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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | When the Government of Uganda shut down internet access for four days during the recent election week, it reignited a national debate about how deeply digital connectivity has become embedded in modern life. Authorities, through the Uganda Communications Commission, justified the decision as necessary to curb …

COMMENT | GORDON HANSON, DANI RODRIK & ROHAN SANDHU  | We are at the dawn of a new age: the climate transition is upon us, the era of hyper-globalization is receding, middle classes worldwide are under strain, and poverty reduction in developing countries faces new headwinds. Even without the destabilizing …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will open his 2026 season at the Burj2Burj Half Marathon in Dubai on February 8, organizers said. Cheptegei, who won the Tata Steel Kolkata Road Race in India last month, said he is aiming for a strong start to the year. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo, has expressed confidence that Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will successfully co-host the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). In an interview with Xinhua on Tuesday, Magogo assured football fans that the …

LONDON | Xinhua |  A 2025 deal between the UK and Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands “secures the operations of the joint U.S.-UK base” there, British media quoted a British government spokesperson as saying on Tuesday. This came after U.S. President Donald Trump accused the act of “great …

Museveni bounces back with a decisive 71% victory, his highest since 1996, amid NUP’s protest vote COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In his seventh election and at the ripe old age of 81 years, President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni appears to have set a new record in his 40-year …

For more than a decade, King Mohammed VI has poured huge sums of money into the game, using it as a tool for societal and cultural change Rabat, Morocco |  Agencies |  Pape Gueye’s extra-time goal was enough to seal a second Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title for Senegal, …

Uganda’s economy is now deeply digitized. Mobile money platforms alone process hundreds of billions of shillings daily, serving as the primary financial arteries for the informal sector, which employs over 70% of the population. COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | In the early hours of 13 January 2026, just 48 hours before …

SHANGHAI | Xinhua | A batch of dried chili peppers from Uganda has recently passed customs in Shanghai, marking the first export of Ugandan dried chili peppers to China after gaining market access in the country. The 11 tonnes of dried chili peppers entered China via sea transport through the …

With the octogenarian at the helm for another five years, the country now faces the challenges and expectations that come with enduring continuity Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | By the morning of Jan. 16, eighteen hours after Ugandans cast their votes for the presidency, the atmosphere at the National Tally …