DOKOLO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Amolatar and Dokolo districts are concerned by the continued deterioration of the Dokolo–Ochero–Namasale road. The road links to the districts of Dokolo, Kaberamaido, Amolatar, and Nakasongola. Since last year, significant sections of the 34km stretch from Dokolo to Ochero have developed deep …
Read More »US-Ukraine minerals deal resembles colonial exploitation of Africa
NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | The US-Ukraine agreement on mineral reserves, if signed, will be somewhat similar to the penal agreements that European colonizers made with the peoples of African countries, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, the US access to Ukrainian subsoil resources is now taking “a form …
Read More »DRC gov’t condemns massacre of 52 civilians allegedly committed by M23 rebels
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night of Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, allegedly carried out by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). In an official …
Read More »Palm Sunday: Sacred processions and the power of symbol
COMMENT | | Today is Palm Sunday, marking Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Crowds gather, laying down cloaks and palm branches, singing “Hosanna!” It is a moment of joy and symbolism, filled with expectation. Yet it is also full of tension, the very same people who welcome him will, days …
Read More »Shs6.8 billion blood bank commissioned in Hoima
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The 6.8 billion Shillings Hoima regional blood bank has been commissioned. The facility was commissioned on Friday by Robinah Nabbanja, the prime minister of Uganda. Construction work commenced in December 2022 and was executed by Geses Uganda Limited. It was funded by the World Bank …
Read More »Sankara and Traoré: Ancestral echoes and the politics of reincarnation
COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | In many African cosmologies, time is not a straight line but a sacred circle. Life and death are not opposites but phases of a continuum. The departed do not disappear. They live on as ancestors, guiding the living, and sometimes returning through them. It is …
Read More »Trump’s trade wars to push more countries to join BRICS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | US President Donald Trump’s trade wars may push some Asian and African countries toward joining BRICS, a Russian expert said. “In recent days, and all throughout the past month, we have had a front row seat to the new challenges that have emerged from this …
Read More »EACOP partners with Hoima Catholic Diocese to plant trees
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, the company established to construct and operate the 1,443km long East African Crude Oil Pipeline, has joined hands with the Hoima Catholic Diocese to support the Running Out of Trees (ROOTS) campaign. The campaign targets the …
Read More »Busy but Broke: The curious case of Uganda’s enterprising women
Ugandan women top global entrepreneurship charts, but without real support, their hustle risks, becoming a lifelong struggle. COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | In 2021, the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs ranked Uganda second globally for the proportion of women-owned businesses, at an impressive 38.4%. Only Botswana ranked higher. It’s a …
Read More »FAO, EU launch project to boost sustainable wood value chain in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Patricia Akankwatsa | A new project to strengthen Uganda’s sustainable wood-based value chain was launched on April 10, at Kigo Carpentry Village, with key stakeholders emphasizing the potential for economic growth, job creation, and environmental sustainability. The initiative, titled Sustainable Wood- Based Value Chains, seeks to address critical …
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