Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Birthday diplomacy of Gen. Muhoozi: Why crowd wanted him anointed but Museveni wasn’t baited THE LAST WORD The real problem with Vinci: The power, influence, exorbitant dubious deals and the inevitably coming fall of …
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We need new international systems embedded in nature and redesigned to improve the human condition COMMENT | MARGARET KUHLOW | Russia’s war in Ukraine is a humanitarian catastrophe that violates the United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law, and has exacerbated socioeconomic and environmental crises around the world. It …
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World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face COMMENT | MICHAEL JOOS | World Malaria Day April 25 provides us with a moment to reflect on the scale of the challenge we still face – and recognise …
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The `investor’ behind the complicated Lubowa International Specialised Hospital, is the same one behind UVCC COMMENT | ABBEY KIBIRIGE SEMUWEMBA | The legend about coffee is that it was discovered by a goat shepherd when he noticed his goats became so energetic after eating berries from a certain tree. He …
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Are young curators doing enough gate-keeping of art back home? Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art exhibitions in Kampala in recent times have gained a good reputation far from what they were yesterday. They are curated by professionally trained curators who have the confidence to select what is suitably …
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They drive antimicrobial resistance in East Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID pandemic has exposed long-standing structural fault lines in societies – especially in health systems. These same inequalities also drive another major global health concern: antimicrobial resistance. The World Health Organisation defines antimicrobial resistance as the process by …
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Aside from water, black tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world | THE INDEPENDENT | Black tea offers a variety of health benefits because it contains antioxidants and compounds that can help reduce inflammation in the body. Here are 10 health benefits of black tea, all …
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A woman’s woes give birth to a support network Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | For many couples, the inability to bear children is a tragedy. The combination of personal, interpersonal, social, and religious expectations brings a sense of failure, loss, and exclusion to those who are infertile. Relationships between …
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Diane Karusisi, CEO of Bank of Kigali, Rwanda’s largest commercial bank by assets, speaks about the country’s growth outlook and its plans to become an international finance hub. What is your perspective on the outlook for the Bank of Kigali, and by extension, for Rwanda? As of September 2021, our …
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The bank’s next focus is on delivering on the priorities set under its new strategic plan Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Pan-African multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, recorded a 10% growth in profit for the year 2021 to $387.3 million, demonstrating a strong and resilient growth. The inclusion of …
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