NEWS ANALYSIS

African carriers are introducing larger aircraft and replacing older fleets to meet rising passenger traffic, largely driven by strengthening domestic post-COVID demand and expanding regional networks, according to an international trade association. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Over the next two decades, Africa’s jet fleet is projected to more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Harvard Club New York played host to a landmark event, the Human Capital Africa (HCA) Roundtable on the learning crisis in Africa. The event was held alongside the United Nations General Assembly and brought together Heads of State, Ministers of Education, business leaders, civil …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In a revolutionary move within the roofing industry, Lifestile Stone Coated has unveiled a captivating range of roofing profiles that redefine the standards of elegance and longevity. From the classic charm of the Shingle to the enduring grace of the Roman and the contemporary allure …

World leaders say it is carbon pricing ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, inform them, and help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them – Wangari Maathai. Kenyan Nobel Laureate Prof. Wangari Maathai’s words ring true as …

Can we get better at predicting earthquakes? ANALYSIS | MICHEL CAMPILLO & ROB VAN DER HILST | An earthquake measuring 6.2 rocked central Italy in the early hours of Aug. 24, leaving more than 200 dead and hundreds missing in the rubble of the disasters. Given the devastation earthquakes cause, seismologists …

Seoul commits US$600 million to Africa’s energy, agriculture Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | South Korea has injected US$600 million into the development of Africa’s energy and agricultural sectors as the call to have close to 600 million Africans get access to an electricity grid gathers pace across the continent. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Thursday, the Federation of Uganda’s Football Association (FUFA) made the announcement of parting ways with former Cranes Head Coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic after a disappointing AFCON qualifying campaign that saw Uganda finish third in the group and miss out on qualification. Uganda’s AFCON journey …

Why Uganda can’t live without clothes of `dead people’ COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept.10 President Yoweri Museveni revealed that some American cloth manufacturing companies have cancelled orders of textiles from Uganda because of the Anti-Homosexual Act (AHA) he signed into law in late May. “The homosexuals in the …

Debate rages over case of newborn baby detained for 4-months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of a health facility detaining a patient for failure to pay a medical bill is once again in the news and the courts. This time, it is a couple suing a high end …

3 key factors that ended the Bongo dynasty ANALYSIS | DOUGLAS YATES | The recent military intervention that put an end to the Bongo family’s 56-year hold on power in Gabon has been many years in the making. Its roots can be traced back to when deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba …