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Country had a shortage of 190,000 health workers in 2022 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government must strengthen its governance, stewardship, and financing structures to ensure that the training, recruitment and retention of the country’s health workforce is informed by the health needs of Ugandans. The country’s resources must …

New survey shows shift away  from democratic culture COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are growing increasingly more uninterested in elections and elected leaders and, they see little hope in the opposition providing better leadership than the current one of President Yoweri Museveni. That is the general view based on findings …

What the July 15 presidential elections tell us about how Rwandan citizens view President Kagame THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Yesterday Rwanda celebrated its 30th year since liberation. It has been an incredible journey. In 1994, no one gave this country a chance. The state had been dismembered, the economy …

The Washington Consensus has been wobbly for some time, challenged by abundant research COMMENT | DANI RODRIK, LAURA TYSON & THOMAS FRICKE | Paradigm shifts in mainstream economic thinking usually accompany crises demanding new answers, as occurred after stagflation – low growth and high inflation – gripped advanced economies in the …

ITC statistics show that trade between Africa and the Caribbean is limited and concentrated in a few sectors, notably minerals and chemicals ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA | African-Caribbean trade ties have remained largely unexplored for many years, despite a shared history and culture. Both regions have historically focused on solidifying relationships …

As the world rushes to it for lithium and more, here is how the continent should deal with the demand COMMENT | JAMES BOAFO, ERIC STEMN JACOB OBODAI & PHILIP NTI NKURUMAH | Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Africa …

With its theme of celebrating and preserving indigenous social-cultural heritage and identity, while promoting professionalism in the way art is produced and displayed, the gallery is ready to complement the fast-growing Kampala contemporary art scene ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The Kampala contemporary art scene is getting more interesting, exciting and …

Study finds pesticides and other toxic chemicals in synthetic hair ANALYSIS | NWANNE DIKE IJERE | Well-groomed hair is a symbol of beauty for many black African women. Natural hair requires special care and attention, though, which can be time consuming. Wigs (human or synthetic hair), weave-ons and other artificial hair …

ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) to formalise collaboration between the two institutions and provide a platform for exploring joint activities to support trade and investment flows between Africa and the …

Here’s how walking even a short distance can help ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Got recurring back pain? A new study suggests that you may be able to “walk it off.” In their findings published in the journal The Lancet, researchers said adults who had a history of lower-back pain who walked …