Africa: COP29 - Exploring Africa's Untapped Energy Potential Amid Global Energy Security Concerns

World leaders and some more than 70,000 delegates from 170 countries descended on the Azerbaijan capital, Baku, for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the Conference of the… Read more »

Uganda: Nyege Nyege - Hits, Misses and Tales of the Afrogalactic Edition

To say that this year's Nyege Nyege festival ended on a high, would be an understatement, especially if you have attended the past two editions post the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

Uganda: Foundation Bodies On the Spot Over Illegal Fees in Upe Schools

The government prohibited the imposition of school fees in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools, and enforcement of fees payment, such as expelling learners for non-payment,… Read more »

Uganda: Kibirige Holds His Own to Beat Professionals At Namulonge

No one was going to touch Marvin Kibirige at the 2024 Equity NARO Open. It is that plain simple. Read more »

Uganda: Here Are Uganda's Priorities At Cop 29 in Baku

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is a creature of Article 7 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), established as the supreme body of the… Read more »

Uganda: Coffee Bill Bedlam - Constitutional Dysfunction Has Been Normalised

If we, the lawyers of Uganda, are to practice the law well, then part of our duty will be to take a keen interest in how the laws we are expected to argue, for the benefit of the… Read more »

Uganda: Access to Justice - 'Today It's Me, Tomorrow Someone Else'

An online petition by a section of Christians on behalf of embattled former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executives facing prosecution over the Kiteezi garbage deaths sent… Read more »

Uganda: Under a Free Market Economy, Peasants, Crops Regulate Themselves

Students of political economy will tell us that our current contention - still ongoing - over the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is the age-old struggle between state… Read more »

Uganda: Tax Plastics Heavily to Avoid Another Kiteezi-Like Disaster

In the wake of the Kiteezi catastrophe, where more than 40 people are believed to have died, there have been varying opinions on how best the country should manage its solid waste… Read more »

Uganda: The Irony Is That UCDA's Crime Is Revamping Coffee

Mahmood Mamdani - as a side comment in Scholars in the Marketplace - tells us that when the IMF and World Bank pushed their debilitating privatisation drive across Africa - which… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tales of Expensive Senegal, Rigid Ethiopia and Depressing Mali

Around trip from Entebbe, Uganda to Dakar, Senegal via Ethiopia takes approximately ten hours, costing around $483 (about Shs 1.7m). Read more »

Uganda: The Ugandan Paradox - Why Global Strategies Fail and How to Truly Launch a Brand

When multinational companies set their sights on Uganda, they often fall into a familiar trap. Their approach? Read more »

Uganda: Demystifying Uganda's National Land Information System

The ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) has launched the Uganda National Land Information System (UgNLIS), a digital platform aimed at modernizing Uganda's… Read more »

Uganda: More Boys Than Girls Access Education in Refugee Settlements

Uganda's open-door policy has seen a continuous influx of refugees and asylum seekers, now at 1,741,331. Read more »

Uganda: Former Miss Uganda Dorah Mwima Now a Renowned Doula

DORAH MWIMA BARRAK, 34, is Miss Uganda 2008, a doula and childbirth educator, founder of Wow Mom, Queen MA and CEO of Denan Baby to Kids shops in Kampala. Read more »

Uganda: '62 Since 62' - Uganda At 62

Uganda at 62 mirrors many African countries, brimming with hustle and bustle, a vibrant kaleidoscope of landscapes and cultures tethered to demigod leaders with extravagant convoys… Read more »

Uganda: NUP's 'Surrender' Is a Mockery and Erosion of Justice in the Name of Political Control

The recent arrest and prolonged detention of 19 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) raises alarming questions about the integrity of our justice system and the… Read more »

Uganda: Janet Orders Nursing & Midwifery Schools to Admit Fewer Students

To address the congestion of trainees in hospitals and health centres, the minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has directed nursing and midwifery schools to reduce… Read more »

Uganda: O-Level Candidates With Missing Assessment Marks Won't Be Graded

The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has given schools until October 30, 2024, to compile and submit Continuous Assessment (CA) scores of senior four candidates under the… Read more »

Uganda: A Mere Change of Guards Won't Transform Kampala City

If you have been to Kampala, you may have seen cows strolling on the streets. Sometimes, you may have seen them chilling on the pedestrian overpass on the Kampala Northern Bypass.… Read more »

Africa: Here's What Africans Must Do in Next 60 Years of Independence

Many African countries have clocked 60 years since they became independent from the colonizers. Read more »

Uganda: Insights - Shaping Uganda's Deep Technology Ecosystem

The Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretariat, in collaboration with Open Start-up Tunisia and FutureLab hosted a 3-day inaugural Uganda Deep Technology Summit. Read more »

Uganda: Seychelles Secures $25m Loan to Improve Tax Revenues, Economic Reforms

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $25 million loan to Seychelles to implement the first phase of the Economic Resilience and Green Recovery Support… Read more »

Uganda: Damalie Returns in Season II

Damalie, the award-winning and thrilling Ugandan drama series returns with Season 2 to Pearl Magic Prime on Channel 148 for DStv and Channel 303 for GOtv subscribers today… Read more »

Uganda: Dr Muganga Calls for More Emphasis On AI

The vice chancellor of Victoria University Dr Lawrence Muganga has emphasized the need for training students especially those at higher institutions of learning in Artificial… Read more »