Local manufacturing of vaccines is Africa’s ‘second independence’ says Africa CDC boss Lusaka, Zambia | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Union’s desire to ramp-up vaccine manufacturing on the continent has been boosted by a commitment in principle by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, to inject US$1 billion into the process. Dr. Jean …
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The win-win narrative undergirding them obfuscates the risk that they may exacerbate problems COMMENT | IIIAS ALAMI, JACK COPLEY & ALEXIS MORAITIS | From the European Union’s Green Deal Industrial Plan and the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to Japan’s Green Growth Strategy and the Korean New Deal, industrial policies aimed …
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African Leadership magazine has unveiled three Ugandans, Patrick Bitature, Winnie Byanyima, and Ernest Rubondo, among nominees for its African Persons of the Year (POTY) 2023 awards. ANALYSIS | MONITOR REPORTER | The ALM Persons of the Year (POTY) awards presentation ceremony is a flagship annual event of the African Leadership Magazine, …
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According to experts Dr. Jane Achieng, Dr. Matsihidiso Moeti, Dr Lillian Tugume, Dr John Nkengasong, Dr Mike Reid, Dr Ingrid T. Katz COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is on a steady path to achieving the UNAIDS targets: 95%of people living with HIV knowing their status, 95% enrolled on lifesaving …
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How America’s decision to remove Uganda from AGOA over the AHA hurts homosexuals more than homophobes THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Two months ago, President Joe Biden removed Uganda from the preferential trading arrangement with the USA, the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA). I suspect the main reason was …
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The titan of US foreign policy changed the world, for better or worse OBITUARY | LESTER MUNSON | Henry Kissinger was the ultimate champion of the United States’ foreign policy battles. The former US secretary of state died on November 29, 2023 after living for a century. The magnitude of his …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda has unveiled the 2023 insurance innovation awards for all players licensed by the Authority, including insurers, Health Membership Organisations, Brokers, Bancassurance Agents, Individual Agents and loss assessors. The Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega said on Nov.23 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa 5G Summit, a prominent event within the sixth Southern Africa Mobile Broadband (MBB) VIP Salon, underscored the pivotal role of 5G in shaping Africa’s business landscape. Hosted by Huawei and held during AfricaCom, the continent’s largest technology conference, the summit convened industry leaders, government …
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It is apparent we are barreling toward global temperatures at least 2°C above pre-industrial levels COMMENT | SIMON ZADEK | The negotiators and activists preparing to attend the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai are grimly aware that there is no realistic chance of limiting global warming to …
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Exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, show how cultural cross-pollination thrived across centuries and continents under Byzantine rule ART | AGENCIES | While trans-continental interventions on the African continent began with the 15th-century arrival of the Portuguese, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Africa & Byzantium exhibition demonstrates how …
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