Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda and several other African countries are yet to join the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a delay that continues to make air travel across the continent expensive and less seamless compared to other regions. Speaking at a continental aviation workshop in Kampala, Octavio …
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Africa must position itself to turn China’s tariff-free trade opportunity into real gains COMMENT | JANE NALUNGA | On 1 May 2026, China–Africa trade relations entered a significant new phase as commitments under the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) took effect. These measures extend zero-tariff treatment to nearly 9,000 …
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Workers work at the agricultural factory Fisher Global in the Rwamagana Industrial Park, Eastern Province, Rwanda, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Yinhe) BEIJING | Xinhua | In the rolling, lush fields of Ibiza Village in Kayonza District, eastern Rwanda, farmers are busy cultivating red chili peppers. Growing demand …
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ACCRA | Xinhua | A Ghanaian exporter has said that his company is preparing to capitalize on opportunities in the Chinese market following China’s expansion of zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it, effective May 1. Daniel Kombat, chief executive officer of Danikom Ghana …
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OPINION | URN | Across Africa, education is often framed as the continent’s most powerful lever for development. It is positioned as the pathway out of poverty, the foundation of economic growth, and the engine of social mobility. But this narrative assumes that schools are functioning as they should. In …
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As Congolese philosopher Valentin-Yves Mudimbe famously argued, Africa has often been constructed as an object of knowledge rather than a subject producing it ARTS | CHRISTOPHE PREMAT | Who counts as an intellectual? In many traditions, the figure of the intellectual is tied to the search for truth, social critique …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | China, with its newly announced zero-tariff policy for African countries and its supersized market, will provide Africa with new development opportunities and help African countries navigate the current global economic turbulence, according to Chinese authorities. The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Wednesday that …
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The continent loses between 2% and 5% of its gross domestic product each year due to climate-related shocks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new push to finance climate-resilient infrastructure in Africa has gained momentum, after a major development bank committed funding to a continent-wide investment vehicle. The Development …
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West African states are moving from fragmented oversight to coordinated regional control of their oceans. The push aims to curb illegal fishing, rebuild coastal economies, and protect biodiversity. Success could turn years of lost marine wealth into lasting regional economic opportunity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | West African …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that 21 countries had, by Friday, declared measles outbreaks—an alarming development given that the disease is highly preventable through vaccination. Speaking to journalists during a press briefing, Prof. Yap Boum II, the Deputy …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
