Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archimandrite Constantine Mbonabingi, a member of the Uganda Orthodox Church, has been chosen as the bishop of the Orthodox Church in Juba and South Sudan. URN understands that Mbonabingi’s appointment to the episcopal rank was decided during the recently concluded Holy Synod of the Patriarchate …
Read More »MOH faces malaria funding crisis as international donors withdraw support
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding to malaria projects in the country over global crises including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, head of the National Malaria Control Division at the Ministry of Health, told reporters in Kampala, …
Read More »Uganda develops anti-tick vaccines to boost dairy, beef industry
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Scientists in Uganda have developed two anti-tick vaccines whose trials have been successful, and are now awaiting final approval from regulatory authorities, an official said Thursday. Frank Mugabi, a senior communications officer at the state-run National Agricultural Research Organisation, which regulates agricultural research, told Xinhua …
Read More »NAADs urges farmers to consider Hass avocado
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The future of Uganda’s Hass avocado industry is promising, with prices continuing to climb in the local and global markets. The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) global market is currently valued at over $8 billion and is projected to reach more than $ 20 billion …
Read More »At least six killed in al-Shabab attack in Kenya’s border region
GARISSA, Kenya | Xinhua | At least six Kenyans were killed Friday when al-Shabab terrorists raided a border town, police and government officials said. The police reported that one person sustained a serious bullet wound when the militants launched the attack in Dhobley town in Garissa County near the Kenya-Somalia …
Read More »Rwanda becomes official headquarters of Africa’s innovation financing facility
KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda on Tuesday officially became the headquarters of Africa’s innovation financing facility, known as timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation. The foundation launched by African leaders in January this year at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, is a bold partnership between the United Nations …
Read More »Big tech shocks electric utilities
Whether or not the climate is getting warmer, the sector is getting hotter and sparks are flying COMMENT | TODD G. BUCHHOLZ & MICHAEL MINDLIN | If John D. Rockefeller were around today, he’d be screwing a Google Nest, the pioneering smart thermostat into the wall of his home. The notoriously …
Read More »Post-capitalist pessimism
Faced with a choice between parasitic capitalism and emerging neo-fascism, pessimism is reasonable COMMENT | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | In 2003, the literary critic Fredric Jameson famously observed that “it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” For the first time in two centuries, he …
Read More »Court of Appeal blocks trial of former Minister Kitutu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has halted the proceedings against the former Karamoja Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu in the Anti-Corruption Court. Kitutu is being accused of causing government a financial loss of 1.5 billion shillings meant for peace building activities. The proceedings were halted …
Read More »The economic consequences of legal behavior
Why Japanese wait patiently for the light to turn green while New Yorkers cross if there is no car close by COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | The way people navigate traffic can tell us a lot about their respective cultures. Recently, while walking to my office in midtown Manhattan, I stopped …
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