Uganda says modern outbreak science has changed what investigators can know. Is it time to rethink the 42-day rule? COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced on July 28, 2026, that the country had declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, something unusual …
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The continent receives less than one percent of global clean air investment, a gap experts say must be urgently addressed NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people’s health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities …
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The continental bid to make more of its own vaccines is moving from ambition to production NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has set itself an ambitious deadline of eliminating cholera by 2030. But behind that goal sits a more fundamental question about the continent’s ability to protect …
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SPECIAL REPORT | For nine decades, the Uganda Virus Research Institute has hunted pathogens, helped uncover viruses that would shake the world, and built a reputation far beyond Uganda. As it turns 90 and assumes a new regional role, its scientists say the next challenge is more ambitious: …
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Uganda has spent the past two decades strengthening agricultural research, building seed systems and investing in institutions that support farmers. Yet as scientists, policymakers, agribusiness leaders and development partners gathered in Kampala to celebrate the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – AGRA’s 20th anniversary, one question dominated the …
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How a meeting between an American president and a teenage African king still shapes history, diplomacy and conservation more than a century later SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | The slow climb up Mengo Hill in December 1909 marked one of the most extraordinary moments in the history of …
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Two decades of progress provide a platform for Uganda’s next agricultural leap Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda must do more to ensure agricultural innovations developed by scientists reach farmers if the country is to translate its vast agricultural potential into higher incomes, jobs and food security, stakeholders …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s roads are claiming more lives than ever before. But for those who survive, the greatest struggle often begins after the wreckage is cleared. As debate grows over whether the country should establish a road accident fund, victims, lawyers and road safety experts are asking whether …
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A new investigation reveals that Facebook, Instagram and Meta’s other social media platforms have evolved into the world’s largest online marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, with recommendation algorithms, engagement tools and monetization systems helping traffickers reach millions of potential buyers while endangered species pay the ultimate price, reports Ronald …
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For years, tourism entrepreneur Amos Wekesa has traversed continents persuading the world that Uganda is one of Africa’s most rewarding tourist destinations. But as epidemic outbreaks, travel advisories and domestic political discontent converge, the country’s most vocal tourism ambassador finds himself defending not just Uganda’s image abroad, but also …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
