Inside a landmark case that tested Uganda’s mobile courts, judicial independence, and the legal threshold for the ultimate sentence COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On the morning of April 2, 2026, what began as an ordinary school day at a modest childcare centre on the southeastern outskirts of Kampala …
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Workers work at the agricultural factory Fisher Global in the Rwamagana Industrial Park, Eastern Province, Rwanda, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Yinhe) BEIJING | Xinhua | In the rolling, lush fields of Ibiza Village in Kayonza District, eastern Rwanda, farmers are busy cultivating red chili peppers. Growing demand …
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Aliko Dangote’s industrial push is a leading example of how African capital can finance and build large-scale industrial systems. From Nigeria’s shift to net fuel exports in 2026 to plans for petrochemical expansion and a pan-African listing, his refinery is reshaping ownership, financing, and value capture. NEWS …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has come out to clarify that “Uganda’s free flow of investment and remittances will not be affected” by the proposed Sovereignty Bill. The bill has faced a storm over its reach, with the Bank of Uganda and the Uganda Bankers Association …
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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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Nairobi, Kenya | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has hinted at the possibility of using Uganda’s crude oil as a contribution to putting up a mega crude oil refinery in East Africa to be located in Tanga, Tanzania. The move is part of broader efforts to boost local refining capacity …
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US-Iran war has relegated Sudan conflict to the back burner NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Three years into Sudan’s brutal war, the country has become a fractured map of collapsing cities, displaced families, and shifting frontlines that show no sign of settling. What began as a power struggle …
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For decades, Africa’s infrastructure ambitions have often stalled between conception and delivery. That execution gap is now firmly in focus as policymakers, financiers and industry leaders seek to translate integration into bankable, job-creating outcomes. It is against this backdrop that the inaugural Africa We Build Summit, set for April 23–24 …
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Unwanted Witness report exposes personal data misuse in the past election cycle COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On May 12, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, will take the oath of office once again, extending a presidency that has shaped Uganda’s political landscape for four straight decades. His victory in …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
