Late antenatal care and treatment defaults among pregnant women are a major concern. Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda has made major strides in reducing the number of infants born with HIV, but persistent challenges remain in achieving the goal of zero infections. While the country has implemented effective prevention strategies and …

Scientists have been able to link less pigmented sections of a hair strand to stressful events in a person’s life ANALYSIS | THERESA LARKIN | When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics. Your first grey hairs usually appear anywhere between your twenties and fifties. For men, grey …

A deeply divided world has stepped into a modern colosseum; who will emerge victorious from this battle? COMMENT | SALIH KAYA | It is quite common for us to forget the recent past. Just as in the greatest stages of humankind’s history, the West once applauded the arrival of a new …

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are set to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027, and government officials and stakeholders have been conducting a series of meetings to attract investors ANALYSIS | MOHAMMED YUSUF | Kenya is hosting the Africa Football Business Summit to boost football and sports development across the …

This year’s edition pays gratitude to the founders of the annual event but also showcases the works of these senior artists alongside that of the new generation artists at the College ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The 27th edition of Different But One opened recently at MTSIFA art gallery and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati under the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation has launched the second phase of its Economic Empowerment Skilling Program targeting out-of-school youth in Tororo District. The initiative aims to address pressing social issues, including high youth unemployment and teenage pregnancies, by equipping young people with …

He cared about employees and citizens as well as profit OBITUARY | THANKOM ARUN | Professor of Global Development and Accountability, University of Essex Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he was …

Tanzania’s opposition leader is fighting for change in the face of fresh attacks on political freedoms ANALYSIS | NICODEMUS MINDE | Tundu Lissu has become the face of opposition in Tanzania following his defiant and unrelenting criticism of the government. Since he came into the national limelight in 1995 when running for …

Former Congolese soldiers recall the ritual practices used to prepare for battle ANALYSIS | DOSTIN LAKIKA | War takes a toll on soldiers’ bodies and minds. To prepare for battle, soldiers are taken through various forms of training. Part of this training aims to strip candidates of their civilian values and …

MPs say they don’t want the fate which has befallen tea and cotton sub-sectors to happen to coffee Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s coffee farmers reaped record export earnings, totaling over US$ $1.4 billion from the sale of 6.35 million 60-kg bags during the 2023/24 coffee year ending September …