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How EU agreed to delay deforestation-free coffee export directive to December 2025 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Sustained pressure from both within the European Union and coffee-producing countries such as Uganda has compelled the EU to extend the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation directive by 12 months. The ban is now …

Escalation between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fuels fears that the conflict will expand beyond many borders ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Clashes in the last year between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict — until now. In …

Health experts say their ability to combat infections and save lives are being undermined by superbugs ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on world leaders to increase investment in global public health to effectively address critical emerging challenges such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The UNGA79 …

Grassroots elections, which are held to pick local leaders for the party across the country, is also said to be a political headache for UDA. ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Kenya’s ruling UDA is at crossroads amid internal fight for control and influence. Ruto warns the infighting threatens the party’s future. In …

ANALYSIS | JORDANNA MATLON | Africa is the world’s largest market for Guinness beer (and Nigeria is second only to Britain for the most consumers in one country). The Irish brand’s success on the continent is regarded as a trailblazing business model. And that has a lot to do with their …

COMMENT | Doreen A. Muhangazi | In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape worldwide, the caliber of Human Capital in any given organization has become pivotal to its success. Collectively, human Capital refers to the set of skills, knowledge and experience possessed by the Organization’s workforce, and these have since emerged as the …

COMMENTS | Oscord Mark Otile | The recent remarks made by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, suggesting that Uganda’s tax burden is among the lowest in the region, merits a critical examination. While the statement may hold some statistical truth, it does not accurately reflect the lived realities of …

World leaders debate in New York this week ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | It’s time for UNGA 79! Quick explanation: the United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades since the international body’s founding in San Francisco. It’s a place for long speeches, …

Autopsies on more than 100 bodies showed deaths from starvation, strangulation, suffocation, and injuries from blunt objects ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock …

XI: Democracy is not an ornament to be put on display, but an instrument for addressing the issues that concern the people BEIJING | Xinhua |  Earlier this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping participated in a joint group meeting of the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese …