Geopolitical tensions, climate change, technological disruption and shifting trade relationships are reshaping how countries engage with each other economically Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | For three decades, the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) has worked behind the scenes to give African …
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Public private partnerships accelerate maternal healthcare access across Uganda’s underserved communities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda has launched the 2026 edition of its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign, committing employee volunteers, digital technology and strategic partnerships to improve maternal and newborn healthcare in …
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The continent receives less than one percent of global clean air investment, a gap experts say must be urgently addressed NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people’s health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities …
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Afreximbank’s record $1.5bn bond sale signals renewed global confidence in the continent’s growth prospects, but investors still demand a premium for risk Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), secured its largest bond issuance on record after raising $1.5 billion from international …
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The cattle in Karamoja have survived generations of drought and hardship. The question now is whether they can survive a changing climate NEWS ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Before sunrise, Christine Jemkeia walks towards the Akura Oyan Dam in eastern Uganda’s Amudat District, following a routine that has …
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Inside the far-right networks and digital radicalization – the exact ecosystem where these conspiracy theories have taken root and spread COMMENT | ART JIPSON | Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee more than 100 times on July 29, 2026. …
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The exhibition is a metaphor to the power that lies in dialogue as a tool for sharing, learning and discovering who we’re and what exists in our immediate surrounding. ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANUZI | Conversation is an integral component of human existence and behaviour. Through it, humans are …
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The lender has unveiled new platforms to enhance customer experience, business efficiency and financial inclusion through technology-driven banking solutions NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | NCBA Bank Uganda has launched two digital banking platforms aimed at transforming how individuals and businesses access and manage financial services, as …
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The pharmaceutical company is among a select group of manufacturers preparing to produce an experimental once-monthly pill aimed at expanding HIV prevention options Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Quality Chemical Industries Ltd. (QCIL) has secured an early manufacturing licence from Merck & Co. for an experimental …
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The continental bid to make more of its own vaccines is moving from ambition to production NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has set itself an ambitious deadline of eliminating cholera by 2030. But behind that goal sits a more fundamental question about the continent’s ability to protect …
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