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  Wetlands are a powerful ally in climate resilience we cant’t afford to overlook   COMMENT | MEGAN ELDRED | We are losing one of our most powerful natural allies against climate change, and yet we are barely paying attention. At London Climate Action Week (June 20-28), the focus was rightly …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stanbic Bank Uganda has cut its lending rate to 10% per annum for agriculture-based savings and credit cooperative organisations (SACCOs), in a move that underscores rising competition among lenders targeting Uganda’s rural financial ecosystem. The reduced rate is aimed at improving access to …

  A new investigation reveals that Facebook, Instagram and Meta’s other social media platforms have evolved into the world’s largest online marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, with recommendation algorithms, engagement tools and monetization systems helping traffickers reach millions of potential buyers while endangered species pay the ultimate price, reports Ronald …

ENTERTAINMENT | GRACE KHUNOU |  The Polygamist is a Netflix series that has soared up the streaming platform’s charts and triggered a global conversation about men who cheat in relationships. It tracks the fatal ruptures in what seems like a successful upper class family, the Gomoras. Although the story plays out in South Africa, the …

  The case of the former PLU official has raised debate on Uganda’s sovereignty   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The arrest of retired Lt Michael Katungi Mpeirwe and the United States’ request for his extradition has placed a former political insider at the centre of a high-profile transnational …

  For years, tourism entrepreneur Amos Wekesa has traversed continents persuading the world that Uganda is one of Africa’s most rewarding tourist destinations. But as epidemic outbreaks, travel advisories and domestic political discontent converge, the country’s most vocal tourism ambassador finds himself defending not just Uganda’s image abroad, but also …

  The project, however, remains the subject of criticism from environmental organisations, which have raised concerns about its ecological and climate impacts   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of Africa’s biggest energy infrastructure projects, has passed the 90% completion mark, bringing Uganda …

As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes past 1,000, doctors continue to fight the disease without a vaccine or cure. But the country’s top Ebola scientist tells SciDev.Net “there is still hope for this epidemic”. The outbreak detected in early May has spread rapidly across …

  Shareholders approved a final dividend of Shs6.4 per share, taking the total payout for the year to Shs16.6 per share, up 23 percent from Shs13.5 in the previous financial year   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil) has said it remains confident in its …

  The exit of a lottery operator exposes both the strain and the strength of a booming digital gambling industry   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  The exit of ITHUBA Uganda Limited from the National Lottery business has drawn fresh attention to the stability of Uganda’s fast-growing gaming industry, …