A lesson is that empires collapse when they can no longer afford to finance the security of their hinterlands and trade routes. Spain’s Golden Age came to an end when it could no longer fund the military expenditure required to defend its colonies. Great Britain’s empire depended on naval supremacy …

COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR |  For decades, one family has towered over Indian politics. The influence of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty—including independent India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi; and current opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – is bound up with the …

Whoever Masters the Land Question Will Own Uganda’s Future COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Uganda’s great political contest is probably not erupting in rallies or through slogans; it is unfolding quietly across village boundaries, homesteads and rising factory blocks. It is felt when a father divides his half-acre among five children …

  SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case ‘Uganda versus Molly Katanga’ and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** This matter doesn’t resume until 2/Dec/2025 so the state presents its 25th witness. Till then, we continue to bring you verbatim testimony of PW24, Detective Sergeant …

African nations lead in global soil-carbon capture as new report flags major omissions elsewhere. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are moving faster than most of the world to put soil health at the centre of climate action, according to a new analysis that highlights a major blind …

Carbon markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo press forward with tangible payouts to forest communities. DRC’s REDD+ pilots have channelled offset revenues into forest patrols and village clinics, defying offset scandals that have impacted buyer trust and stalled market growth. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A patchwork of …

COMMENT | Francesca Mascha Klein & Laura Schäfer | Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this year, both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued landmark advisory opinions affirming that countries must address climate change, and that failure …

  SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Cross Examination of PW24, Detective Sergeant David Beteise Date: 10/Nov/2025 After about 2 hours and 42 minutes of examination-in-chief, the prosecution, led by Assistant DPP Samali …

  COMMENT | ERIC ODONGO | It is no longer in doubt that Uganda is endowed with considerably vast amounts of minerals. Dating as far back as colonial times in 1925, when the oil potential was first documented, exploration has and continues to support mineral development in Uganda. According to the …

  COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | A week ago, Uganda hosted its first Africa Industrialization Week, attracting over 40 countries and 450 participants to the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort to discuss issues related to industrialization of the continent. The launch of the inaugural Africa Industrialization Week in Uganda coincides with a period …