Continent needs a civically enlightened citizenry and an independent and credible state institutions that are committed to protect and honour the franchise of citizens ANALYSIS | CRISPIN KAHERU | Violence has become a dominant reality in most of the recent elections. Common narratives around it conjure more lamentations than actual strategies …
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Tokyo has embarked on a charm offensive to secure a future supply of essential electric vehicle (EV) minerals. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | Japan is staking its claim in an African EV mineral bonanza as it seeks to fortify its supply chain and guard against China’s ambitions on the …
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This man is helping African millennials rediscover the groove ART | OWEN KONZOLO | “One of the beautiful aspects of vinyl is its ability to preserve cultural heritage. In Africa, vinyl has become more than just a medium for music; it has transformed into a cultural artefact,” proclaims James ‘Jimmy’ Rugami, …
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They are negotiating what could be a model for Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S. and Kenya announced a trade and investment partnership in July 2022. During a virtual meeting on July 14, 2022, United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, and Kenya’s Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | “There’s a movie called Out of Africa, but I think we should get closer and know about Africa and its people,” Mo Yan, a Chinese of Nobel Prize winner in literature, told Xinhua after his recent tour in Kenya, and he encouraged more Chinese to visit …
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The most likely costs and consequences of attempts by the international community to impose a political solution on any country THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Africa seems to be going back to the 1960s, 70s and 80s when military coups and civil wars were a regular occurrence in many countries …
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Promise of economic opportunities, genuine partnerships, a more inclusive world order COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | The visit by President Ebrahim Raisi to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe earlier this month represented a significant milestone in Iran’s flourishing engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa. The diplomatic mission also underscored the continent’s growing agency in …
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What It Means for Africa, U.S. and partners NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The July 27 morning’s coup d’etat in Niger only deepens the pattern of instability across Africa’s Sahel and damages what has been a rare process of fairly steady democracy building in the region. Niger’s democratically elected government …
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Between 4% and 13 % of Africans are thought to carry this particular gene Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Some HIV+ people of African ancestry have been found to naturally have lower viral loads of HIV, according to the latest research published on Aug.02 in the journal, Nature. The paper: …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian government will contribute US$2 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) housed and managed by the African Development Bank to help break down barriers to the growth and uptake of digital financial solutions and accelerate financial inclusion in Africa. Manisha Sinha, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
