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  SPECIAL REPORT | Behind a viral ice-cream moment in Moscow was a carefully assembled diplomatic gathering. Russia sought to deepen ties with African governments and institutions; African leaders, in turn, pressed for a partnership that delivers more than political declarations, Ronald Musoke reports. Several African presidents picking up wrapped …

  For the first time, deforestation in tropical Africa is now happening at a scale comparable with Latin America, one of the world’s main deforestation hotspots, according to the report.   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Global deforestation fell last year, but not enough to meet the goal of zero …

  LPG investment is Africa’s defining downstream opportunity over the next two decades. The window to act is open now   NEWS ANALYSIS | ANIBOR O KRAGHA | At the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) first Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris in May 2024, Akinwumi Adesina, then African Development Bank President, …

  Since 2000, malaria-related deaths have fallen by more than 50%, reflecting sustained investments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment   Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Whenever fever strikes nine-year-old Joshua Ekimwere in his rural Ogaramio village, getting help has not always been easy. For his grandmother, Akurut Dinah Loy, a …

  Many Japanese are thinking about whether to continue burial traditions that place on their relatives financial and emotional costs associated with maintaining the family grave   COMMETN | MIMI HANAOKA | Whenever I drive amid the mazelike bustle of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway, where approximately 1 million vehicles transit daily, I see …

  Here are the overlapping crises facing Gen Z   COMMENT | ALINA COSMA | Young people are facing a future that feels increasingly uncertain. Although every generation experiences turbulence while navigating adolescence, the pressures experienced by Gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are different and seem …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s efforts to build a more resilient agricultural sector are increasingly focusing on how sustainable farming practices can translate into higher farmer incomes, stronger domestic markets and export opportunities. The challenge will take centre stage at two upcoming agricultural events in Kampala, where farmers, policymakers, …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s ambition to expand its economy tenfold to $500 billion by 2040 will depend partly on the ability of businesses to invest productively, manage financial risks and convert the country’s natural resources into higher-value products. That puts chief financial officers (CFOs) at the centre of …

  Satellite connectivity is unlikely to remove Uganda’s digital access challenges on its own   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has launched a satellite internet service for businesses in remote areas, stepping up competition with rival Airtel Uganda as the country’s telecom operators seek to reach customers …

  The South African lender’s takeover of NCBA offers a shortcut to regional growth, but established rivals will not give up customers easily   Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | African banking has a new contender in the contest for East Africa’s customers. Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest lenders, …