Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its MTN Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Centenary Technology Services, has officially handed over a regional innovation hub to Kabale University, as part of efforts to expand digital skills and entrepreneurship among young Ugandans. …
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The push for a regional refinery comes at a time when East Africa remains almost entirely dependent on imported refined petroleum products, largely sourced from the Middle East Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | East African countries are in discussions to build a joint oil refinery at Tanzania’s port city …
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Regulating influence, unsettling markets COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s proposed foreign agents legislation is rapidly becoming more than a legal reform. It is evolving into a stress test of the country’s political economy, its regulatory philosophy and its relationship with global capital. Framed by government as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BOU) Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has warned of an “economic disaster” if the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 is passed. He today told the Joint Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs and Legal and Parliamentary Affairs that the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 could risk …
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COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Nation-building is like construction. Different leaders play different roles. Some break ground. Others raise the walls. Others will one day roof. Yet history often praises the finished building. It forgets the hands that dug the foundation. The real story begins long before the finishing mouldings …
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COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | The Ugandan scholar Melina Platas – (Sorry America: in exchange for Zohran, we are owning Melina) – has published an insightful book demanding all our attention. In Culture and Mass Schooling: The Colonial Roots of Educational Inequality in Africa, Melina argues that community …
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Leveraging commercial diplomacy to deepen Uganda’s tourism positioning ahead of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2026) Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda is sharpening its tourism strategy, aligning diplomacy, market engagement and on-the-ground experiences to strengthen visitor flows from key international markets ahead of the 2026 …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has raised concern over growing vaccine hesitancy toward the malaria vaccine, noting that it mirrors the resistance seen when the COVID-19 vaccine was first introduced in Uganda. Speaking on Thursday during the launch of a new malaria elimination strategy, Aceng …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has launched a national innovation challenge aimed at accelerating its journey toward a $500 billion economy, signalling a shift from policy ambition to practical, market-driven solutions. The National Science Week 2026 Innovation Challenge, led by the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat in the …
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How Uganda came so late and lonely to acquire a cash and carry government where every citizen is for themselves THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | My column last week titled “When illness strikes a leader” attracted a lot of attention and commentary. In it, I …
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