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  Uganda’s digital public sphere and the 2026 election   SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, was sworn in on May 12 for a seventh straight term in office, Uganda marked another formal milestone in a presidency that has now spanned nearly four decades. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has unveiled its first electric commuter bus service in the capital, marking an early step in a nationwide plan to modernise urban transport and cut emissions through electrification. The service, unveiled by Works and Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, introduces the first …

Data is now Airtel Africa’s main revenue driver, overtaking voice, while mobile money continues to grow in importance   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa has reported a sharp rise in annual profit, with profit after tax more than doubling to $813m in the year to March 2026, …

  The long running show adds another season   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | At exactly 11:50am, beneath Kampala’s unforgiving midday sun, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took the oath of office at the Kololo Independence Grounds for another term as a 21-gun salute cracked across the capital, announcing not so …

    How the abuse of the public trust through looting of public funds is going to cause a terrible backlash at the perpetrators   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been tweeting his frustration with mass and endemic corruption in Uganda’s public sector. Many …

The democrat was considered the architect of the Southern African country’s economic rise and a pioneer in the fight against AIDS   Gaborone, Botswana | AGENCIES | The political career of Botswana’s ex-President Festus Gontebanye Mogae can be summarized under one heading: “good governance.” During his time in office from 1998 …

Asthma is responsible for more than 450,000 deaths globally every year, many of which are preventable   Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s response to asthma is facing growing scrutiny as health specialists warn that thousands of patients are still unable to access essential inhalers, even as global treatment …

  Parliament passed a softened but still controversial sovereignty law targeting foreign-funded political activity   NEWS ANALYSIS | AYENAT MERSIE | Uganda just passed one of the region’s most closely watched pieces of legislation this year — and even in its watered-down form, it’s leaving a mark. On May 5, Parliament …

    COMMENT | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | MAKANO has just returned from Zambia for the opening of his debut solo show, Red Flags 2026, in this Central African Republic. He looks relaxed and is not showing any sign of anxiety that one would expect from an artist of his age …

  In 2024, Africa accounted for 95% of malaria cases (265 million) and 95% (579,000) of malaria deaths   NEWS ANALYSIS | WALE FATADE | Malaria, a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes, is preventable and curable. The World Malaria Report 2025 shows that in 2024, there were …