Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Several winners basked in the limelight and glory as the 8th edition of the City Tyres East Africa Badminton Challenge concluded on Sunday at Lugogo Arena. It brought together different age categories, professionals, schools, corporates, nationalities and officials together. Kruthum Nalumansi …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Clabane Skincare has received the Quality Excellence Award for Most Preferred Skincare Products in East Africa at the sixth East Africa Brand Quality Awards, held at Hotel Africana in Kampala on 16 October 2026. The awards recognise brands and business leaders across nine …
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Waste generation in the region increased to 180 million tonnes in 2023 from 90 million tonnes in 2010, according to a presentation by Gift Gabriel Mbuya of the East African Business Council Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | East African governments and businesses have launched a regional …
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INTERVIEW | East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the location of energy infrastructure. Uganda discovered oil in 2006 with the potential to pump an estimated 210,000 to 230,000 barrels of oil per day at peak …
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Riyadh wants ports, minerals, food and influence. East African governments want the capital NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In late January, a delegation of Saudi Arabian investors and officials arrived in Port Lamu, Kenya, with an eye on one of East Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Led …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank has called for stronger integration among financial institutions, regulators and central banks in East Africa to improve access to capital, strengthen industrial competitiveness and facilitate cross-border trade. Speaking at the Regional Industrialisation Conference organised by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) at …
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How foreign capital is reshaping the ports, railways and logistics networks connecting East Africa to global markets and what that means for the region’s economic future NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | At Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast, the port of Dar es Salaam is emerging as a crucial gateway …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa’s energy economy by shifting the region’s focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and …
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Kampala, Uganda | CAROLYNE MUYAMA | To combat a significant civic crisis and reduce tribal divisions, the Uganda Media Centre (UMC) and the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance have initiated Sauti Ya Uganda (Voice of Uganda). This nationwide anthem contest offers a grand prize of Shs 100 million …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | East African leaders and language experts are calling for greater investment in Kiswahili’s digital future, arguing that the region’s most widely spoken language must evolve with artificial intelligence and technology to remain relevant in a changing global economy. The call was made during celebrations to …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
