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One of the clearest signs of progress is the growing transformation of district data systems NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Across the winding corridors of district health offices in Uganda, a quiet but profound transformation is taking place. It is not marked by grand announcements or sweeping reforms but by …

Here is why climate change is no longer just an environmental but a public finance issue   COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | When harvests fail after prolonged droughts, when floods cut off roads and markets, when heat waves strain health services, and when infrastructure crumbles under extreme weather, the damage …

What next after top US senator says CDF “crossed a red line”? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME |  A tweet from the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, cast the spotlight on US-Uganda diplomatic relations in the …

The group exhibition explores the different techniques of the medium while emphasizing the relevance of this centuries old art form in the contemporary times ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Printmaking is a centuries-old medium that involves intricate and rigorous creative processes like sketching, carving, layering and inking to create stunning …

    Lessons for the world from the increasing strategic competition between the two super powers THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Today, I take leave from Ugandan politics with all its unending quarrels and recriminations to address an important global issue – the strategic competition between the United …

The US$15,000 visa bond places travellers under sharper scrutiny as Washington tightens enforcement COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When U.S. Ambassador William W. Popp stepped-up to address the press at the American Centre in Kampala on Feb. 5, he was carrying a message that blended diplomacy with warning. The United …

From Johannesburg to Kampala, Africa’s digital ambitions are now inseparable from the strength of its power grids Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s digital economy is beginning to recast the continent’s electricity landscape, with data centres emerging alongside households, factories and mines as a significant new source of power demand. …

  Why is very difficult for Uganda’s opposition to self correct and contribute meaningfully to the country THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda’s opposition has missed many opportunities to contribute meaningfully to our national development. This is because they have adopted a wrong strategy in their politics. They …

Uganda’s power struggle enters a new phase COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | What will Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, do next? Will he emerge from hiding, and if so, when? These are the questions on many minds as the 2026 presidential candidate enters his third week in …

Access to European markets increasingly depends on surrendering precise farm data under EUDR rules   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In the lush highlands of eastern and western Uganda, coffee farmers have long relied on fertile soils, predictable rains, and generations of agricultural knowledge to sustain their livelihoods. Today, however, …