NEWS ANALYSIS

  According to the World Health Organization, the ratio now stands at 189 deaths per 100,000 live births, a significant improvement from earlier figures   Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | As Uganda marked World Blood Donor Day on June 14, health officials turned attention from donor recruitment drives to …

  In the exhibition, Toward Spontaneity, the artist works against common expectations and predictability to show that everything is possible for him on canvas   Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | I am naturally impressed when an artist can surprise with their work. It is a sign of being unpredictable …

  Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans’ health data   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A new report by Human Rights Watch has renewed scrutiny of a new generation of health cooperation agreements between the United States and African governments, raising concerns about data-sharing provisions, pathogen …

  African governments are shifting carbon markets from fragmented project systems into state-controlled infrastructure that defines how environmental assets are measured, verified, and monetized.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are increasingly shifting from fragmented carbon projects to state-controlled systems that determine how environmental assets are measured, …

  NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | The brutal killing of Uganda Cranes rugby player Sydney Gongodyo has once again forced the country to confront an uncomfortable question: Why does mob violence continue to thrive in Uganda, often in the presence of dozens of witnesses, without anyone stepping in to stop …

  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 …