''The Independent'' is a newsmagazine published in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and R ...
,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The ...
.
Overview
The newspaper covers general and business news. It also has dedicated sections for news analysis,
Eastern Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historica ...
n regional news and a features section. It comes out in glossy print, but it is also available on the
Internet
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. It is published in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
only.
History
The paper was founded in 2007, by
Andrew Mwenda
Andrew Mwenda (born 1972) is a Ugandan print, radio and television journalist, and the founder and owner of ''The Independent'', a current affairs newsmagazine. He was previously the political editor of '' The Daily Monitor'', a Ugandan daily ...
, who owns, edits and publishes the news magazine.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Uganda
This is a list of newspapers in Uganda.
List of newspapers
See also
* Media in Uganda
* List of newspapers in Africa
* Communications in Uganda
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Media in Uganda
The mass media in Uganda includes print, television, radio and online sectors, and coverage is split between both state-run outlets and privately held outlets as well as English-language outlets and Luganda-language outlets.
Print media in Uganda ...
*
Andrew Mwenda
Andrew Mwenda (born 1972) is a Ugandan print, radio and television journalist, and the founder and owner of ''The Independent'', a current affairs newsmagazine. He was previously the political editor of '' The Daily Monitor'', a Ugandan daily ...
*
Achola Rosario
References
External links
Official website
Newspapers published in Uganda
Mass media in Kampala
Publications established in 2007
2007 establishments in Uganda
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