Kampala, Uganda | GCIC | Makerere University, in collaboration with Kiira Motors Corporation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched an innovative skilling program in Kampala, Uganda, focused on electric mobility and associated technologies. The program, housed at the Makerere University Innovation Pod (Mak-UniPod), aims to provide specialised …

UN reform, conflicts, sanctions: key provisions of BRICS Kazan Summit Declaration KAZAN | TASS | The leaders of the BRICS member countries supported a comprehensive reform of the United Nations (UN), including its Security Council, to make it more democratic, representative and effective, according to the Kazan Declaration adopted following …

SPECIAL REPORT | Melody Chironda – ALL AFRICA |  Idris Elba has announced plans to relocate to Africa within the next decade, to fuel the growth of the continent’s booming film industry. “I would certainly consider settling down here; not even consider – it’s going to happen,” he told BBC. “I think …

KAZAN, Russia | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on BRICS countries to work for high quality development of greater BRICS cooperation. In a speech addressing the 16th BRICS Summit, Xi said the ongoing BRICS summit has decided to invite a number of nations to become partner …

BEIJING | Xinhua | As Chinese President Xi Jinping and a host of other leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit, the world is once again turning its limelight on the burgeoning international mechanism for how it will push forward self-development and respond to global woes. A …

  SHANGHAI | Xinhua | The BRICS countries are powerful economies with great potential and capacity for growth, Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB), has told Xinhua. “Measured by GDP, the BRICS countries have already surpassed the G7 in importance,” said the former Brazilian president. BRICS is …

HANU raise concerns on understatement of figures for older persons in the census provisional results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The HelpAge Advocacy Network Uganda (HANU) has warned that they have found substantial anomalies on Older Persons data in the current Census Report 2024 released on October 3. Namara Arthur Araali, …

COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Uganda at 62 mirrors many African countries, brimming with hustle and bustle, a vibrant kaleidoscope of landscapes and cultures tethered to demigod leaders with extravagant convoys who promised them a better tomorrow, just not today. In spite of her history, Uganda trudges on like the beehive …

  Milan, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Edgar Mujuni, one of the three pioneering engineers behind Uganda’s first satellite PearlAfricaSat-1, has been honored at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan as one of the four African young professionals recognized as an Emerging Space Leader. This prestigious award, conferred by …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, has unveiled its ‘Simbula ne Rimula R3X’ campaign. This initiative is targeted at heavy-duty diesel-powered engine vehicles, including taxis, lorries, trucks, and buses with older engines. The campaign introduces …