Kampala, Uganda: | THE INDEPENDENT |  MoTIV Africa has announced the Africa Creatives Challenge, an exciting competition aimed at sparking transformative innovation within Africa’s creative landscape. The Challenge will support the top two projects with a $6,000 grant each. The challenge, according to Marie-Franz Fordjoe, Lead -MoTIV West Africa, is designed to …

  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA  |  Ugandan business leaders have been urged to make a strategic shift towards proactive risk management. Key speakers called for a change in strategey, at  a recent breakfast forum co-hosted by Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, and the American Chamber …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Tax Justice Alliance Uganda has disagreed with most of the proposals in the five tax amendment bills that were recently tabled before parliament as part of the 2024/2025 budget process. The new tax measures are contained in the Income Tax Amendment Bill, 2024, …

ROME | Xinhua | Italy’s capital celebrated the city’s 2,777th birthday Sunday, the annual retrospective of the city’s long history that in recent years has grown increasingly popular with tourists. On Sunday, the city erupted with concerts, exhibits, ceremonies and a parade of more than 2,000 people marching as legionaries, …

Kisumu, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mourners at the burial of Kenya’s Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla have asked for a speedy investigation into circumstances leading to his death. Gen Ogolla was among the occupants of a military helicopter that went down on Thursday afternoon shortly after …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists are struggling to enter Kampala from the west after a section of the Masaka road gave way, a few kilometers to the city. The road section between Kyengera and Budo Junction along Kampala -Masaka highway has partially sunk in due to heavy …

Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been endorsed to the Khartoum Process Steering Committee, an announcement made during the Senior Officials’ Meeting taking place in Cairo, Egypt 17th -18th April 2024 The Khartoum Process was established in November 2014 to serve as a platform for political cooperation amongst …

  A wise man once said, “Good money makes good art, and good art makes good money.” Legend, patriarch, and seasoned actor Andrew Benon Kibuuka delves into his passion for art, on yet another episode of MultiChoice Uagnda’s Home of Our Stars Podcast, Season 2, with Flavia Tumusiime. Kampala, Uganda …

The biggest problem with today’s democratic rhetoric is its tendency to frame international relations in moral terms, dividing the world into “good” and “bad” countries COMMENT | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | Language shapes our thinking and perception of the world and, consequently, what happens in it. That is why I worry less …

Near the vibrant city of Salvador, Ivana Muzenza makes tasty golden brown fritters from a recipe that dates back to the 19th century. The meal serves as a culinary connection to the West African roots of a unique community of Brazilian women. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Lively conversation …