Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byabakama, has said 95% of the boda-boda riders in Kampala are mad. He explains that the riders’ madness is the reason why many of them, and their passengers are dying in road crashes. Byabakama, who was the chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegations from 25 African coffee-producing countries and a number of consuming nations are due to gather in Uganda for the second G25 Africa Coffee Summit (ACS) next month. The 3-day summit organized by the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO) will run from August 7, at the …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Phaneroo Ministries International, a born-again church based in Kampala, Uganda, is aiming to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest applause in the country. This Sunday, the church will host a remarkable hand-clapping session that will last for three hours continuously, aptly named “Clap …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Netball team, the She Cranes secured its first victory over Singapore in the opening game of the ongoing Netball World Cup in South Africa. The She Cranes which is making its fourth World Cup appearance, outsmarted Singaporeans in all quarters and finally ended …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than five tons of counterfeit seeds have been impounded in Lira City in an operation. During the operation on Agro- input dealers on Thursday, the seeds were impounded from different Agro- input businesses. Most of the fake seeds were maize, which is one of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has allowed an application in which State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi sought relaxation of bail terms imposed on him. In April, Lugoloobi was arraigned in the Anti-Corruption Court and charged with dealing with suspect property after …

Determining how to achieve adequate food for all is the right of citizens and the duty of governments COMMENT | NORA MCKEON | When I was a child, my father, who had witnessed the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, told me how common ground was sought around shared …

Unchecked financial blacklisting, fueled by regulatory zeal, is neither reasonable nor prudent COMMENT | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the driving force behind the campaign for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, recently caused an uproar when he revealed …

How the IMF Resilience and Sustainability Facility and innovative climate finance can lessen challenges COMMENT | ALI MANSOOR & AWA MBAYE | African countries have been encouraged to seek alternative funding schemes to tackle climate change impacts whose effects have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian war, geopolitical fragmentation, …

But first they must be empowered says BRAC Africa boss, Rudo Kayombo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of resources has a devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities. According to the World Bank, about 460 million people in Africa live below the extreme poverty line, which is defined as …