Current Affairs
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949The good, bad of Uganda’s economy in 2017
Deputy Governor of BoU: Louis Kasekende Key indicators remain largely unchanged Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | 2017 appears to have been a good...
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999Two Christians killed in New Year attack on Egypt liquor store
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | A gunman killed two Copts celebrating the New Year in an Egyptian alcohol shop early on Monday, judicial...
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1.1KDid you know? Avoiding traffic jams can be simple
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | We’ve all experienced `phantom traffic jams’ that arise without any apparent cause. Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science...
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1.0KCOMMENT: Fight over Migingo
What dispute over the world’s tiniest disputed island, tells us about international law COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER R. ROSSI | For as far back...
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937Salah set to kick off Africa’s year with award
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | In a World Cup year, African football has plenty to look forward to, but it will open...
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970First SGR 104-container cargo train arrives in Nairobi
The 104-container commercial cargo train arrives in Nairobi on Monday. PHOTO PSCU Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The first commercial cargo...
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956UEGCL fights to deliver Isimba, Karuma
Isimba Hydropower Dam under construction INDEPENDENT/Julius Businge Power generator cleared to hire new dam supervisor Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Power generator—Uganda...
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846ANALYSIS: Since removal of sanctions, Sudan’s economy has actually got worse
Sudan leader Bashir faces new challenges John Hursh | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS | On 6 October, the US government announced that it would...
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1.0KFour killed in London New Year knife violence: police
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Four young men were stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year’s Eve, while...
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964ANALYSIS: South Africa now has two centres of power
The former wife of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela (C), hugs South African President Jacob Zuma (L) and...
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840Mali president eyes amnesties under ‘national consensus’ law
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Bamako, Mali | AFP | Mali will adopt a law on “national consensus” that may amnesty rebels who...
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1.0KUN urges DR Congo leader to keep promise to step down
President Joseph Kabila United Nations, United States | AFP | UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph...