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After years of U.S-backed investment, the transfer of data systems marks a shift from external support to state control   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In a district hospital in eastern Uganda, a mother waits as a clinician opens an electronic medical records system instead of reaching for a paper …

  What disruption  at Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea could mean for the world economy   COMMENT | FLAVIO MACAU | If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries about 20% of the world’s …

With billions of dollars at stake, voluntary transparency is no longer enough to guarantee accountability or protect citizens’ share of resource wealth   COMMENT | GARD BENDA | Globally, billions of dollars are lost each year due to weak transparency and accountability in the extractive sector. Estimates suggest that as much …

 Court ruling is lawful, but it puts Caf’s reputation at risk   COMMENT | FABRICE LOLLIA | The appeals board of African football’s ruling body, the Confederation of African Football (Caf), on 17 March overturned the outcome of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final. Afcon is the continent’s biggest …

  Nurturing young talent and celebrating the established artists over the years.   COMMENT | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Galleries come and go, but AKA Gallery has stood the test of time. Established in 1999 as Tulifanya Art Gallery by the gallant and scrupulous Maria Fischer, the gallery has over the years been …

  The lake is Uganda’s newest cultural landmark; where art, architecture, and ecology meet the Virunga Mountains   ART FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | On the volcanic waters of Lake Mutanda in the southwestern Uganda district of Kisoro, a new cultural geography is quietly taking shape. It does not announce itself …

Moving east, India and Pakistan are already nuclear powers, and after recent border skirmishes, neither will be dialing back NEWS ANALYSIS | BY AGENCIES | Of all the reasons proffered for the Iran war—and there’ve been a few—probably the easiest for Americans to get behind is that striking the regime was necessary to permanently derail …

  UNESCO GEM report shows how early universal education expanded access, but struggled to convert enrolment into meaningful learning   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When the Uganda government opened the school gates in the late 1990s to four children per household across the country, it was lauded as one …

  Inside his first moments at the Uganda Media Centre and the deeper crisis of  Government’s fractured voice   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The rain came first, as it often does in Kampala; sudden, insistent, and cleansing. It fell through the morning of March 24, washing over the city’s …

As global businesses increasingly embrace digital operations and distributed teams, geography is no longer the barrier it once was. Today, professionals in Kampala can support companies and customers thousands of miles away; in real time, at global standards. Angella Kakumirizi, Regional Vice President for Helpware Africa, is one of a new …