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Rwanda's rebirth - a nation of unity emerges from shadow of genocide - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cLU-
KIGALI | Xinhua | During a ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on April 7, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame lit a memorial torch, a flame of remembrance set to burn for 100 days as a solemn tribute to the tragedy that occurred three decades ago. On April 7, 1994, Rw...
Makerere University marks Chinese Language Day with school fair, folk-custom activities - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cLp-
KAMPALA | Xinhua | Learners’ representatives from around 50 secondary schools and higher learning institutions gathered at Uganda’s Makerere University on Saturday to celebrate the United Nations Chinese Language Day. Organized by the Confucius Institute at Makerere University, the event showcas...
China-Africa cooperation in agriculture continues to deepen - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKR-
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | When visiting an egg production factory in Pinggu District, Beijing’s northeastern suburb, African diplomats were amazed by the automated breeding process and quality products produced. During an organized trip on Wednesday, 28 diplomats from over 20 African countries vis...
China needs to align investments with Africa's energy transition goals - new study - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cLC-
China should focus more on availing more capital for African electrification projects and renewable energy technologies ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | China should now focus its economic engagement with Africa towards supporting the continent’s energy access and energy transition objectives, recommend...
Without traders taxes, the economy is dead - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cLx-
That’s why Museveni can’t save them from URA COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | “Tax has a negative multiplier to the economy, more so in economies such as ours where the tax system is regressive and accountability is very poor. It has long been proven by economists that people’s incomes, busin...
Africa’s intellectual crisis - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cLs-
How our mindless quest for development using Western institutions often leads our nations to disaster THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have always wanted to write a book about political governance in Africa. This is because [most of the time] whenever I read anything on governance in Africa: an....
Professor Bazeyo nomination continues to divide Makerere dons - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cL2-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed appointment of Professor William Bazeyo as the Chancellor of Makerere University has divided sections of staff, alumni, and stakeholders. Sources have revealed that the University Council has already nominated Professor William Bazeeyo and Engineer Ch...
US man dies after self-immolation outside Trump criminal trial court - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cL7-
NEW YORK | Xinhua | A U.S. man who set himself on fire on Friday afternoon across the street where former U.S. President Donald Trump was undergoing a criminal trial has died on the same day, according to media reports. Identified as Max Azzarello, the “conspiracy theorist” passed away in a hosp...
UCAA: Entebbe Airport ready to receive 3.5 million passengers annually - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKZ-
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is enhancing the position and significance of Entebbe Airport by expanding its capacity to accommodate 3.5 million passengers annually. Currently, the airport’s passenger handling capacity stands at 2 million annually, but ...
Amid heat wave India's Odisha reports first sunstroke death - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKP-
NEW DELHI, India | Xinhua | Amid the prevailing heat wave India’s eastern state of Odisha has recorded a death due to sunstroke and 71 cases of heat-related illness, officials said Saturday. According to local health officials, a 62-year-old man died from sunstroke in the state’s Balasore distri...
Co-ops tipped on transformation through agricultural tourism - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKG-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uhuru Institute for Social Development is rallying cooperatives to invest in tourism as a way of diversifying and increasing their incomes. This move also has the objective of growing Uganda’s domestic tourism as well as promoting agro-tourism. Leonard Okell...
TotalEnergies commits to clean energy as Uganda nears oil production - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKo-
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU) is establishing a new benchmark for sustainable energy practices as Uganda approaches its oil production phase. This was disclosed by the Company’s General Manager, Philippe Groueix, during his address at the ongoing 9th Oil and Ga...
Africa‘s most populous countries eye private investors to tackle housing challenge - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cBQ-
As populations surge and urbanisation accelerates, African governments are betting big on investors in a new policy shift that targets private investment to scale the production of affordable housing units. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A wave of government housing policies is set to change the urb...
EFRIS: Uganda Manufacturer's Association disagree with traders - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJV-
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Manufacturers Association has offered support for the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) but faults the government agencies on aspects of its implementation. UMA Chairman, Deo Kayemba says while the system is vital to ensure proper...
