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Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited to take over from Umeme effective April 1, 2025 Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda government is taking a significant step towards securing its energy future with the state-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) set to take over electricity distribution from Umeme, marking the …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has reported a remarkable performance in its half-year revenue collection, surpassing its target for the July to December 2024 period. The tax authority collected Shs15.25trillion against the target of Shs 14.93 trillion, registering a surplus of Shs 322 billion and …

 Private sector investment and strategic policies set to drive economic expansion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economic growth is poised for a notable upturn in 2025, supported by robust performance across key sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and information and communication technology (ICT). This growth is …

Why CSOs are warning of looming crisis in EAC and SADC ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Civil society organisations have warned governments in the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to act fast to tackle the growing menace of illicit financial flows in the two regional economic blocs. …

COVER STORY | By Independent Reporter | For Uganda, 2025 is packed with opportunity and peril as the year before the momentous 2026 that will witness the 7th general election under President Yoweri Museveni and, possibly, the nation’s first oil. It’s the year when grand promises and policy changes agreed in …

  The challenges and opportunity for Museveni at 80 years as he enters this important election year THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | This is an election year. President Yoweri Museveni has entered it with many tactical advantages. The leader of the largest opposition party, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda in 2025: The peril & the opportunity THE LAST WORD What 2025 portends for Uganda: The challenges and opportunity for Museveni at 80 years as he enters this important election year ANALYSIS …

African countries will be looking to recalibrate their strategic partnerships with China to advance African interests as the continent positions itself to exercise greater agency in its external partnerships ANALYSIS | PAUL NANTULYA | Africa-China relations in 2025 kicked off with a trip to the continent by China’s Foreign Minister Wang …

Migration agency to leverage tech giant’s AI expertise ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Microsoft, a U.S-based tech conglomerate has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration of the UN (IOM) to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence and data insights. The partnership which the two entities entered into in …

Amid Sino-American rivalry, African countries should focus on regional cohesion to advance their interests COMMENT | ADEKEYE ADEBAJO | Contrary to widespread expectations, the rapidly evolving geostrategic environment has not led to greater multipolarity. Instead, it has increased bipolarity between China and the United States, which are engaged in a cold …