accident and its lessons could help Uganda build smarter public services SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | On a mild morning in late May 2023 in Tallinn, the medieval capital of Estonia perched along the Baltic Sea, nearly 600 policymakers, digital experts and government …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
