The telco’s revenue grew to Shs 960 billion, supported by its robust distribution network of partners and agents Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda reported a 6.5% decline in net profit to Shs 153.2 billion for H1 2024, on the back of increased operating expenses, particularly in access charges, …
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A snap CNN poll of voters watching said that Harris performed better and betting markets said the same ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on September 10. They may have shaken hands, but they did not hit it off. …
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The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak ANALYSIS | STEPHANIE NOLEN | The World Health Organization has given its authorization to a first vaccine to protect against mpox, a decision announced in such haste on Friday that it …
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The lender has supported more than 6,575 projects across Africa and invested US$77bn in numerous projects in the past 10 years ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | On Sept.10, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the continental premier finance institution, celebrated its 60th anniversary with its current President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (PhD), …
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Project has so far received pipes for 700km of the pipeline route as 80 individuals face lawsuits over compensation refusal COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan government, together with its oil development partners, are pressing forward with the multi-billion-dollar project despite ongoing opposition. The East African country discovered billions …
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How our nations’ pursuit of foreign ideologies is an impediment to our growth and transformation THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | By Andrew M. Mwenda | My friends and I have been engaged in a debate about the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in development. There is widespread belief that development requires …
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The data doesn’t support the obsession with presidential prognostications that estimate the probability of winning an election COMMENT | JUSTIN GRIMMER | Even as Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy teetered and polls showed him clearly losing to Donald Trump, the election forecasting site 538 was still estimating that Biden was likeliest to …
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Enforcers should adhere to just energy transition principles that necessitate a manner that is both fair and inclusive COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | In May 2023, the President issued Executive Order No. 3 banning large-scale commercial charcoal production and trade in Northern Uganda. This directive aimed to curb the rampant deforestation …
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We know Ministry of Education officials own private schools in direct conflict of interest and failure to reign in fees COMMENT | MICHAEL ABONEKA | Education is a right. Everyone has a right to Education according to Article 30 of our Constitution. The government of Uganda has an obligation under Articles …
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In the Absence is made up of installations. ART | ANNE MWITI | As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers’ money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition in Nairobi. Visitors to In the Absence …
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