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As Uganda’s on-demand delivery market expands with growing digital adoption, Glovo has positioned itself as a key player driving convenience, innovation, and inclusion. Since entering the Ugandan market, the tech-enabled platform has transformed how consumers access food, groceries, and essential goods—bridging local businesses with digital opportunities. At the center of …

  Lower student-to-teacher ratios often mean teachers can make timely interventions to improve academic performance COMMENT | ZUBAIR SULIMAN | We’re often told that education is the best way out of poverty, but for many in Sub-Saharan Africa, the path out is often broken, especially for those who need an escape …

Davos, Switzerland, | Xinhua | FIFA President Gianni Infantino has highlighted the importance of football to the world economy. In an interview with Xinhua at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, Infantino said he believed that it was very important to exchange ideas with leaders and business representatives from various …

Tears as many speak of the dark side of the UAE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a sad scene at Entebbe International Airport as a group of 12 young Ugandan men and women, some unable to sit or walk, and in tears, returned home and spoke of …

COMMENT | DANIEL ABOWE | It’s now 14 years since Uganda discovered commercially viable quantities of oil and gas along Lake Albert basin. Since then, Uganda’s oil and gas sector has transitioned from the exploration and appraisal phase to the development phase in preparation for production projected for 2023. Planned …

  COMMENT | Jonas Mbabazi | In Uganda, as of April 24, 2020, there were 75 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 46 of these have recovered and none has died. The shocks from the coronavirus pandemic have been sudden and unprecedented. Within a few months, many businesses, government offices, markets, public and …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP & WHO | The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was reviewing what impact the US decision to halt funding would have, and said it was looking to others to help fill financial “gaps”. “WHO is reviewing the impact on our work of any withdrawal of US …