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    East African airlines are using algorithms to make pricing decisions leaving a question: when the price on the screen changes, how much of that decision belongs to a human revenue manager and how much belongs to a machine?   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | At midday on …

  SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda is betting that replacing the Tax Identification Number (TIN) with the National Identification Number (NIN) will widen the tax base and curb leakage. But with millions already registered for tax, the harder test is whether better identification can actually translate into more revenue, reports Ronald …

  From a senior art lecturer at Makerere University Art School to now a full-time artist in his retirement, Paul Lubowa uses his phase in his life to self- discover himself as an artist and individual, and through the process creates art that permeate with new energy and rhythm.   …

  The only stable solution to the impasse in the Gulf is one that involves China and increases economic integration in the region   COMMENT | SIMON JOHNSON & AMIR KERMANI |   On Aug.24, the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, launched an “economic D-Day” programme, intended to cut Iran off from …

  And it’s unlike anything NASA has done   COMMENT | RICHARD DE GRIJS | How do you explore a place where the sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions in recent years. We’ve known for nearly two decades that …

  Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media. A new book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, examines how the city’s expansion conceals profound social upheavals. These have root causes in the opportunities created by surging land values in rural …

  The United Nations has appealed for more funding as humanitarian agencies struggle to keep pace with the increasing number of cases   HEALTH REPORT | ISAAC KALEDZI – DW |  The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to escalate, with confirmed infections now topping 6,000 and …

  Snacks or beverages to avoid are those primarily made up of lots of sugar, as these are gobbled up by cavity-causing bacteria   SPECIAL FEATURE | AGENCIES | Your oral microbiome is the key to a healthy mouth and body. Here’s how to make sure it’s well-nourished. Everyone knows …

  For policymakers, the clock is ticking on a choice between continuing an expensive experiment or rewriting the rules of Uganda’s mineral wealth   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |  For years, Uganda’s decision to give gold special treatment in its tax regime has been defended as an investment incentive. The idea …

  20 years after the discovery announcement, ‘Pearl Sweet’ marks the moment Uganda’s crude moves from political promise to commercial test   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | After almost 20 years of waiting, Uganda has finally given its oil a name. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled the name “Pearl Sweet” …