Poverty to increase as maize, beans are hit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will suffer significant economic loss if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, according to a new study by the Center for Global Development; a Washington D.C based think tank that focuses on international development. …
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Five simple measures that can help save them ANALYSIS | ANDREW SHENNAN & MEGAN HALL | Worldwide in 2020 a baby died every 40 seconds because of complications of prematurity. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years old. The burden of preterm birth is heavier …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has appointed Grace Semakula as the new Chief Executive for SBG Securities Uganda Limited (SBGS) and by that position, an Executive Director on the company Board, effective March 1, 2024. Semakula who was previously with UMEME succeeds Joram Ongura, the …
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Uganda Development Bank-funded solar plant will add 20MW to national grid Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Tucked away in the hills of Mubende in Kyakasa village lies a solar power plant that is part of efforts aimed at powering Uganda’s energy transition. The Xsabo Nkonge power station with its gleaming …
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This week, Robert Skidelsky, a member of the British House of Lords and Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University talks to Project Syndicate. INTERVIEW | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | Project Syndicate (PS): Last year, you lamented the reversion of contemporary policy discussions to “the age-old standoff between market-based supply-side economics …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Kenyan tea industry export earnings surged by 31% to a historic high in 2023, buoyed by an increase in export volumes and a depreciating local currency. The Tea Board of Kenya said that the sector’s earnings reached US$1.22 billion, up from US$940 million …
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The company faces numerous challenges such as limited funding,long distances of distribution networks and high energy losses Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | State-owned Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited has recorded a 10.5% surge in revenue to Shs88.5bn for the year ended June 2023. The company executives revealed during the Annual …
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New moves in hunt for LRA warlord COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | At 63 years of age, Joseph Kony; the commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, remains the longest running fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. But his days on the run could end …
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Why the deployment of international forces without addressing internal problems will achieve nothing. THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | There is “fresh” fighting in the eastern Democratic DRC between government forces and the predominantly Tutsi rebel group, M23. I put fresh in inverted comas because DRC has been at war almost …
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The sub-region is first to protect 30% of its terrestrial and inland water areas and 30% marine and coastal areas COMMENT | IZIAK SALAKO | Just over one year ago, the world came together to agree upon a landmark new deal for nature. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF) was …
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