Professor Epelu Opio, veterinarian, educationist and pacifier - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cK4-
SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Francis Chapel at Makerere University was filled as academics, educationists, and past and present politicians turned up to honor the life and legacy of Professor Justine Epelu Opio. Professor Epelu Opio served in different capacities at Makerere University in....
Nonsense and bad rules persist in banking - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cH5-
Nonsensical analysis, impenetrable jargon, fallacious arguments, and use of inappropriate mathematical models COMMENT | ANAT R. ADMATI | In December, the CEOs of the eight largest banks in the United States participated in a three-hour posturing session before the Senate Banking Committee. It was a....
M***i joins Fiqh council board - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKA-
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the M***i of Uganda, has joined the Board of the Fiqh Council, overseeing the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence following his appointment by the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League is an International Charitable Organizati...
Traders agree to open shops after Museveni meeting - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKp-
✔ President to meet with Ministry of Finance and URA Technocrats on April 24, 2024. ✔ President to meet with all traders on May 7, 2024 at Kololo Ceremonial grounds. ✔ URA directed to suspend all penalties during further consultations. ✔ Traders agreed to open up their businesses while conti...
Parliament rejects NAADs, UCDA merger - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKa-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected a government proposal to merge the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), the Cotton Development Organization (CDO) and the Dairy Development Authority (DDA), into the Ministry of Ag...
Gov't: SGS compensation at 30 percent - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cKg-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has revealed that the compensation for vehicle inspection equipment installed by Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) has now reached 30 percent. According to the Ministry of Works and Transport Permanent Secretary, Waiswa Bageya, SGS is supposed....
Speaker condoles with Kenya on CDF death as MPs rally against malaria - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJD-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to the fallen Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Francis Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, 18 April 2024. Gen Ogolla and other officers died in the afternoon crash on Thursday, President William Ruto announced ye...
Tayebwa eulogises late Dr. Aliker - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJE-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has described the late Dr. Martin Aliker as a mentor and friend who not only inspired him but also guided his work. Tayebwa, who was speaking during Dr Aliker’s funeral service, praised the late for his honesty and commitment ...
Blinken says US not involved in Israeli attack against Iran - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJB-
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that he can’t speak to media reports about the details of an Israeli attack against Iran overnight, stressing that the United States was not involved in any offensive operations by Israel. “The reports that you’ve seen, I...
EFRIS: Uganda manufacturer disagree with traders - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJP-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Manufacturers Association has offered support for the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) but faults government agencies on aspects of its implementation. UMA Chairman, Deo Kayemba says while the system is vital to ensure proper ta...
China confronts the middle-income trap - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cH3-
China will indeed find itself in the middle-income trap if its economic growth rate drops to only 3% COMMENT | NOURIEL ROUBINI | At this year’s China Development Forum (the highest-level annual meeting between senior Chinese policymakers and top CEOs, current and former policymakers, and academics...
Wildlife migratory 'corridors' set to grow, Africa-wide - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cBS-
Africa’s wildlife conservation is evolving, with community conservancies along vital migration routes ensuring safe passage for roaming species. Thanks to these successes, African conservation officials are now looking to link protected areas across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Wi...
'Uganda on right track to energy stability' - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJ7-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has given a rosy picture of Uganda’s energy security in the medium term, citing several interventions and other developments in the sector. Experts have said Uganda is energy insecure especially because of the lack of a direct route to the sources...
No barbarism without poetry - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cHa-
How poets can bring “normal” people to the point where they would enjoy sadistic spectacles COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | When the basic pact that holds society together is crumbling, which appears to be happening worldwide, wild rumours and conspiracy theories proliferate. Even, or especially, when ...
Ayota remains NSSF MD after court dismisses Byarugaba case - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJt-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed the case in which former Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (nssf) Richard Byarugaba was challenging the decision not to renew his contract. The Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana on Friday dismissed the case...
Rwanda High Commissioner in Uganda slams 'Cover up' of 1994 genocide - https://wp.me/p7FLkS-1cJa-
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Rutabana, High Commissioner of Rwanda to Uganda has condemned several European and African nations for attempting to cover up the acts of the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Rwandans are marking three decades since the genocide tore ...
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