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Move follows banning of more than 12,000 CSOs Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Civil society organisations have reacted with dissatisfaction at the government’s closure and suspension of 54 NGOs many of which work in the areas of transparency, accountability and governance across the country. On Aug.20, the National Bureau …

After five failed campaigns, Zambian politician Hakainde Hichilema has finally won the presidency. But he has to deal with a devastated economy. | THE INDEPENDENT | There was dancing in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, when it emerged that Hakainde Hichilema had won the presidential election. Hichilema beat incumbent President Edgar Lungu …

The forgotten feud awakens? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Ten years after President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame starred in high profile reconciliation, there seems no path to making peace again after two years of border closure. Instead, new tensions could flare up. In July, Rwanda …

In the second part of this two-part series of Unfair Education and Limited Digital Skills Opportunities to Children with Visual Impairment in Uganda, Caroline Ayugi highlights the dilemma of learners with visual impairment in choosing a career. Gulu, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE |  The unfair education and limited digital skills opportunities to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB did not register a single candidate from three districts for the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations. According to records, the affected district include Nabilatuk and Nakapiriti from the Karamoja sub-region and Madi Okollo from West Nile. Although …

Because of the closure of schools due to the pandemic, lessons are being done on television, radio, and online instead of face-to-face. Learners with visual impairment say both methods do not favor them Gulu, Uganda | CAROLINE AYUGI | For learners with visual impairment in Uganda, preparing for a dream …

Who are the winners and losers? ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The second wave of COVID-19 appears to have hit the economy severely and dimmed prospects for a quick recovery, according to the latest Bank of Uganda monetary Policy Statement for August 2021. The statement is the first major economic …

  Aviation | AIRSPACE AFRICA | As surely as her aircraft took to the sky, East African Airways rode the winds of change to carry with it a Pan-African tale. A story which, in its unfolding, not only mirrored but also fell casualty to an equally volatile political climate. The British …

And how does the immune system respond? Sunit K. Singh; Professor of Molecular Immunology and Virology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, explains: Over a year into the pandemic, questions around immune responses after COVID continue to confound. One question many people are asking is whether the immunity you …

The conflagration between well-armed factions inside of Ethiopia could force Addis Ababa to abandon its role of regional anchor state | THE INDEPENDENT | For the judicious observer of Ethiopia’s ethnic politics, there have been signs of ominous tensions between Tigray and the central government since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy …