NEWS ANALYSIS

  The fragile logistics corridor via Gulf states that connects African patients with critical Indian pharmaceuticals has been thrown into disarray with the Strait of Hormuz closed   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | India has often been called the “pharmacy of the Global South,” and, for African countries, public health …

  UgandaVsMollyKatanga: Cross Examination of Defense’s Forensic Expert Ends   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** Yesterday, following a multi-day cross-examination of the defense’s first expert witness, the prosecution found themselves where they were at …

  ANALYSIS | KATRINE L WALLACE | As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their own populations safe. As of May 27, 2026, Congo has reported more than …

Lamwo, Uganda | NEWS FEATURE | In an effort to combat environmental degradation and uplift the livelihood of communities, the Government of Uganda (GoU), through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), with financing from the World Bank (WB), designed the Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate-Smart Development …

  What a study of 108 projects reveals   Uganda’s environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to consider alternatives to their proposed projects, such as different sites, designs, technologies or even …

A digital gambling revolution is swelling state revenues—but regulators fear the costs of success   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s gaming industry has become one of the country’s most striking digital-economy success stories, generating record revenues for the government as online betting, mobile money and football fandom converge …

  Why Uganda’s Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary is carrying the pressure of a regional epidemic crisis   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Over the last decade, every time Uganda has had an Ebola outbreak, it has always found Dr Diana Atwine, Uganda’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of …

  African banks are sustaining some of the highest returns in global finance as rising profitability spreads across major markets. The gains reflect deeper financial penetration but increasingly point to a system that must now convert earnings strength into long-term efficiency, digital scale, and broader credit access.   SPECIAL REPORT …

  Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia have launched a pilot digital trade corridor aimed at enabling instant cross-border payments and reducing reliance on dollar-mediated settlement systems.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia are testing a unified digital trade corridor that allows cross-border payments to move instantly …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly two decades before the latest controversy over the appointment of dual citizens to ministerial positions, Parliament was already wrestling with many of the same questions. Can a person owe allegiance to two countries? Should dual citizens serve in sensitive government positions? Does citizenship strengthen …