Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The former Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has urged women in business to be innovative to be able to succeed in business. She was speaking during the World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on April 26, organized by Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) …
Read More »Iron sheets scandal silences Anita Among
Speaker in panic as Museveni turns heat on implicated ministers Kampala Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has cut back on her public appearances as she is gripped by panic and tension over charges she could face following her involvement in the blossoming scandal where government …
Read More »Which way for East African Regional Force in DRC?
How mismatch in the regional force’s objectives and expectations of the Congolese government may render the failure of peace mission COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Maj. Gen. Jeff Nyagah, the Kenyan Commander of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) has abruptly returned to Nairobi five months after landing in …
Read More »The collapse of Kampala roads
Inside the politics that have led our capital city to move from potholes to giant craters on its streets THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The road infrastructure in Kampala is in shambles. We can no longer even talk of our city roads being dominated by potholes. In fact, today we …
Read More »The World Bank in a new world
The WBG is uniquely equipped to mobilise the financing needed to address these global challenges COMMENT | Wempi Saputra, Erivaldo Alfredo Gomes, and Abdoul Salam Bello | The Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund, which took place from April 10 to16 in Washington, provide an …
Read More »Debt dangers in Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public debt repayments in some African countries are at their highest levels since 1998. The Conversation Africa’s founding editor Caroline Southey talks to dean and economics professor Philippe Burger about the danger of debt problems some African countries face. What’s behind the spike in debt …
Read More »Different But One celebrates on World Art Day
The 26th Edition of Art lecturers’ art showcase opened with an overdose of love, excitement and learning brought forth by a new audience Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was not planned but pure coincidence that the 26th edition of Different But One; an annual exhibition of Makerere Art lecturers’ …
Read More »Dr. Yona Baguma appointed NARO new boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze appointed Dr Yona Baguma as the new Director General (DG) of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). NARO is an agency of the MAAIF with the mandate to coordinate and oversee all aspects of …
Read More »Ukraine is giving the free world a masterclass on cyber-defence
The prime minister of Estonia on the need for better preparation against digital warfare COMMENT | Kaja Kallas | Nearly two years ago, I had the opportunity to chair the first official un Security Council meeting on cyber-security. Almost everyone at the meeting stressed what all states have already agreed: international law, …
Read More »Rishi Sunak’s wife’s business links tell the story of Britain’s broken childcare system
Koru Kids is one of many digital platforms positioning themselves as ‘technofixes’ to costly and oversubscribed providers COMMENT | Dalia Gebrial | Rishi Sunak is being investigated over a potential breach of rules for failing to declare the financial interest of his wife, Akshata Murthy, in Koru Kids, one of six …
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