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UNRA post-mortem

How ego and greed sunk 16-year roads agency On October 10, 2024, then executive director of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Allen Kagina embarked on her last tour of roads as the boss of the 16-year-old roads that was formed to develop a modern road network. The tour was in …

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Agro-chemicals killing Ugandans

459 brands and at least 115 active ingredients blamed ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) has in a Jan.05 statement shown concern about the continued wrong use of dangerous pesticides in the country. Members of the concerned CSOs mainly work to promote sustainable agricultural trade, …

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California fires

Many watched in shock on television as their homes burned ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Since fires first began popping up around a densely populated, 25-mile (40-kilometer) expanse north of downtown Los Angeles on Jan.07, they have burned more than 12,000 structures, a term that includes homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and …

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Growing danger of illicit money

Why CSOs are warning of looming crisis in EAC and SADC ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Civil society organisations have warned governments in the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to act fast to tackle the growing menace of illicit financial flows in the two regional economic blocs. …

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Africa-China Relations Relations in 2025

African countries will be looking to recalibrate their strategic partnerships with China to advance African interests as the continent positions itself to exercise greater agency in its external partnerships ANALYSIS | PAUL NANTULYA | Africa-China relations in 2025 kicked off with a trip to the continent by China’s Foreign Minister Wang …

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Why is the Sahel turning its back on France?

The turning back on France by African countries reflects the growing demand for a broader push to erase the vestiges of French colonial influence, analysts said. DAKAR | Xinhua | More African countries in the Sahel region have recently announced plans to reduce their military ties with France as they …

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Microsoft, UN, address climate change-induced displacements

Migration agency to leverage tech giant’s AI expertise ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Microsoft, a U.S-based tech conglomerate has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration of the UN (IOM) to address climate-induced displacement by harnessing artificial intelligence and data insights. The partnership which the two entities entered into in …

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