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The financial services sector led the merger activity with seven reported cases, followed by energy, ICT, and agriculture—sectors under pressure from both global shocks and structural transformation. ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) saw a record number of merger notifications in 2024, with …

3 positive signs from recent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ANALYSIS | CHUKA ONWUMECHILI | Women’s football in Africa has been through radical changes over the past few years. From small beginnings in the late 1990s, it has grown to the point that its biggest competition is receiving considerable global attention. …

    The transformation of democracy from a political form into a faith-based self-destructive secular religion THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | If one scans the political-intellectual map of the world today, one idea stands dominant: that the solution to the governance problems of any country is democracy. Even in those …

The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease London, UK | AGENCIES | The UK government has said that slashing foreign aid spending will likely see global deaths rise – as it confirmed the cuts will fall disproportionately on women and girls’ education …

MTN’s fintech firm, which was initially launched in 2009, has grown to become a core pillar of Uganda’s financial ecosystem with more than 13 million customers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In a defining moment for Uganda’s financial technology landscape, MTN Uganda shareholders have officially approved the structural separation of …

These new trading measures are also being implemented in the context of a deteriorating global trading environment for many African economies London, UK | AGENCIES | The UK government has announced new measures intended to simplify imports from Africa and make it easier for UK businesses to conduct trade with counterparts …

Researchers say these foods are designed to be palatable, causing people to overeat and gain weight Health | AGENCIES | A new report has concluded that ultra-processed foods are a driving force behind the obesity epidemic as well as a major cause of chronic conditions. The findings, published in the journal …

French President Macron to recognise Palestine as momentum builds against Israel ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | French President Emmanuel Macron announced July 24 that France will recognise Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to host the inaugural Uganda Development Finance Summit from September 1-2, 2025, at the Speke Resort Convention Centre in Kampala. Convened by the Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, the summit will gather over 400 high-level delegates from …

  President’s strategic ambiguity exposed COVER STORY | INDEPENDENT REPORTER | All indicators point toward a highly volatile and potentially violent general election in 2026, according to two Ugandan scholars; Dr. Gerald Bareebe, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of York in Canada and …