NEWS ANALYSIS

The West’s problem is that it is wholly unwilling to fight for a big common cause COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK |   The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories. What roles did Israel, …

ANKARA | Xinhua | The downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government could have profound effects on Türkiye’s economy, offering both opportunities and challenges, experts have said. Turkish companies are expected to compete for “lucrative” contracts to rebuild Syria’s housing and infrastructure, said Engin Guner, a construction industry expert …

Money sent home by relatives abroad is vital for families in Sub-Saharan Africa to withstand climate change impacts ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The fact that remittances –the money sent home by migrant workers– is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for a long time. …

URA saves over $1m in escort costs, transit time from Mombasa reduced ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Digital trade interventions like East Africa’s regional electronic cargo tracking systems (RECTS), and Uganda’s national electronic single window (UeSW) have been praised for enhancing trade, improving revenue collection, and saving traders millions of traders …

                       What does Trump’s victory in America mean for relations between the US and Africa in general, and between America and Uganda in particular? Good question, and it’s one that has certainly been discussed at length over the course of …

E-visas are breaking down travel barriers, allowing more seamless travel across different countries on the continent. The could be a powerful tool in the push for a visa-free Africa. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | More African countries are banking on e-visas to streamline cross-border travel processes and boost regional …

Amnesty International says no one committing genocide should go unpunished ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Amnesty International want Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to be charged with the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza. This is in addition …

NGO says support for affected people of climate-related disasters in Mt. Elgon, Kasese still very little COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is the 12th most vulnerable country to climate change out of 192 countries ranked accoridng to a report published in Kampala on Oct.30 by Oxfam, the UK-based global …

  COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The East African Revival, born in the 1930s, transformed faith, community, and morality across the region. Its enduring call to humility and accountability remains a guiding light. Yet, in modern contexts, this legacy often collides with cultural practices that prioritise ceremony over substance. Uganda, as …

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 …