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Building bird friendly cities and communities is a shared responsibility, and we all can make a difference COMMENT | ALEX NGARI | Every year, the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) to raise awareness about birds and the plight they face while migrating along routes known as flyways. Annually, millions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 22, MTN Uganda convened a high-level round table in Kampala, partnering with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance to sharpen the country’s digital ambitions. The event brought together senior government officials, ICT policymakers, and MTN executives to map out practical steps for …

New GLAD Lab data shows fire was the leading driver of tropical deforestation ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Forest loss around the world surged to a record high in 2024, thanks mainly to a calamitous rise in fires, according to the latest data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab that …

INTERVIEW | Solomon Sserwanjja is the Executive Director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ). He spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the prominent role of journalists in the 2026 general elections. QUESTION: Journalists and the media have always played a crucial role during elections. How essential do you think …

Delegates acknowledged the region’s challenges — including limited public awareness, economic instability, and political unrest Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) hosted a week-long meeting of the East African Insurance Supervisors’ Association (EAISA), drawing senior insurance regulators from across the East African Community (EAC). The event, …

Kamya and Nabulime set a precedent in sharing space for an exhibition and break the norms in art making through their individualistic approach to their work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Rarely does it happen that a father and daughter share the same exhibition. When this scenario presents itself, there’s certainly …

Navigating growth ambitions amid debt rising for the FY 2025/26 COVER STORY | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s Parliament has approved a national budget of Shs72.4 trillion (approximately US$20 billion) for the fiscal year 2025/2026 (July-June), marking a slight increase from the previous year’s Shs72.1 trillion. Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija is set …

Africa has disproportionately suffered the effects of malaria for far too long but the continent can eliminate this scourge by 2040 ANALYSIS | JEAN KASEYA | Despite being preventable and curable, malaria has continued to claim African lives. In 2023, the continent accounted for around 95% of the 597,000 deaths from …

When packaging overshadows service delivery, the leadership fails to confront the full stench of dysfunction and act COMMENT | OKUMU MIKE IBRAHIM | In recent times, I have come to better understand why many frontier organisations such as the Economic Policy Research Center now prefer to observe prospective employees—through internships, …

According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope FEATURE | Philip C. Almond | The U.S. presidency and the papacy came together on May 3 when Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photograph of himself dressed as the pope to Truth Social. The image was then shared by …