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December is particularly busy, as families prepare for holidays, travel and back-to-school expenses NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES |  Africa’s mobile money industry is preparing for its busiest month of the year, with December transactions expected to push 2025’s total beyond the $81bn processed in 2024. But alongside the rise in …

    Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Continental Reinsurance Holdings, a leading African reinsurance group, has moved its Group Holding Company from Mauritius to Botswana, in a strategic decision aimed at consolidating its continental footprint and strengthening operational resilience. Founded in Nigeria four decades ago, Continental Reinsurance serves clients across …

Kenya’s foreign minister said some 200 Kenyans were known to be fighting for Russia and acknowledged that recruitment networks were still active NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | David Kuloba’s mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in …

Whether Uganda takes the federal path or not, the country can’t escape debate on how power is distributed, and who benefits from status quo COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When Frank Bulira Kabinga stepped onto the podium at the Nation Media Group’s televised Presidential Debate on November 30, the Revolutionary …

The South African telco will own 55% of Safaricom after buying further stakes from the Kenyan government and parent Vodafone Nairobi, Kenya | DAVID THOMAS | South Africa’s Vodacom Group is to acquire 15% of Kenya’s Safaricom from the Kenyan government and an additional 5% from parent company Vodafone in …

    Currently, HIV treatment involves taking a daily pill that combines three or four medicines that work together to control the virus Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study done in three African countries has found that injectable HIV treatment, Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA), administered every …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is looking to expand the reach of its homegrown technology across the continent through a strategic dialogue with MTN, the South African telecom giant. A delegation led by Ugandan High Commissioner Paul Amoru met with MTN South Africa’s General Manager for Enterprise …

The artist works with Kitengi fabric, Denim and bark cloth to instigate conversations on the subject of African identity and the politics of decolonization of Africa. ARTS |  Dominic Muwanguzi |  A self-portrait of the artist, Matt Kayem, dressed in a jacket made from Dutch wax (Kitengi fabric) and a bark …

The termination of USAID governance programs has hollowed out civic education networks that once reached rural and first-time voters Kampala, Uganda | NAKISANZE SEGAWA | At 18, Ronald Serunjoji can’t wait to cast his first-ever ballot in Uganda’s general elections, slated for January 2026. He’s certain about his choice for president, …

The company operates four power stations — Nalubaale–Kiira, Isimba, Namanve and Karuma — with a combined installed capacity of 1,213MW Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the state-owned power producer, reported a sharp fall in annual profit for the 2024/25 financial year, underscoring the …