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The great threat to Israel’s survival is not the Arab nations, the Palestinians, or Iran, but the policies of its government COMMENT | JEFREY D. SACHS | Dear Mr. Minister, I write to you following your speech at the United Nations Security Council on August 5. I attended the session but …

Agaba Hillary’s landscape paintings communicate more than the usual message of nature conversation through their exploration of everyday themes and figurative presentation of the natural world ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Landscape painting refers to the depiction of the natural scenery in art. The genre has been in existence for many …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | From a small school in Nansana, Uganda, to the gates of Harvard University, engineering student Garvin Alimu says his journey under the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) has been marked by “risks, sacrifices, and challenges that at times felt insurmountable.” Alimu, 20, is among 128 young …

How regional disputes create the perfect storm for regional airlines ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | East African skies are open, but the politics on the ground are clipping the wings of regional airlines—turning promising flight paths into costly detours, empty terminals, and a slow-motion grounding of the region’s aviation dreams. Take …

The country emerges as Glovo’s greenest market, fusing rapid digital growth with sustainable mobility Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Glovo, the Spain-headquartered multi-category delivery platform, has marked its fifth anniversary in Uganda with the opening of a new office in Kampala, signalling a Shs 33 billion investment that is reshaping …

The return of electricity distribution to state hands has sparked a dispute with the private company that was ousted ANALYSIS | LIAM TAYLOR | Umeme, an electricity distribution company, announced on 2 June that it will take its quarrel with the Ugandan government to an arbitration court in London, after weeks …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda has posted robust financial results for the first half of 2025, buoyed by surging demand for data and financial technology services as more Ugandans tap into the digital economy for communication, business, and daily transactions. For the six months ending June 30, 2025, …

After an almost three-hour meeting, the leaders delivered a joint statement to the media before leaving without taking questions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left Alaska without reaching an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine. After an almost three-hour meeting, the …

Uganda bets on ICGLR’s mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold market COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | For years, Uganda has carried the uncomfortable label of being “the gold laundering capital of Africa.” Watchdog reports, including investigations by the UN Panel on the Illegal Exploitation of …

The high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin was billed as a vital step towards peace in the Ukraine war. ANALYSIS | LAURA GOZZI | But with no ceasefire and an invitation to Moscow, the almost three-hour meeting between the two leaders has yielded …