Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Education Committee has received urgent appeals from three key institutions, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), and the Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE), for more than UGX 118 billion in additional resources in the …
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With external borrowing under pressure, African states are redesigning how they fund infrastructure. Capital-market instruments, pooled funds and long-term domestic investors are emerging as central to the continent’s next build-out. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are increasingly exploring alternative ways to finance infrastructure, moving beyond conventional external …
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Africa’s startup ecosystem is bouncing back, with 2025 funding levels seen surpassing 2024 and 2023, driven largely by a surge of local investors taking charge. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s startup ecosystem is emerging from two difficult years with renewed momentum, buoyed by a funding rebound that is …
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The cuts are brutal. But with a $1 billion funding gap in 2026, there remain uncertainties ahead Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The World Health Organization will lose a significant number of its global staff by June 2026, after months of a painful reorganization process in response to significant donor …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House has passed the Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2025, conditioning government funding for political parties on their commitment to democratic principles such as tolerance, dialogue, and peaceful co-existence. Introduced on 14 May 2025, by Napak District Woman Representative Faith Nakut, the …
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How US funding suspension is threatening health and research programs ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Malaria vaccination and HIV treatment are among numerous health programmes at risk in Uganda as the country’s science research centres suffer the impact of a U.S. freeze on overseas aid. Makerere University Kampala, one of Uganda’s leading …
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Progress has been made but donor funds are drying up – what must change ANALYSIS | YOGAN PILLAY & MAGDA ROBALO | Remarkable progress has been made against the HIV epidemic in the last two decades. However, a loss of momentum in fighting HIV across the globe threatens to undermine the …
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The conference concluded with a strong emphasis on national content development, recommending that mining regulations incorporate strategies to boost Ugandan participation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The urgent need for increased funding in Uganda’s mineral sector took center stage at the 13th Mineral Wealth Conference, held in Kampala from Oct.1-2. …
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ANALYSIS | KWASI BOAHENE | As African countries struggle with overburdened healthcare systems, limited resources, and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, digital health innovations are essential. However, relying on donor funding alone is not enough to support these developments. So says Kwasi Boahene, director of health systems …
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The lender has expressed interest in financing additional projects, including the SGR and the UMEME buyout, totaling USD 4 billion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On July 25, President Yoweri Museveni met with a team from Standard Chartered Bank’s Export Finance division at State House, Entebbe, to explore potential funding …
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