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Here’s why, and how to fix what is driving it up based on what is being experienced in Kenya COMMENT | XN IRAKI | Inflation has hit many countries recently, from the United States to Sri Lanka. In Kenya, too, the rising prices of basic commodities have left most citizens …

And you really can also die of happiness | ADAM TAYLOR | Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato and colleagues at Hiroshima City Hospital described it in a study. Sato named the condition takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It was quickly dubbed …

Survey aims to document unusual periods post-vaccine | JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL | Kathryn Clancy got her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021 and 10 days later found herself sitting uncomfortably in a work Zoom meeting during one of the heaviest periods she’d experienced. “I had what’s often called …

The branch will facilitate the financing of trade and investment transactions between the Middle East and Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | United Bank for Africa Group has extended its operations to the United Arab Emirates with the official opening of its new branch at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). …

Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements on July 22 with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain — as well as Russian grain and fertilizer — ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe. The …

The fund will target businesses providing decent jobs, women empowerment and innovations Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  UK-based global organisation, Oxfam, plans to unveil a 20million Euros (Shs77bn) Impact Fund to support small businesses in line with their goals. The fund, to be unveiled as a pilot project before …

Uganda is providing a robust example to the rest of the continent when it comes to renewable power initiatives, says Ziria Waako, the CEO of the country’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) There are a number of key initiatives concerning off-grid initiatives in Uganda, among them the enactment of off-grid regulations …

UPPC is set to be enhanced in the long term to world class standards Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On July 22, Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) started activities to mark 120 years of its existence with a public forum held in Kampala. Executives said, more activities including …

US-dollar dominated leases have extended to Naalya, Kiwatule, and Najjera areas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Multinationals with lower rental budgets are now opting for residential apartments in less affluent suburbs in the greater Kampala, according to the latest report by the property management firm, Knight Frank. The report, …

  How new IFAD boss plans to halt rural poverty by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On July 7, the Governing Council of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) voted Alvaro Lario from Spain to be its 7th president. Lario beat three other candidates including Khaled …