Peace settlements have redistributed access to money, offices and external finance among elites, leaving intact the coercive revenue system and war economies that preceded them COMMENT | MATTHEW BENSON-STROHMAYER | South Sudan’s independence from Sudan in 2011 was meant to close the chapter on one of Africa’s longest civil wars: …
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People feel they are being held hostage by the ongoing conflict between Kiir and his former vice-president Riek Machar Juba, South Sudan | AGENCIES | South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, on July 9 marked the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a …
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Why there is unlikely to be an agreement between America and Iran soon over that country’s nuclear program THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Now that we have the actual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USA and Iran over which both Washington and Tehran agree is …
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The issue of Iran’s nuclear programme, the main reason stated by the US for the conflict, is still to be negotiated over an extendable 60-day period Geneva, Switzerland | AGENCIES | US and Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland for direct talks after signing an initial agreement to end …
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COMMENT | XINHUA | The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on last week set the course for the next stage of bilateral relations and underscored the two major countries’ commitment to advancing global governance reform in the right direction. Their in-depth, …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his visiting Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday discussed the usage of the River Nile waters, trade, and regional security. According to a statement issued by the State House, Museveni said environmental degradation, particularly the encroachment on wetlands, is …
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COMMENT | MOHAMMED AL DHAHERI & RIKARD JALKEBRO | Diplomatic instinct suggests that, when conflicts intensify, parties should head to the negotiating table. That impulse might be rooted in genuine moral concern, but there are times when heeding it is dangerous. Now is just such a time: negotiations to …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States has sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, via Pakistan, in an attempt to end the war with Iran, now in its fourth week, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified officials. The Trump administration is eager to “find an off-ramp …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted leaders of the AU–EAC–SADC panel of facilitators for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process at State House, Entebbe. The meeting was part of ongoing efforts to advance dialogue and stability in the eastern DRC. The …
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Museveni Frames 71% Victory as NRM Resurgence, Pledges Peace and Economic Transformation Rwakitura, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s President-Elect, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has described his 71 per cent victory in the 2026 presidential elections as a clear resurgence of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) across the country, attributing the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
