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Why it should be integrated into education Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The pursuit of education often comes with immense pressure and stress, which can significantly impact students’ mental well-being. Transitioning from crucial academic milestones often overwhelms students, leading to heightened anxiety and other mental health challenges. Recognising the significance of …

African psychologists warn of its dangers in Uganda’s anti-homosexuality Bill SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion practices that are used to forcibly change the sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of …

New facility in Accra hopes to link the rapidly growing African population Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In its quest to ramp up uptake of digital services on the continent, the Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, has acquired land …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Less than 10% of the workers in sub-Saharan Africa save for old age, the lowest rate for any region in the world. That implies most of the breadwinners today won’t be able to afford basic items after retirement. A pension plan is meant to commit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s medical insurers could soon stop printing medical insurance cards following the launch of a cardless solution. Kenyan-based Smart Applications International Ltd, commonly known as Smart, launched a mobile application dubbed Smart Access solution in Kampala on May.17 to enable patients to access healthcare insurance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Solar and asset financing firm M-Kopa has secured Kshs35 billion ($255 million) financing in new debt and equity from Standard Bank and Japanese-based trading house Sumitomo Corporation among others for expansion in sub-Saharan Africa. M-Kopa said the capital injection includes Kshs7.5 billion ($55 million) in …

How Rwanda’s support for Muhoozi could influence 2026 campaign Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Rwanda goes to the polls in 2024 with President Paul Kagame widely expected to stand in his fourth election. In that election, all eyes will be on a maverick Ugandan army officer, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In July 2022, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on gang activity in northwestern Nigeria. The programme, The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara, examined the raids on villages, abductions and murders that have plagued swaths of the country. Notably, it included interviews with so-called bandits, who …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Elephants used to be a nuisance for most residents living in the farming village of Kyenzaza in Kirugu sub-county in Rubirizi, one of the seven districts that border Queen Elizabeth National Park. But, following the construction of an electric fence along the park boundary in …

French oil giant’s initiative intends to reduce road crashes to zero Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | French oil major, TotalEnergies, has launched a new road safety campaign that seeks to educate its employees and partner companies on the right driving behaviour and commitment to make roads safer. Road traffic accidents …