How accurate are claims by Ugandans on Bashir coup? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 16, five days after Field Marshal Omar Al-Bashir was kicked out in Sudan, President Yoweri Museveni’s Senior Advisor and Personal Assistant, Milly Babalanda, wrote in the New Vision that “Museveni knows when he …
Read More »Last laugh: Ukraine comedian who became president
Kiev, Ukraine | AFP | Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been elected president of Ukraine twice — first as a character in the popular TV show “Servant of the People”, now for real. The 41-year-old performer’s bid started out as a long shot but, on the back of popular discontent with …
Read More »NATIONAL DIALOGUE: Archbishop Lwanga urges urgency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked that the national dialogue be fast tracked as a way of promoting peace and reconciliation in Uganda. The national dialogue is spearheaded by the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda and National Elder’s Forum. The …
Read More »Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body on Sunday
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese protest leaders have announced plans to unveil a civilian body to take over from the ruling military council as demonstrators thronged Friday outside army headquarters and Washington said it would send an envoy to encourage the transition. The military council, which took power after …
Read More »Age Limit appeal quashed 4-3
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has quashed the age limit appeal and has maintained the Constitutional Court’s decision to lift the age limit for presidential candidates. The seven member panel of Supreme Court judges quashed the consolidated presidential age limit appeal in a 4-3 verdict. Four …
Read More »FAO moves to boost income for women
The challenge is that only two sub counties will be selected in the selected districts Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Like in most communities in Uganda, rural women in West Nile and Karamoja regions have limited access to resources to cater for their families. They have to search for …
Read More »Why Uganda’s willing to consider granting Bashir asylum
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda would consider granting asylum to ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, a state minister said Tuesday. “If Uganda is approached to grant asylum to Bashir it is an issue that can be considered at the highest …
Read More »Uganda Airlines: Good investment wrong timing
Economists support its revival but remain skeptical about its success as a business Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Airlines will soon be back in the skies again but the questions remain on how the national carrier will avoid the past mistakes that led to its liquidation 18 years …
Read More »Japanese versus European colonialism
How Japanese colonialism in East Asia was transformative compared to its European counterpart in Africa Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I spent about ten days between late February and early March in Japan; talking to government officials, academics in universities, policy wonks in think tanks, tasting Japanese cuisine, …
Read More »Museveni commando war on corruption
Is the Nakalema Anti-Corruption Unit driven by media frenzy or is it getting good results? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On April 06, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit sent out an unusual press statement. It announced that it had carried out a special investigation on Post Bank Uganda. That …
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