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Studies show Uganda has one of the highest soil nutrient depletion rates in the world Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a project that seeks to procure 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer for 400,000 Ugandan smallholder farmers over the next three …

Civil society groups cite Palma terrorist attack, oppose restarting project Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | French and Mozambican civil society groups have filed a criminal suit against French energy giant, TotalEnergies, in Paris, accusing it of “manslaughter and negligence” during the terrorist attack on Palma, in northern Mozambique about 30 …

Africa is grappling with mounting debt crisis, with total external debt surpassing the US$1 trillion-mark last year Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has publicly endorsed the recent call by the African Development Bank Group, urging African governments to refrain …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent’s Senior Reporter, Ronald Musoke, is among the 20 African media and content creator professionals who have been selected by the African Union to be a part of the 2023/24 AU Media Fellowship. Musoke who is a multiple award-winning journalist and reports on a …

It’s pushing back stereotypes, gaining respect Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Somalia’s first and only all-women media team, Bilan, was on Oct.02 nominated as one of the three possible recipients of the 2023 Index on Censorship Press Freedom Award in the Journalism category. The Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression …

Pessimism rules at Eastern & Southern Africa pharmaceutical manufacturing conference Entebbe, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The clamour for Africa to ramp up its vaccine manufacturing portfolio has grown but players in pharmaceutical production on the continent say it will take more than boardroom talk for the continent to realise that …

African civil society note role of donors but want Govts to raise money locally Abuja, Nigeria  | RONALD MUSOKE | African governments must raise their health budgets if the continent is to tackle its ever rising disease burden, says the African Health Budget Network (AHBN), a pan-African civil society consortium on …

While lending levels may remain low, China is likely to sustain engagement with Africa via commerce and diplomacy Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Chinese lending to African nations has remained below $2 billion for the second year in a row, according to data from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre’s …

Studies have highlighted the prevalence of workplace violence in Uganda, with  a 2021 survey showing 86% of working women experience violence at work Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni should sign into law the recently amended employment bill that was passed in May this year to protect employees particularly …

Murchison Park challenge gives participants taste of endurance, patience, camaraderie Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | It is about 6am on a cool early morning when Sam Mwandha, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority flags off 18 teams comprising four members each from the tail-end of the Pakuba Airstrip …