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  Uganda’s current pressing youth unemployment rates, with youth unemployment exceeding the national average addressing this challenge is critical  for sustainable development COMMENT | JAMILA MAYANJA | In the landscape of national development, a crucial yet often undervalued element is the empowerment of girls through targeted education and skills training. Across …

A Trump presidency will mean less diplomacy and more violence in the Middle East COMMENT | RO KHANNA | As a member of the Biden-Harris 2024 national advisory board, I have spent the past year traveling the country talking with voters and hearing their concerns about the 2024 election. Americans are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March.07, MTN Uganda, through its charitable arm, the MTN Foundation, made a significant donation of tailoring, baking, and hairdressing equipment, alongside other vital resources valued at Shs 17 million to the Nottingham Trent Skilling Center. This contribution marks a critical phase in the partnership …

Research and experience have shown the effectiveness of providing women and girls living in extreme poverty with a productive asset, support to meet their basic needs, and long-term coaching and training FEATURE | RUDO KAYOMBO | What do poverty, climate change, and conflict have in common? They are among the biggest …

The symbol for nternational Women’s Day is a female gender symbol, and it  is usually accompanied by the colours purple, green and white FEATURES | AGENCIES | Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is celebrated to commemorate and honour women’s accomplishments, raise awareness about gender disparities and discrimination, as …

The African region is home to 11 countries that carry approximately 70% of the global burden of malaria ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Health Ministers from African nations bearing the brunt of the malaria crisis have pledged to take decisive action to end fatalities caused by the disease. With Africa accounting for …

The majority of these were in Asia and Africa, and more than a fifth  occurred in urban areas Kampala, Uganda | DANN OKOTH | More than a million people die every year due to short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, researchers say, with Asia accounting for almost two thirds …

The film-makers worked with almost 4,000 hours of raw footage which took two years to edit ARTS | JULIA CAIN | Bobi Wine is a pop star in Uganda who uses his music for political protest and social activism. Born Robert Kyagulanyi, he became a member of parliament (MP) in 2017 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Standard Bank has been ranked as the most valuable banking brand in Africa in 2024. This is the third consecutive year that Standard Bank has been ranked first in Africa Brand Finance’s annual ranking of the world’s Top 500 Banking Brands. The bank also …

At  least 50% of the financing shall  support women-run or women-owned businesses Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Centenary Rural Development Bank and Housing Finance Bank have secured a combined Shs 640bn credit from the European Investment Bank for onward lending to private sector enterprises, with a focus on female …