GUANGZHOU | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping declared China’s 15th National Games open on Sunday, marking his fourth straight appearance at the opening ceremony of the nation’s top multi-sport competition. As China’s top leader, Xi has made it a priority to build the country into a sports powerhouse and promote …

Why “Protecting the Gains” demonstrates how the president and his communication team are talking to themselves THE LAST WORD |  ANDREW M. MWENDA | President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign strapline, “Protecting the Gains,” shows NRM’s lack of a vision for the future of the country. But let me begin with the truths …

34 years from Kampala to New York city mayor COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | The historic rise of Zohran Mamdani who was born in Kampala in 1991 to become the chief executive of the wealthiest and power-packed city in the world has excited Ugandans in the same way the rise …

Across Africa, smallholder farmers are financing their own fight against climate change, spending billions each year to keep food systems alive as global support lags. A new analysis shows they already shoulder most of the world’s adaptation costs, even as they receive less than 1% of the funding meant to …

According to reports, as many as 460 people were killed in the attack and sick medics were kidnapped NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Sudan is facing a deepening civil war, as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has extended their control over the country by taking El Fasher following an 18-month …

ChatGPT is a prime example. Training GPT-3 required roughly 700,000 liters of water for cooling alone. A Greenpeace study estimates that data centers will consume 664 billion liters annually by 2030, compared to 239 billion liters in 2024. BERLIN/SANTIAGO | Friederike Rohde | AI is often portrayed as the harbinger of a prosperous, more efficient future. …

SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** There’s an air of nervous excitement in the Criminal Division of the High Court as this murder trial presided over by Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania enters …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s new Inspector General of Government, Justice Aisha Naluzze, and new Director of Public Prosecutions, Lino Anguzu, as well as new Principal Judge Justice Jane Frances Abodo, have been sworn in. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presided over the swearing-in at Mbale State Lodge. Lady Justice Abodo …

NEW YORK | Xinhua |  China remains our “most irreplaceable customer,” said Jim Sutter, chief executive officer of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC). “We have been in China since 1982. Over the past 43 years, we’ve invested in relationship-building, training and cooperation with the Chinese industry to create mutual …

LONDON | Xinhua |  BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned following criticism that a BBC documentary misled viewers by editing remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, the broadcaster announced Sunday. The resignations came ahead of the BBC’s expected apology over the controversy on …