Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | A flagship agricultural cooperation programme between Uganda, China and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations formally entered its close-out phase, with officials signalling a shift from implementation to scaling and sustainability of results achieved over more than a decade. The …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on his fourth consecutive annual visit to China, was seen in Beijing this week exploring the smart products of Chinese tech firm Xiaomi, a moment that carries a subtle but far-reaching significance. Sanchez followed a succession of developed-nation leaders who …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎The World Bank has hailed Uganda’s high economic growth rates but noted that this is not corresponding with the improvement in people’s livelihoods. ‎Ndiame Diop, the Bank’s Vice-President for Africa lauded Uganda for the macroeconomic stability but urged the country to translate the growth of …

TEHRAN | Xinhua | With a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire nearing its expiry, uncertainty once again clouds the outlook for the Middle East. The stop-and-go situation in the Strait of Hormuz — briefly reopened and then shut again by Iran — has added to the volatility. The episode highlights deep-rooted disagreements …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s export earnings for the year ending February 2026 grew by 63 percent largely due to gold and coffee, a new report said here Saturday. The Performance of the Economy Report for March 2026 issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development showed …

Sheema, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Vice President Rtd Maj Jessica Alupo on Friday evening launched the 12th Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) caravan, a three day outreach set to deliver health, education and social services to Nyabwina Parish in Sheema District. The launch at Hotel Africana drew …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday evening, Amina Namuwaya arrived at Immaculate Heart Primary School as she had done countless times before. She expected to walk straight to her children’s classrooms, collect them, and head home. Instead, school authorities restricted her at the gate. “Last week I wasn’t …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The private sector has spoken against the proposed tax reforms, warning Parliament that some of the measures risk constraining investment, deepening informality, and undermining post-pandemic economic recovery. Appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Wednesday, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), led …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing the growing backlog of court cases, warning that unresolved commercial disputes in y in the banking sector are tying up trillions of …

TEHRAN | Xinhua | Although the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the world’s oil supply, has been declared fully open for commercial vessels, its operational status remains contested. Both Washington and Tehran confirmed on Friday that the strait had been completely open for all commercial vessels. However, U.S. …