How Ukrainians are defying odds to defend their country ANALYSIS | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | In July together with a group of journalists from across Africa, we visited Ukraine at the invitation of a Journalism Organization-Public Interest Journalism (PIJL). Even before I arrived in Ukraine, I had started hearing stories, that would …
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Why can’t the president stop complaining about everything? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni is always cited as an all-powerful figure in Uganda based on his decades-long reign and ability to dispatch opponents at elections and those emerging from inside the government. But this is belied by his …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is determined to exploit its oil and gas resources even with the challenges posed by the energy transition or Net Zero debate. The determination by Uganda to tap into the black gold resources for development will be defended at the upcoming UN Climate …
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Why Uganda was not on the list for worst roads COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report on the state of roads attributed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently left Ugandans agitated for a surprising reason; that their country was not named among the top 10 with …
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ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s city ecosystem is attracting billions of dollars in new projects, making them home to some of the world’s glitziest and tallest buildings. 1. The Iconic Tower, Egypt With its towering height of 385m (The Uganda Revenue Authority headquarter building is 100m tall), the Iconic Tower …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The debate over an energy transition, the migration from ‘dirty’, nonrenewable forms to renewable, green and clean energy, continues in Uganda, especially over the viability of future fossil oil projects. Uganda is currently the main focus of the global new petroleum greenfield investments and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the end of this month, Uganda through the Ministry of Energy will launch the country’s energy transition strategy at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP2) in the United Arab Emirates. The proposed launch of Uganda’s Energy Transition plan has been described as a …
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Google’s AI can forecast extreme weather faster and more accurately than anything before ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | This year the Earth has been hit by a record number of unpredictable extreme weather events made worse by climate change. Predicting them faster and with greater accuracy could enable us to prepare better …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amid the jubilation surrounding the election of Reverend Canon Moses Banja as the next Bishop of Namirembe, there remain voices of skepticism regarding the nomination process that led to his election. Nevertheless, hours after the bishop-elect’s declaration at the Church of Uganda’s oldest diocese, …
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`The scale and rate at which the Ugandan government is increasing its power to collect and store information about its citizens is alarming’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch, the American international human rights NGO, has added its voice to those calling on President Yoweri Museveni not to …
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