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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Bad news: America is back in Somalia THE LAST WORD Museveni’s Umeme mistake: Why the refusal to renew their concession is not a big loss to Ugandan workers and investors and a boom …

The case for cooperation in the sustainable exploitation of natural resources has never been stronger COMMENT | DR. JANE NAMBAKIRE MULEMWA | Following the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, and the recent accession of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community …

Can international community still do big things with a sense of urgency, shared purpose, common endeavor? COMMENT | KEVIN WATKINS | When U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau opened the Bretton Woods Conference almost 80 years ago, he reminded delegates that failures of international cooperation had led to the …

With effective emergency response, they shouldn’t be a death sentence Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Gloria Tumusiime is a 35-year-old mother of one who lives in Kireka. She has had spinal cord injury for close to three years now. She was knocked by a car in June 2019 at …

A study shows that it may be sleep duration and quality | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has shown that short-term low calorie diets can increase sleep quality in adults with obesity. The study also demonstrates that lack of sleep may prevent weight loss maintenance in adults with obesity …

Action is needed to stop most powerful treatments in modern medicine from becoming ineffective | FREDDY ERIC KITUTU | Even before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many of the most powerful …

| THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s through Century Bottling Company has introduced Sprite clear PET polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle packaging in Uganda to enhance plastic collection and recycling. This becomes the 5th African market to introduce the Sprite clear PET, after South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya. Melkamu …

  Local firms in Uganda and Tanzania will be subcontracted to offer support | THE INDEPENDENT | French firm, Ballore Transport and Logistics, will be the Main Logistics Contractor (MLC) for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project head of oil production in 2025. The firm said on May.09 …

Africa is currently home to 136,000 millionaires, with their ranks on the rise. This is despite the continent’s total wealth dwindling over the past decade FEATURE | LEO KOMMINOTH | Africa’s share of millionaires grew by 8% between 2020 and 2021, according to a recent report by intelligence firm New …

| THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda government needs to carry out an audit to assess the impact of tax exemptions on Bujagali Hydropower Dam on the consumers prior to making any further extensions to minimise further revenue losses, according to civil society organisations. The CSOs under their umbrella organisation ‘The Tax …