September 19
Uganda: IMF Gives Uganda's Economy Thumbs-Up
The International Monetary Fund has applauded Uganda's intervention policies in the recovery of the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic, saying some of the parameters that are used… Read more »
July 03
East Africa: Ethiopia and Djibouti Will Boost the EAC
The East African Community (EAC) is considering the admission of Ethiopia and Djibouti into the bloc. Read more »
June 05
Uganda: How USA, UK Hijack and Kill Local Struggles
It cannot be true that the UK or the United States of America were waiting for the #UgandaParliamentExhbition to do something about corruption in Uganda. Read more »
April 17
Sudan: Time to Stop the Manmade Disaster in Sudan
"The world's worst, most complex and cruel crisis", is unfolding in Sudan without making it into our prime-time news, according to UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian… Read more »
March 06
Uganda: Uganda-USA Relations - What 2024 Has in Store
Uganda-USA relations are at their most trying moment in a long time. When Kampala enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) in May 2023, the USA described it as a "shameful Act" and… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Uganda: 348 MPs Face U.S. Visa Sanctions For Voting For Anti-Gay Act
More than 300 members of parliament, and their immediate family members, face travel restrictions to the United States of America for voting in favour of the Anti-Homosexuality… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Dares 'Overestimated, Arrogant' U.S.
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said he will not bow to pressure from the Americans who recently struck Uganda off The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) over alleged… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Airlines Makes Inaugural Flight From Entebbe to Mumbai
On a first direct flight from its home base at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda Airlines' Airbus A330 landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj international airport over… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Shouldn't Pick & Choose Which Rights to Vigorously Defend, and Ignore
On August 8, 2023, the World Bank released a statement to the effect that Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023 (the AHA) "fundamentally contradict[ed]" the Bank's values. Read more »
Uganda: What Uganda Needs to Overcome Impasse With the World Bank
There has been a significant standoff between President Museveni and the World Bank over the latter's suspension of public funding to Uganda. Read more »
May 07, 2023
Uganda: Journalist Atuhaire Wins EU Human Rights Defenders Award
Freelance investigative journalist cum-lawyer Agatha Atuhaire has won this year's European Union (EU) Human Rights Defenders Award. Read more »
May 11, 2016
Africa: Stop Use of DDT, Say Activists
Environmentalists and health activists have renewed calls for government to stop the use of DDT to eliminate malaria, saying it is harmful to the environment. Read more »