Aciro Plants Over Three Thousand Trees to Secure a Climate-Resilient Financial Future Lamwo, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Every Tuesday and Friday, a familiar sound echoes through many households in northern Uganda. Many are tuning into a radio frequency, followed by the distinctive broadcast of the Farmer’s Voice …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | As the 2026 U.S. midterm primaries get underway, candidates are vying for their parties’ nominees by promising solutions to some of America’s biggest challenges. For many voters, however, those promises sound strikingly familiar. Election after election, Americans head to the polls hoping for better lives, higher …
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Uganda’s latest push to promote the Pearl of Africa abroad reflects a wider African trend, with governments increasingly using national brands to drive tourism, investment, trade, and international partnerships SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Uganda’s latest “Explore Uganda, The Pearl of Africa” campaign has turned buses in …
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From Cocoa Farmer to Agribusiness Leader: How Global Exposure Expanded Joan Kantu’s Vision Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As one of the winners of the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, Joan Kantu is part of a growing class of Ugandan agripreneurs demonstrating that agriculture can be both profitable …
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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 …
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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 …
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For 62 years now, dfcu Bank has positioned itself as an agricultural bank, providing tailored financial solutions, capacity building, market linkages, and knowledge exchange that have empowered thousands of farmers to grow sustainable agribusinesses. Through the Best Farmers Awards, the Bank in partnership with Vision Group, KLM Royal Dutch …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | The United States has long treated international rules as optional rather than binding — honored when useful, but discarded when inconvenient. A recent attempt by President Donald Trump to influence an international sporting event perfectly illustrates this double standard. The incident itself matters less than the …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
