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Why Civil Society want Govt to make birth registration a less cumbersome process for parents Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In 2014, Laila Ndagire became a first-time mother. She delivered twins at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. But she knew little about the fact that her babies had to …

Currently, 62% of rangers lack any life insurance and 40% need more health and safety training, according to the International Ranger Federation ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | In a week which saw a Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ranger, Pte Jonathan Ojara, succumb to a poacher’s bullet while on patrol of a …

But it lacks shared values and a unified identity around which to cohere to benefit equitably from the current global order COMMENT | ANTHONI VAN NIEUWKERK | The last two summits of Brics countries have raised questions about the coalition’s identity and purpose. This began to come into focus at the …

Trade, aid, security COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. “Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you”, wrote Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, eyeing a diplomatic …

Why I welcome the victory of Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the just concluded US elections THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States is a very welcome development for world peace. The US and other global liberal imperialist coalition …

Most African countries rely on fossil fuels for energy and export revenue. Yet, development finance institutions, including the World Bank, are pulling back on fossil fuel investments ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The eighth annual Babacar Ndiaye Lecture, held at Washington D.C.’s Four Seasons Hotel on October 26, highlighted the pressing need …

It cannot measure the health of the economy as it doesn’t reflect the health of people or the planet COMMENT | RADHIKA BALAKRISHNAN | Economics and economic policy need a rethink. This is clear from the scale of inequality, joblessness, insecurity and environmental disasters we see in the world. People feel …

Its successful implementation requires collaboration of the government, private sector, and development partners COMMENT | DAVID WOZEMBA | Agriculture is often considered the backbone of Uganda’s economy, employing over 70% of the population and contributing roughly 24% of GDP. However, its potential remains largely untapped. One of the challenges limiting the …

The international UN conference on biodiversity attempts to achieve key agreements, and fulfill prior ones ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The southwestern Colombian city, Cali, has recently hosted COP16 or the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The UN conference on biodiversity began on October …

Through the interrogation of social cultural aspects of everyday life, the artists contribute to the conservation and preservation of respective communities’ social-cultural heritage. ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Whenever there’s a conversation on social- cultural heritage and conservation, it is very difficult to exclude artists in this dialogue. Artists through their …