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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan journalist has shared his memories of meeting the now departed Queen Elizabeth II. Julius Mucunguzi, who for 10 years worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, however, says he flouted one of the rules of etiquette while at it. Mucunguzi, who is …

This gripping documentary charts the rise of the pop star-turned-politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship | ALLAN HUNTER | Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has become the face of change in Uganda, the charismatic pop star-turned-politician the embodiment of hope in a country ruled by a brutal dictatorship. Christopher …

  EULOGY FOR GEN TUMWINE: Today, we are mourning the passing on of a National hero, a true patriot, a freedom fighter, a revolutionary, a Pan Africanist, an icon of the liberation struggles against dictatorial regimes in Uganda; a decorated General of the National Resistance Army /UPDF. We are mourning …

River Nile countries push for an interconnected power grid SPECIAL FEATURE | ESPOIR IRADUKUNDA & RONALD MUSOKE |  It is 9am in downtown Bujumbura— Burundi’s commercial city, and the alleys are already crowded with buyers and sellers haggling noisily over prices of merchandise. They must shout to be heard because …

AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA |  In the middle of 2019, Uganda Airlines bought four  Bombardier and two  A330-800 Neo from Airbus . What is noteworthy is that these were outright purchases . A debate from different groups has been  as to whether it was a wise decision to buy …

Yaounde, Cameroon | Xinhua | “Stand by!” shouts the director as actors take their marks. The lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It’s a sunny day in Tiko, a locality in southwestern Cameroon and a local film crew is gathered to …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | At the operation table in the Uganda-China Friendship Hospital here, senior Ugandan surgeons and their Chinese counterparts work shoulder to shoulder in saving the lives of ordinary Ugandans who are in dire need of health care. “The other day I was with a Chinese anesthetist. …

We spoke with Dr. Richard Kajura of the Makerere University School of Public Health about how the country significantly reduced prevalence of the condition by improving poverty, health, nutrition, education, and water and sanitation – by Exemplars News — August 04, 2022 SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | In the 1990s, Uganda …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization of six partner states, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo. A traveler requires one tourist’s visa to explore all the wildlife and primates within the region except …

Loose restrictions on hiring a car and the high resale value of the vehicle have made car rental in Uganda the number one target for scammers SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Car rental in Uganda is such a lucrative business but most proprietors are hesitant to invest in it. This …