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Northern Uganda is once again grappling with refugees from South Sudan fleeing fresh fighting in the nation. The newly created Palabek Refugee Settlement camp in Lamwo district is teeming with refugees who have gone over 6000 in the last two weeks. Officials from United Nations humanitarian organisations and the Office …

In The Independent news magazine this week: COVER STORY Criminal terror gangs: Is Kayihura the man to stop them? ANALYSIS Mbabazi court award hits Shs21bn: Attorney General’s office looks for ways of scaling back costly damages ANALYSIS Mbabazi court award hits Shs21bn: Attorney General’s office looks for ways of scaling …

The government rolling out of systematic land registration for farmers to use as credit collateral is only glass half-full By Okumu Mike Ibrahim The agriculture sector in Uganda is typically driven by smallholders with 95 percent of them operating on less than 5 acres of land. The smallholders operate in …

An immersion into sculpting that stimulates diverse cultural heritages By Dominic Muwanguzi Joe Nickson is an art dealer with an unusual speciality – tribal art. His IntoAfrica Galleries at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel Gift Shop area and in Luteete, about 7kms from Kampala along Gayaza Road are brimming with masks …

Those who regard the scientific method as a core value of society must step forward to defend its central role By Stephen Matlin, Goverdhan Mehta, Henning Hopf, and Alain Krief On April 22, scientists from around the world marked Earth Day by participating in an unprecedented “March for Science.” The …

ca  A U.S$100 billion bond could be used to help guarantee financing for major regional infrastructure projects such as the East Africa Railway  By Nancy Birdsall and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  The countries of Sub-Saharan Africa have reached a critical juncture. Strained by a collapse in commodity prices and China’s economic slowdown, …

Uganda should learn from the Kenyan court and get tough on one of the leading causes of preventable deaths By David Kabanda Tobacco is a leading cause of preventable death globally. Its consumption is associated with increased risk of several cancers, including lung, larynx, oesophagus, oral cavity and pharynx, bladder, …

  Brian Ahumuza is a known name in Uganda’s men’s fashion world.  In just seven years; starting in 2010, he has styled and groomed celebrities, modeled apparels, a launched an array of high end fashion shops. And he is just 27 years old and was not born anywhere near the …

Hakim Lugemwa is the CEO of Uganda Entrepreneurs Business Foundation. He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship in Uganda. What are the key elements in your management style as a CEO? My management style is not driven towards owning the foundation but …

Tropical Bank takes lead with more than 8000 customers interested in taking up Islamic banking services The Secretary General of the Association of National Development Finance Institutions in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI), Nuri Birtek says Uganda’s commercial banks and investors need to support small and medium …