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AI is expanding across the continent and new policies are taking shape. But poor digital infrastructure and regulatory bottlenecks could slow adoption ANALYSIS | ABDULLAHI TSANNI | In the Zanzibar archipelago of Tanzania, rural farmers are using an AI-assisted app called Nuru that works in their native language of Swahili …

Stanbic4Her initiative and UDB’s ‘Women Prosper’ program have collectively disbursed an impressive total of Shs 173 billion to support female entrepreneurs Kampala, Uganda | THE INEPENDENT | As Uganda joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Month, prominent financial institutions Stanbic Bank Uganda and Uganda Development Bank (UDB) are at …

Three ways you can protect yourself ANALYSIS | BOMIKAZI ZEKA | Financial abuse occurs when one person takes control over another person’s ability to acquire, use and maintain financial resources. An example is being denied access to your own funds or being forced to deposit your salary into a joint bank …

Parliament debates Bill to control and safeguard public health Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The lively social gatherings in Uganda, often fueled by alcoholic beverages, are facing a potential shift as the Ugandan Parliament debates the Alcohol Drinks Control Bill, of 2023. This proposed legislation has sparked a national conversation; …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | In a resolute statement delivered at the launch event for phase III of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Program to end Child Marriage, held during the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, USA, First Lady and Minister of Education …

ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Ramadan is the month in the Islamic calendar when the Qur’an was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). During the month, Muslims abstain from all sensory pleasures (like food and drink, sex, TV and music) from dawn to dusk. The time is centred on prayer, the Qur’an, …

The oil company is  now shifting focus to the upcoming infrastructure developments that are critical for the eventual extraction and processing of oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, a key player in Uganda’s burgeoning oil sector and the operator of the Kingfisher oil field in the Albertine …

How Ntare Lions League boosted Uganda-Rwanda relations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME  | Described as the greatest caravan to Rwanda since 1990 when the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) launched a guerilla war to liberate their country, the journey of Ntare School Old Boys, with friends and well-wishers to watch the Ntare …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Committee for Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) urged the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the processing of land titles for project-affected persons (PAPs) nationwide. During an interaction with a team from UNRA, led by Eng. Samuel Muhoozi, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni along with the Central Executive Committee (CEC), launched an audit into the party’s finances through a specialized committee. Appointed during the latest CEC gathering held two weeks ago, the committee’s primary objective is to scrutinize the expenditures of all funds allocated to the …