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  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, together with MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank and The Innovation Village, has launched applications for the second cohort of the Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme, expanding a multi-year effort to boost women-led enterprises’ participation in …

For civil society, this is not just about technology but how public resources are planned, utilized, and monitored to ensure that innovation serves citizens  COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | Uganda’s decision to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)–powered drones to enhance border security marks a milestone in the country’s digital transformation. The …

  How a bold AU–UNDP initiative seeks to rebuild ecological resilience—and strengthen the lives connected to it Tlokweng, Botswana | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa is at a conservation crossroads. Its ecosystem-from the sprawling savannahs of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area to the montane forests of the Albertine Rift– are not just landscapes; …

Through experimentation with media and technique, Ronex explores the beauty that lies in the discarded and unexpected as a visual metaphor for life’s experiences. ARTS |  Dominic Muwanguzi | Imagination, fantasy, and memory are recurrent themes in Ronex’s art. They form the core to the concept of the subconscious that influences …

But only if we refocus on the basics, says Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Benjamin Piper NEWS ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | It is estimated that 90% of African children in school are unable to read or write, and the situation is worse in conflict-affected areas. Benjamin Piper, the Director …

If you can’t measure it, you can’t deliver it or ensure evidence-based public decision-making COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER KANAKULYA | As Uganda enters the implementation phase of the National Development Plan IV for FY2025/26–2029/30, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) stands at the centre serving as the central pillar that transforms ambitions into …

I have never really been lured to participate in the voting process because of the idea that other Ugandans will do it COMMENT | MARTHA KYOSIMIRE | “Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in …

How it is intriguing that Museveni’s campaign has not sought to use new information weapons effectively THE LAST WORD |  ANDREW M. MWENDA | Look at social media, where most Ugandans have migrated to for information about campaigns. Both campaigns, President Yoweri Museveni and his NRM and Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi …

In the second part of this series, we show how frontline medics are fighting for a future where routine infections do not become deadly again Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Dr Lorna Atikoro works at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and describes herself as a soldier in the fight against …

His triumph in the recent mayoral election in New York City makes him the first person of Ugandan origin and (dual) citizenship to hold a major elected office in the United States NEWS ANALYSIS | GEOFF SHULLENBERGER | Uganda has few claims to fame in the global imagination, and those …