August 05
Uganda: World Bank Must Stand Firm on Uganda
As the World Bank considers resuming lending to Uganda despite the country’s recent enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), it is imperative to recognize the potential… Read more »
July 31
Africa: Queering Africa's Women's Day: Voices of Courage and Change
Africa's Women's Day, celebrated annually on 31 July, marks the contributions of our foremothers who championed liberation and development across the continent. Read more »
July 23
Uganda: Ugandan Transgender Advocate Demands Inclusion in HIV Response - 'Stop Leaving Us Behind' #Aids2024
"I want all human beings to be safe, to be treated with dignity, and to have equal rights," said Jay Mulucha, a trans man from Uganda and the Executive Director of FEM… Read more »
June 20
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone
Scholars across Africa are linking conflict prevention and peacebuilding to reducing economic, social and environmental stresses. The African Union's declaration of 2024 as the… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Anti-LGBTQI+ Law Challenged in Constitutional Court
A challenge to an anti-LGBT statute that includes a 20-year jail sentence for "promoting" homosexuality and the death penalty for specific same-sex activities was brought before… Read more »
December 08, 2023
South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: U.S. Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials
On Monday, the United States announced a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe and expanded its policy on visa restrictions for Ugandan officials to include… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Uganda: Regional Court Throws Out Multi-Billion EACOP Challenge
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a regional court reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project between Tanzania and Uganda, which has drawn… Read more »
Uganda: Court Date Set For Hearing Petition Against Uganda's Anti-Gay Law
The Constitutional Court scheduled December 11, 2023 as the date to start hearing four petitions opposing the validity of the Anti-Homosexuality Law 2023, Daily Monitor reports. Read more »
November 02, 2023
Uganda: Entrepreneur Turns Waste into Opportunity, One 'Briquette' at a Time #AfricaClimateHope
Isaac Ndyamuhaki, a young Ugandan entrepreneur with a background in forestry, is passionate about using solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Uganda: Three Killed in Attack in Ugandan Game Reserve
A South African tourist was among three people killed in a game reserve in Uganda, TimesLIVE reports. Read more »
October 17, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Wants LGBTQI+ Safeguards Before Resuming Fresh Funding
The World Bank will make sure that Ugandans are not subjected to discrimination in its programs before restarting new funding suspended in August due to an anti-LGBTQ bill, an… Read more »
October 08, 2023
Africa: Africa Calls for End to New Middle East War, Talks for 'Two-State Solution'
The African Union (AU) and African presidents and foreign ministers are calling for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants from Gaza which broke out on Saturday. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Looks to Chinese Backers After Pipeline Funders Withdraw
Uganda is in the closing stages of talks with Chinese bankers to help fund a contentious pipeline project after some Western partners withdrew, a top official said on Wednesday,… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Drug Regulator Found HIV Drugs in Meat But Kept Quiet
Members of Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) shocked MPs before the House Committee on HIV/AIDS when they admitted that they were aware of the possibly fatal abuse of… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Uganda: 20-Year-Old Charged With 'Aggravated Homosexuality', Faces Death Penalty
For the first time in Uganda, a 20-year-old man was charged with "aggravated homosexuality", a crime punishable by death under the country's implemented anti-gay law. Read more »
August 25, 2023
Uganda: Mainstream Early Childhood Development for Deaf learners in Uganda
In September, the Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD), an organization for Deaf people by Deaf people, will celebrate their Golden 50 lJubilee . Unfortunately,… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Suspends New Loans to Uganda Over Anti-LGBTQ Law
The World Bank said that it will stop making fresh loans to Uganda due to the nation's contentious anti-LGBTQ law, Al Jazeera reports. The Washington, DC-based lender announced on… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Africa: Museveni, Kabila Blame Game Over Instability Continues
Uganda will ask the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) for permission to increase the operational area of the two nations' combined hunt for the Allied Defence Forces… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Uganda: Lawsuits Mount Against TotalEnergies Over Uganda Oil Projects #AfricaClimateCrisis
At least 26 Ugandans have filed a lawsuit against French oil firm TotalEnergies in Paris, France, seeking compensation for alleged human rights abuses at the company's huge… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Africa: South Africa's EFF Refuses to Cancel Lecture by Homophobic Kenyan Professor
As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrates its 10th anniversary, the opposition party's move to host Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba at the University of Cape Town… Read more »
May 18, 2023
East Africa: Kenya to Build Three Additional Ships to Boost Oil Shipment to Uganda
Kenya is building three ships to guarantee daily trips to Uganda rather than the country's present weekly excursions, according to reports. Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Cabinet… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Uganda: Strategies Rural Communities Use to Deter Wildlife from Crops #AfricaClimateHope
Deep in the hearts of Kibale and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where the lush rainforests are dense, damp, and teeming with life, a delicate balance exists between humans and… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Uganda: Loukman Ali's Heart-Pumping Film Explores Themes of Retribution and Redemption
Get ready for an adrenalin-fueled ride with Loukman Ali's latest masterpiece! Read more »
April 03, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Will Send Troops to Defend Russia If Need Be - President Museveni's Son
Ugandan Army General who is President Yoweri Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said his country is prepared to send troops to defend Moscow if it becomes necessary. He said… Read more »