In The Magazine

  The continent must progressively move beyond exporting raw minerals towards processing and manufacturing higher-value products locally   COMMENT | JOHN TUMWINE | Africa’s mining industry is entering a defining era. The global shift towards clean energy, advanced manufacturing and digital technologies has intensified demand for critical minerals, placing the …

    The succession has exposed the uneasy meeting of tradition, family and modern law   COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The royal palace in Fort Portal is preparing to receive a new occupant. At Karuziika Palace, preparations are under way for the installation of Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma …

  CEPI is now pressing for US$2.5 billion in new funding for its 100 Days Mission, which aims to have vaccines ready within 100 days of identifying a future pathogen   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | As the Ebola outbreak spreads unabated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MTN Foundation, in partnership with the Maendeleo Foundation, has graduated 305 trainees in Kampala from the sixth phase of its Internet Bus and Financial Literacy Programme, taking the number of Ugandans trained through the initiative to more than 6,700. The graduates received certificates …

    The programme is valued at about Shs2.8bn grant from the French Embassy and Shs400bn co-financing from Stanbic Bank Uganda   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | France is expanding support for Uganda’s women and youth-led green businesses, moving beyond project funding towards a longer-term pipeline intended to connect …

    In June 2026, Uganda and UNESCO validated the country’s AI Readiness Assessment on its preparedness to adopt and govern AI responsibly   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The machine that decides the price of a Ugandan’s airline ticket, helps a farmer detect pest damage or writes a …

  The agreement comes as African businesses increasingly seek to use the AfCFTA to expand beyond their domestic markets   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank and the East African Business Council are expanding digital trade access for businesses across East Africa, linking companies …

    The East African nation is trying to build alternative fuel routes rather than depend on a single route   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE |  Uganda’s oil story has, for more than a decade, been told from the shores of Lake Albert.  That is where the country’s biggest …

    Waste generation in the region increased to 180 million tonnes in 2023 from 90 million tonnes in 2010, according to a presentation by Gift Gabriel Mbuya of the East African Business Council   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | East African governments and businesses have launched a regional …

  Three-year partnership will combine trade finance, insurance and reinsurance expertise to build skills across African markets   AFRICA NEWS  | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year agreement to strengthen professional and institutional capacity in trade, insurance, reinsurance, risk management and trade …