Competition over ports, military access and maritime trade is drawing the Horn of Africa into a complex contest that has implications for East Africa NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The Red Sea is emerging as a contested geopolitical corridor where African states are pursuing maritime access and …
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How East African states are building maritime surveillance and intelligence-sharing to secure their waters NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In April, Somali pirates seized the Palau-flagged oil-products tanker MT Honour 25 off the coast of Puntland, holding its 17 crew members hostage for more than five months. …
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Exim Bank has financed major projects across Uganda’s transport, energy and oil sectors, becoming one of the country’s most consequential infrastructure financiers. Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Kampala–Entebbe Expressway is one of Uganda’s most visible infrastructure investments financed by China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank), illustrating …
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The upgraded fibre route linking Nairobi and Kampala underscores the growing importance of regional cable networks NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | SEACOM, a major pan-African telecommunications and ICT company, launched a high-capacity fibre route linking Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala. The network strengthened a key corridor carrying internet …
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The Uganda government is courting global lenders to revive the €2.7 billion stalled project COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s long-delayed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is facing another major financing test, with questions over whether the government can secure the €2.7 billion (Shs13.31 trillion) needed …
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A pioneer of Uganda’s securities market and a champion of financial sector reform, Obel leaves a legacy on the country’s financial institutions and economic thought OBITUARY | IAN KATUSIIME | Geoffrey Onegi Obel leaves behind a lasting legacy in Uganda’s financial sector, where he helped lay the foundations …
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Rwanda’s plan to bring a Grand Prix to Bugesera in the 2030s reflects its ambition to become a global destination for sport, tourism and investment NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Rwanda has secured a place on Formula 1’s future calendar, ending the sport’s 33-year absence from Africa. …
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The professionals who help move, hide and legitimise Uganda’s dirty money Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda could be losing more than Shs2 trillion a year to illicit financial flows (IFFs), with trade misinvoicing alone estimated to have created a $6.6 billion gap between what Uganda reported …
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In June 2026, Uganda and UNESCO validated the country’s AI Readiness Assessment on its preparedness to adopt and govern AI responsibly NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The machine that decides the price of a Ugandan’s airline ticket, helps a farmer detect pest damage or writes a …
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East African airlines are using algorithms to make pricing decisions leaving a question: when the price on the screen changes, how much of that decision belongs to a human revenue manager and how much belongs to a machine? NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | At midday on …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
