SPECIAL REPORT | In Mukono District, a digital antenatal care registry is changing how health workers record and follow up pregnant women. Researchers are extending the system to capture birth outcomes and maternal and perinatal deaths, as Uganda seeks to address fragmented records and strengthen the connection between health …
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SPECIAL REPORT | As traditional international lenders retreat from fossil-fuel financing, the establishment of a US$5 billion Africa Energy Bank signals a determined effort by African governments to reclaim control over the financing and development of the continent’s energy resources. But turning that ambition into industrial transformation will require …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Behind a viral ice-cream moment in Moscow was a carefully assembled diplomatic gathering. Russia sought to deepen ties with African governments and institutions; African leaders, in turn, pressed for a partnership that delivers more than political declarations, Ronald Musoke reports. Several African presidents picking up wrapped …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda insists it has contained its Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, but cases in Kenya and Nigeria, conflicting accounts of the patients’ movements and questions about the source of infection have put its public-health assurances under renewed scrutiny, reports Ronald Musoke. In May, this year, as Uganda …
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New AU role brings her campaign for climate justice, African representation and meaningful youth participation closer to the heart of continental policymaking NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When Vanessa Nakate began protesting climate change on the streets of Kampala in 2019, her activism was rooted in a simple …
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Musoke went to Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) in 2017 expecting to graduate in 2020. Six years beyond that deadline, he finally crossed the finish line Nkozi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mid-October equatorial sunshine bathed Uganda Martyrs University’s main campus at Nkozi on Sunday, October 18, as excited …
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The science and suspicion behind Uganda’s travel restrictions SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was officially declared over in August. Yet the United States and Canada continue to enforce restrictions affecting travellers linked to Uganda. The measures raise questions about public-health risk, economic costs and the …
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SPECIAL REPORT | As unreliable rainfall leaves smallholder farmers across the country counting losses, the government is preparing to expand irrigation infrastructure. Solar-powered pumps could help farmers take greater control of water; but affordability, access to water and the delivery of public programmes will determine whether the technology reaches …
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The East African country’s HIV progress is running into a stubborn diagnosis gap, as prevalence stands at 7.3% among women and 4.1% among men COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s HIV prevalence among adults aged 15 years and above has remained at 5.9%, with women almost twice as …
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Uganda’s seven-decade electricity journey reveals the gap between generating electricity and getting it reliably into homes, businesses and communities Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 29, 1954, Uganda switched on a new chapter in its economic history. At Owen Falls, where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria, the country’s …
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