NEWS ANALYSIS

Opportunities, Challenges, and why full implementation of the historic pact may take years ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | African countries began officially trading under the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Jan.01. It is a flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 to stimulate intra-African trade. In …

Here’s who will win and who will lose ANALYSIS | STEVE SCHIFFERES | The coronavirus has crippled the world economy. Global GDP in 2020 suffered its sharpest drop since the end of the Second World War, millions were unemployed or furloughed, and governments pumped trillions of dollars into their economies …

Chinese foreign minister Wang’s visit to Africa is another missed opportunity to seal deals ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi has been on a five-nation tour in Africa that started on Jan.04 and took him to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and …

America’s past tells us the farce in Pennsylvania on Jan.05 and the tragedy in the Capitol Jan.06 have something unsettling in common. ANALYSIS | RICHARD PRIMUS | One day before a political mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, a less violent breach of norms dominated the day in a different capitol …

Saving the 2021 economy: Key factors that might determine its performance and why government must act Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Ugandans went to the polls on Jan.14 to elect a new President and other political leaders amidst tight restrictions on preventing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the campaign …

Beijing, China | XINHUA | Tensions swelled in the Arab world 10 years ago in the name of “Arab Spring,” and the region has since undergone major changes, though many countries were still reeling from a heavy blow from the movement. After the wave of anti-government protests and violence, some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | President Yoweri Museveni has said the results of his country’s election marks another victory for Uganda over foreign influence. The Electoral Commission today declared Museveni winner by58.64% of the votes cast. “Foreign interference will not be tolerated ” he said. He accused …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan voters will go through 12 steps before leaving the polling station as they vote for a President and Member of Parliament today, Thursday, January 14 2021. According to the Electoral Commission, the polling stations will be opened at 7 am in the presence of …

  Afrobarometer poll released in Uganda on eve of elections Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Three in four Ugandans say they expect vote counting to be more accurate at their polling station than at the national tally centre in the capital city, according to a nationwide survey released by …

📌 #Uganda 🇺🇬 #Election #UGdecides2021 5⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors PWDs 6⃣ ✳ Jan 12,2021 ➡ Councillors Youth 7⃣ ✳ Jan 14,2021 ➡ Elections of President and MPs Analysis |  CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA, BAKER BATTE & BLANSHE MUSINGUZI – URN | Although the Buganda voting block is widely considered a prize of the …