January 07
Uganda: Fewer Road Crashes Registered During 2025 Festive Season, Police Say
The Uganda Police Force has reported a reduction in road crashes during the 2025 festive season compared to the same period last year, citing improved compliance and coordinated… Read more »
Uganda: 27 Battle for Five Workers' Seats
The race for the five available slots for Workers' representatives in the 12th Parliament has intensified, with 27 candidates actively campaigning for the positions. Read more »
January 06
Uganda: Agaba Muzoora Highlights Voter Apathy, Unemployment, and Electoral Reforms Ahead of January 15th Polls
Independent Kampala Central Member of Parliament (MP) candidate Agaba Muzoora has called for intensified voter education, economic empowerment, and improved electoral processes,… Read more »
Ethiopia: More Than 20 Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Road Accident
At least 22 migrants have been killed and 65 others injured after a lorry they were travelling in overturned in Ethiopia's north-eastern Afar region, authorities have confirmed. Read more »
January 05
Uganda: Sand Quarry Collapse Kills Two in Kanungu
Grief engulfed Kanyamisinga village in Kanungu District on January 4, 2026, after a sand quarry collapse claimed the lives of two men during a routine sand-loading exercise. Read more »
East Africa: Uganda's Trade Deficit Narrows By Over 70 Percent As Export Earnings Surge
Uganda's merchandise trade position improved markedly in October 2025, with the trade deficit narrowing significantly on the back of a strong rebound in export earnings, according… Read more »
January 06
Uganda: UCC Reaffirms Professionalism and Readiness to Respond to Any Internet Disruptions
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has reiterated the Commission's commitment to professionalism, efficiency, and responsible… Read more »
Uganda: UCC Denies Plans to Shut Down Internet Ahead of Polls - Nyombi
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has dismissed claims that the government is planning to shut down internet services during the… Read more »
January 04
Uganda: Jobs Are Here At Home, Youths Dont Need to Go Abroad - Museveni
President Museveni has said Uganda already has enough opportunities to create wealth and jobs for its young people, arguing that the problem is not lack of work but a failure by… Read more »
Uganda: Buvuma to Be Connected to National Electricity Grid Very Soon - Museveni Assures
Residents of Buvuma Island have all reason to smile after President Museveni assured them that they will soon be connected to the national electricity grid. Read more »
Africa: Canal+ Secures Long-Term Content Deal With Warner Bros
Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a major expansion of their long-standing strategic partnership, signing a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that… Read more »
Uganda: Ambassador Ogwang Chronicles Uganda's Socio-Economic Transformation Since 1986 in New Book
Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul has launched his latest book, Uganda Since 1986: The Socio-Economic Transformation Journey of Uganda Through the Eyes of a Foreign Service Officer,… Read more »
January 03
Uganda: Viral 'UCC Shutdown' Notice Is Fake, Commission Confirms
A notice circulating on social media claiming to be a Public Notice from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) announcing the suspension of internet services, mobile money,… Read more »
Uganda: Microfinance Support Centre Moves to Provide Affordable Credit to Market Vendors With New Loan Product
The government of Uganda, through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), has introduced the Katale Loan, a new financing product aimed at empowering market vendors and small-scale… Read more »
Uganda: Centenary Bank, Bees & Trees Uganda Partner to Restore Degraded Land in Mbale
Centenary Bank, in partnership with Bees & Trees Uganda, has launched the Coffee Agroforestry for Environment and Livelihood Enhancement Initiative, aimed at restoring degraded… Read more »
January 01
Uganda: Museveni Commissions Victoria Sugar Factory in Luweero
President Museveni has commissioned the Victoria Sugar Limited factory in Luwero District. Read more »
Uganda: How Digital Literacy Is Leveling the Field for the Visually Impaired in Uganda
The digital age promises unprecedented access and opportunity, yet for many visually impaired individuals, the gap between potential and reality remains wide. Read more »
Uganda: Ban Tuk-Tuks From Northern Bypass Before They Cause a Preventable Tragedy
The Northern Bypass was built to function as a high-speed urban corridor, allowing traffic to flow smoothly around Kampala without the congestion and unpredictability of city… Read more »
January 02
Uganda: Museveni Hails Prophet David Isanga for Prioritisng Wealth, Job Creation Among Believers
President Museveni has commended Prophet David Isanga, the overseer and spiritual leader of the Universal Apostles Fellowship Church of Righteousness, for prioritising the message… Read more »
December 31, 2025
Uganda: UCC Urges Youth to Innovate Beyond Technology to Tackle Unemployment
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has called on young people to innovate beyond technology, emphasizing that creativity and ideas are critical in addressing unemployment… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Commissions Shs380bn Ethanol Plant in Luweero
President Museveni has commissioned a $100 million (about Shs 380 billion) ethanol and extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) manufacturing plant owned by PRO Industries Pte Limited in… Read more »
Uganda: Gold Mine Pit Collapse Kills One, Injures Three in Kassanda
Police in Kassanda District have launched investigations into a mining accident that claimed one life and left three others seriously injured after a gold pit collapsed on Tuesday… Read more »
Uganda: Boda Boda Rider Murdered, Motorcycle Stolen in Kamuli
A 30-year-old boda boda rider has been murdered and his motorcycle stolen in Kamuli Municipality, in what Police believe was a case of aggravated robbery carried out under the… Read more »
Uganda: 2025 in Review - The Prominent People Who Went With the Year
As we close the 2025, there are prominent persons whose souls we lost and cannot forget. Read more »
December 29, 2025
Uganda: Seven Family Members Who Died in Masaka Road Accident Laid to Rest
A somber mood engulfed Kyogo Church of Uganda in Kamwezi Sub-county, Rukiga District, as mourners gathered to bid farewell to seven members of one family who lost their lives in a… Read more »
