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Nile Day celebrations in Ethiopia support efforts to ensure all member states on board Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA | RONALD MUSOKE | The pressing need to accelerate the establishment of a Nile Basin Commission topped the issues at this year’s Nile Day celebrations on Feb. 22 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. …

Upcoming regional meeting highlights need for implementation of Risk Based Approach from a CSO perspective COMMENT | ERIC ODONGO |  Uganda will next month host the 49th Task Force of Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG). This event highlights the need for increased transparency …

Why the state changed charge sheet again Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME – COVER STORY |  The saga of Dr Kizza Besigye’s trial has taken another twist after he was on Feb. 21 sneaked into Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court and charged with treason and misprision of treason which, on conviction, carry …

What it’s going to take to find the right formula to manage its diverse political, economic and cultural interests? COMMENT | MULUGETA G BERHE | Sudan, which included South Sudan up to 2011, has never known peace and stability since independence in 1956. The country’s instability stems from the absence of …

In East Asia, corruption `oils the wheels’ of business and governance, in Africa it `rusts the wheels’ COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | Corruption is a global issue shaped by cultural, economic and political contexts that manifest differently across regions closely associated with development. East Asia and Africa both grapple with corruption, …

The 2025 edition is expected to be the largest in the event’s history, drawing over 6,000 delegates, including Heads of State, business leaders from Africa, the CARICOM region, and beyond Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria and Afreximbank have signed the Host Country Agreement for the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings …

    Why Besigye and his supporters are cowardly and dishonest about their political aims and means to achieve them THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I had restrained myself from speaking or writing about Dr. Kizza Besigye’s hunger strike and the campaign to present him as a victim of a …

Lessons from the past on how to fight back when the dominant global power bullies weaker nations COMMENT | DANNY BRADLOW | U.S. president Donald Trump’s recent actions seem designed to reassert American power and demonstrate that it is still the dominant global power and is capable of bullying weaker nations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through its MTN Foundation, has reaffirmed its commitment to digital inclusion by equipping St. Francis Primary School for the Blind in Soroti with a fully furnished computer lab. This initiative builds on MTN’s ongoing efforts to empower learners with disabilities, following similar projects …

Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers–and the Coming Cashless Society Title: The End of Money Author: David Wolman Publisher: Da Capo For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical money — to say nothing of its value — is coming under fire …