NEWS ANALYSIS

Brasilia, Brazil | Xinhua | After winning the second round of voting on Sunday, President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ Party is expected to remodel the largest Latin American economy during the four-year presidential term starting from Jan. 1, 2023. Analysts believe that the victory of Lula, …

  In Rwanda’s case, here was a man (Kagame) willing to impose harsh discipline on his lieutenants. They were willing to accept it because the alternative of living forever as refugees was not appealing to most of them THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M MWENDA | Post genocide Rwanda is …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s new government took full charge of affairs on Thursday, following the swearing-in of the cabinet ministers. All ministers except Peninah Malonza, who was nominated for Tourism, Wildlife, and Heritage, successfully went through the vetting process by the vetting committee that concluded work on …

YOUNG MEN DYING: The puzzle of why numbers decline when they turn 20 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s demographic projections are interesting; particularly on population distribution by gender between ages 15-24 years. Demographers The Independent has talked to say it is a well-known fact that women in Uganda …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its new top leadership, which will lead the world’s most populous nation on its new journey toward a great modern socialist country in all respects. Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee …

The five causes of her downfall explained NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | As Liz Truss stepped away from the lectern outside No.10 Downing Street after resigning as leader of her party, it probably occurred to her that her time as prime minister will have been only as long as …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of the 19th Central Committee adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress Saturday. Resolution of the 20th …

⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022  ✳️ Sept 19-22 💠 LEADERBOARD ➡🏌️‍♂️ 1⃣ A Ssekibejja 71,76, 75 | 222 🇺🇬 2⃣ M Tumusiime 72,73, 80 | 225 🇺🇬 3⃣ J Cwinya-ai 80,69, 78 | 227 🇺🇬 4⃣ G Nsubuga 75,77, 76 | 228 🇺🇬 5⃣ J Kasozi 78,73, 81 | 232 🇺🇬 …

London, UK | Xinhua | United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six weeks in office and thus became the shortest-serving prime minister in the country’s history. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, she said that there will be a leadership election …

Ancient ritual for imparting communal knowledge faces threat of modernity  | DOMINIC D.B. MAKWA | Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda’s Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 …