South Africa prepares for potential Ebola outbreak
South Africa's Ministry of Health is scaling up readiness interventions to handle any potential Ebola outbreak. Image: Pixabay.The South African Ministry of Health is ram...
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Kamwenge Keeps Cattle Markets Closed Until All Livestock Are Vaccinated Against FMD Business and finance
Livestock farmers and cattle traders in Kamwenge District will have to wait longer before cattle markets reopen after district authorities resolved to keep them closed un...
Ugandan artists look beyond borders as Africa’s music business evolves
As Africa’s music industry becomes increasingly interconnected, Ugandan artists are steadily turning to regional platforms to build collaborations, strengthen their und...
Meet poorest president ever who donated 90 percent of salary
When people think of presidents, they often imagine luxurious palaces, expensive motorcades, and extravagant lifestyles. However, one world leader broke that stereotype a...
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
Rescue workers put out a fire at a building destroyed after a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday.Ukraine launched one of its largest drone barrages yet, s...
When a Besigye lookalike from Kenya crossed borders in search of answers
Years before the Kafeero family dispute reached the DNA laboratory, Uganda and East Africa watched another unusual story unfold when a young Kenyan photojournalist, Jeff...
Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail
Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when...
Banyarwanda Citizenship Debate: Why Mukasa Mbidde is Wrong
Reading The East African, I wondered why a newspaper, which I used to rate highly, would lower its journalistic ethics and standards to start quoting mere intellectual co...
The shilling keeps depreciating against the dollar. Here's what Ugandans are doing about it
If you have been following the exchange rate lately, you already know the story. The Uganda shilling has been under sustained pressure against the US dollar, and for ordi...
How border districts are fighting Ebola
the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border...