The D-CARD Africa Project is designed to integrate non-communicable disease screening into existing health services, including HIV, tuberculosis, and malnutrition programmes Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a modest health centre in Sembabule, a rural district in central Uganda, the stark limitations of local healthcare are still vivid in …
Read More »
MOROCCO — A New Chapter for Africa’s Bridge Nation COMMENT | AMBASSADOR ZAKARIA EL GOUMIRI | As the Kingdom of Morocco marks a significant double milestone—half a century since the historic Green March of 1975 and some seven decades since its independence from the French and Spanish protectorates in 1956—the …
Read More »
European Union and UNICEF partnership delivers sustainable water access, ending daily three-kilometre treks for refugees KIRYANDONGO, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two new solar hybrid piped water supply systems are transforming daily life for thousands of refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, ending years of exhausting water collection treks and long …
Read More »
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umukuuka wa Bugisu has advised organisations replanting indigenous trees on the slopes of Mt Elgon to keep accurate and disaggregated statistics that guide them on evidence-based policy and decision-making. Umukuuka wa Bugisu, Sir Jude Mike Mudoma’s message was delivered to members of the Mt Elgon Tree …
Read More »
COMMENT | DR JEANPO OLOWO | In every organisation, procurement is the lifeblood that keeps operations flowing. It’s normally 80 per cent of the total financial budget. It determines whether projects succeed, supplies arrive on time, and resources are used efficiently. Yet beneath the surface of many institutions—public and private alike—lurks …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young Ugandan marketers seeking to expand internationally were encouraged to harness their personal identities to build strong professional brands that can compete on the global stage, MTN Uganda Brand Manager Catherine Mulanghi told students on Thursday. Speaking as the keynote speaker at Makerere University …
Read More »
QCIL H1 profit climbs 6.2% to Shs 23.9bn Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Quality Chemical Industries Ltd (Qcil), Uganda’s pharmaceutical manufacturer, is celebrating higher profits in the first half of its financial year, a positive sign for Ugandans who rely on locally produced, affordable medicines. The company posted a 6.2% …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Vision Uganda has officially launched its 2026–2030 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Business Plan—a transformative blueprint that sets a new national benchmark for inclusive, climate-resilient, and sustainable WASH service delivery. Anchored in the global WASH strategy Mapping the Blue Thread, Uganda’s National Development …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new GSMA report, unveiled today at the GSMA Digital Africa Summit Uganda, reveals that with the right digital reforms, Uganda could connect 4 million more citizens to the internet, create 1.79 million new jobs, and generate UGX 14.6 trillion in additional economic value …
Read More »
Why Tanzanians have plenty of reasons to be angry with her and government COVER STORY | DAN PAGET & AGENCIES | In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country’s independence in 1961. But the repression unleashed …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
