Firstly, we are excited for Aliko Dangote’s planned refinery in Kenya. It adds an important layer to African energy security and located
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Uganda will likely face the highest fuel prices since the civil wars over the next six months, just before it produces oil commercially for the first time. This is mostly fact. I
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Like many Ugandans, I am still taking in the death of King
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At a restaurant on Sunday 5 July, a friend was unable when they arrived to pay for their cab. The application was
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There is a common Ugandan debate “Village life is better than town life”. It has a history as long as the first
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After a muted post-election season dominated by the National Resistance Movement’s lukewarm effort to articulate a fresh vision, amidst a growing exit
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Since we last wrote about Uganda’s energy promise and its failings in the case of Cousin Pearl Mamawi (Rest in Eternal Piece)
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In March, we lost a cousin. Pearl Mamawi died alone during a rainstorm that cut power to the hospital ward where she
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Dear brothers and sisters, Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity
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The Foster Wheeler refinery study, the original recommendation for a regional refinery serving the needs of the EAC is nearly as old
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Two stories stood out for me above the loud noise of the Middle East conflict. The first was Kenya’s plans to add
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This week, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will reintroduce White Rhinos to Ajai Game Reserve, marking a historic moment nearly 50 years
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How colonial-era trade patterns keep African producers locked out of global profits—and what it will take to change By Andrew Rugasira Global
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