Currently, 95% of households rely on wood or charcoal for cooking, contributing to deforestation and indoor pollution, which disproportionately affects women and children Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UK, in partnership with Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has unveiled a £5 million clean cooking programme designed to …
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A progressive tax system would redistributes incomes to the poor while preserving incentives for the rich COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | While there are many ways to measure economic inequality, key metrics consistently show that disparities are getting worse. According to a recent United Nations report, 71% of the world’s population …
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African leaders must push for solutions beyond military intervention ANALYSIS | ANTHONI VAN NIEUWKERK | In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to …
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The company’s service revenue surged by 20.4% to Shs 1.5 trillion, supported by an increase in mobile subscriber numbers, which now stand at 20.7 million. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda is set to pay shareholders an interim dividend of Shs 6.6 per share, amounting to Shs 147.8 billion, …
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The last time a radically new worldview emerged was during the 17th and 18th century Enlightenment COMMENT | DENNIS J. SNOWER | Not only is climate change moving faster than global efforts to stop it, but our capacities for dealing with such large problems of our own making seem to be …
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A collective responsibility to reclaim integrity and public trust in job COMMENT | MALE SOLOMON GRACE | The fight against corruption and the sale of jobs in local governments dominated discussions at the 16th annual general meeting for the Association of Local Government Service Commissions of Uganda (ALGSCU), held on July 24 …
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What it means for river basin states ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Last month on July 8, the South Sudanese parliament – the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) – ratified the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), a modern treaty that outlines the principles, rights and obligations for cooperation, management and development …
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LOP Ssenyonyi under siege as parliament moves from Kampala COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | In her two year tenure following corruption scandals and international sanctions, under pressure Speaker Anita Among has had to adopt various strategies to cope and survive. Her latest gambit, as the precincts of parliament remain …
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How Kenya’s Gen Z have exaggerated expectations of their government and president THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I am writing this article from Nairobi where young, educated Kenyans are keeping President William Ruto busy. At the beginning of these protests, naïve commentators commended Ruto for conceding to the demands of …
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Energy giant announces projects across Africa including Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | French energy giant TotalEnergies has announced expansion of its renewables portfolio with new deals in Africa. The energy company bought 100% of SN Power, a subsidiary of Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec, the company said in …
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