March 13, 2023
Uganda: Foreign Students Without Legal Papers to Be Deported
Foreign students studying in Uganda without the required legal papers may face deportation according to government authorities. Read more »
March 12, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Seeks Algerian Help to Build Oil Refinery, Milk Sector
Algeria's leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune has held talks with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who is on a three day visit to the north African country. Read more »
March 11, 2023
Uganda: Why Ugandans Are Getting Poorer?
Overall, Ugandans are better off today than they were 10 years ago, according to a report published on Feb.28 by the Legatum Institute, a London-based think-tank. On specifics,… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Uganda: Nurse Turned Deejay Saving Lives Through Her Community Doctor Radio Show
"Hello, dear listeners, and welcome to the community doctor show," Grace Akpegi's voice reverberates out from Choice FM during the intro to her radio show. Read more »
Uganda: We Are Not 'The Gays', We Are Okay
Lately, homosexuality in a hostile takeover has grabbed our social media feeds and news headlines. The news headlines must be grateful for the break. Read more »
Uganda: Digital Technologies Enable Women Take Charge of Their Retirement Prospects
International Women's Day is a good time to apply a gender lens to all aspects of life - not only to draw attention to the traditional challenges and gaps, but also to mark… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Uganda: Uproar From MPs As Namuganza Attends Plenary, Sits On Front Bench
There was an uproar during plenary on Tuesday when the State Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Persis Princess Namuganza decided to sit on the front bench… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Uganda: Parliament Passes Law to Regulate Doping in Sports
Parliament has passed the National Sports Bill, 2022 that will establish the National Anti-Doping Organisation in Uganda, in accordance with requirements of the World Anti-Doping… Read more »
March 05, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Women Politicians Launch New Platform to Promote Good Leadership
Women leagues from nine registered political parties in the country signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Inter-party Women Platform (IWOP) through which they will… Read more »
Uganda: BAT Uganda Calls on Govt to Help Fight Illicit Trade
BAT Uganda has called upon the Government to ramp up efforts to curb illicit trade in cigarettes, which it says is impacting the sustainability of its business. In its 2022… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Uganda: Why Frontline Communities Have Been Central to Uganda's Growing Wildlife Populations
As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Wildlife Day (March 3), Sam Mwanda, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) paid tribute to… Read more »
Uganda: This Isn't the Museveni That We Have Known
A Cabinet minister accused of drawing a pistol during an argument with a woman has resigned, Radio Uganda announced Wednesday. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Uganda: Uneb's Odongo Not Amused By Candidates 'Cracking Jokes' in Exams
Some of the candidates who sat for the Advanced Level Examinations last year, were ill-prepared and failed to answer any question as set, resorting to humour and other… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Uganda: African Development Bank Concludes 2023 Insurer Roadshow to Mobilize Private Capital for Africa
The Co-Financing, Syndications and Client Solutions department of the African Development Bank Group has met with London-based insurers to galvanize continued support of the Bank's… Read more »
Uganda: Makerere, Kyambogo and Muni Universities Win Big At 2023 Huawei ICT Regional Finals in SA
Uganda's university team to the Huawei Sub Saharan Africa Regional ICT competition has returned home with three titles. Read more »
Uganda: Karimojong Leaders Call for Mindset Change
District leaders from Karamoja sub-region have called on government to embrace what they termed as 'disarmament of the mind' as a possible lasting solution to the insecurity that… Read more »
Uganda: KCCA Tasked On Delayed Pay of Casual Workers
Parliament's Committee on Public Accounts - Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has put Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)'s technical team to task… Read more »
Uganda: Stop Exporting Cancer Causing Products to Africa, Tayebwa Tells EU
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has rallied developing countries to jointly reject what he described as unfair trade and deceitful practices by the European Union. Read more »
Uganda: Kadaga Upbeat As Uganda Prepares to Host 14th East African Procurement, Business Expo
First Deputy Prime Minister Rebeca Alitwala Kadaga has re-emphasised that East African countries must work together to achieve development for all. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Uganda: Plan to Eliminate Mercury From Skin Lightening Products
The Governments of Gabon, Jamaica and Sri Lanka have united in a $14 million project to eliminate the use of mercury in skin lightening products - a serious public health issue,… Read more »
Uganda: Omoding Sworn in As New Serere County MP
Emmanuel Omoding has taken oath as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Serere County. Serere County is located in Serere District in Teso sub-region. Read more »
Uganda: Officials Implicated in Iron Sheet Saga Must Be Punished - Speaker
Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Read more »
February 28, 2023
Uganda: Live - President Ramaphosa Hosts Uganda's Museveni
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni for a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11am today. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Uganda: Kilembe Hospital Closure Leaves Community Stranded
Kilembe Hospital which is the biggest medical facility near Kilembe town and serves the residents of the Rwenzori mountains sub-region beyond as a general hospital is on the verge… Read more »
Uganda: Experts Call for Extensive Research Into the Nodding Disease Syndrome
Health experts from Mulago, Uganda's National Referral Hospital and the University of Toronto, Canada have urged government to consider extensive research on the nodding disease… Read more »