CONNECT-VAS project brings together four African countries to build stronger vaccine systems and reduce reliance on imports Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When scientists, policymakers, regulators and development partners gathered in Kampala on June 11 for the inception meeting of the Collaborative Network for Vaccine Research in West …
Read More »Trump’s art of the deal
Why there is unlikely to be an agreement between America and Iran soon over that country’s nuclear program THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Now that we have the actual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USA and Iran over which both Washington and Tehran agree is …
Read More »AfDB backs $180 million Arua Airport upgrade in West Nile sub-region
Arua is currently Uganda’s second-busiest airport after Entebbe and sits at the centre of a region rich in agricultural, tourism and mineral resources Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured €155.99 million (Shs 677.4 billion) in financing from the African Development Bank Group to transform Arua Airport into …
Read More »New budget success hinges on delivery, experts warn
Uganda’s Shs84.4tn budget, the largest in the country’s history, allocates substantial funding to security, transport infrastructure, healthcare, education and agro-industrialisation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economic prospects will depend less on policy announcements and more on execution, economists and business leaders have warned, as the country …
Read More »Uganda: Ebola-free certificates not required for international travel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said travellers leaving the country do not require Ebola-Free Certificates for international travel, visa applications or overseas employment, as authorities seek to curb misinformation and fraudulent testing schemes targeting prospective migrants. Prof. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health …
Read More »London court extends ban on South Sudan oil prepayment deals amid debt dispute
BB Energy initiated legal proceedings in London’s courts last year, alleging that South Sudan failed to deliver oil cargoes purchased under the prepayment arrangements London, UK | AGENCIES | London’s High Court has upheld an injunction preventing South Sudan from entering into new oil prepayment agreements until it …
Read More »FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes long campaign to discredit and downplay Haitian Revolution
Ever since Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French, imperialists have had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti fails COMMENT | JULIA GAFFIELD | Ahead of its first match in the 2026 World Cup, the Haitian national soccer team was forced to make a last-minute change. But …
Read More »What’s in the US‑Iran peace deal?
There are a lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little COMMENT | JESSICA GENAUER | The leaders of the United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war between their countries, as well as Israel’s military assault on Hezbollah …
Read More »A portrait of humanity’s complex existence
In the exhibition, Unknown Occupant, the artist works with symbolism to explore the tension between visibility and anonymity that we grapple with as humans Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | John Baptist Sekubulwa’s new solo show at the Naguru Summit Residences is about the ambiguity of life …
Read More »On Trump’s deal with Iran
How America’s claims to military greatness have been exposed as being hollow THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | So now Donald Trump is claiming to have arrived at a “deal” with Iran. Although the details are not yet known, this is the biggest humiliating military defeat …
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