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Balancing opportunities for sustainable development with challenges of governance, corruption, inconsistent policies, resource limitations COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE | Uganda, similar to many Sub-Saharan African countries, faces significant challenges in energy policy development due to economic, environmental and political factors. While Uganda has made progress in energy development, a substantial portion …

Nothing good came from it in the past but today they still promise to make Africa into a `soldier’s paradise’ COMMENT | SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY | In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long …

Global climate finance conference leaves bitter taste for Africa ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | “When the world came to Baku, people doubted that Azerbaijan could deliver. They doubted that everyone could agree. They were wrong on both counts.” Those were the parting shots of Mukhtar Babayev, the COP29 president, after a …

UNAIDS urges leaders to ‘act now’ to ensure human rights for people affected by HIV ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | At the 25th International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2024), UNAIDS urged all participants to stay committed because the end of AIDS is within grasp. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) called on …

Despite being expelled by Idi Amin in the 1970s, Ugandans of Indian descent today make an outsize contribution to the country’s economy. All you need to know about the families that matter. Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | At the India-Uganda Trade Mission organised in October by Equity Bank, Minister for Trade …

It’s time for legal definitions of rape to be comprehensive and survivor-centred ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Rape remains one of the most common crimes in many African countries largely because it’s not adequately criminalised or prosecuted and because of myths, and victim-blaming. According to a new report published by Equality …

The UNAIDS boss is leading the charge to free her husband, opposition politician Kizza Besigye ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Just days after her husband, opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, was thrown in jail, Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS, had to coordinate the launch of the World AIDS 2024 …

Mesearch Kaweesi scoops $500 as national winner ART | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Ugandan Mesearch Kaweesi has been named as a national winner in the 2024 edition of the Bic Art Master Africa annual art competition. His artwork was selected as among the best from 56 entries in the 6th …

Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor of Shell fuels and lubricants, has expanded its service station network by opening 10 new stations and partnered with MTN Uganda to enhance security at its sites. Speaking during the launch of the Shell Kitetika service station on Gayaza Road on Nov. 28, Vivo Energy …

How Uganda’s opposition leader turned himself into a warmongering power-hungry politician THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | In a sting operation, Uganda’s Chieftaincy of Defense Intelligence and Security (CDIS), formerly the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), kidnapped Dr. Kiiza Besigye from Nairobi. Besigye is a leading figure in opposition politics, the …