Uganda: Parliament Seeks Greater EU Backing for Refugees

The Deputy speaker of parliament has urged the European Union to increase humanitarian support, warning that a deep funding shortfall is straining public services and host… Read more »

Uganda: More South Sudanese Refugees Arrested Over Imvepi Riots

Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday's riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices belonging to… Read more »

East Africa: Sudan's Invisible Children - Born in War With No Legal Identity

Registering a child requires identity information, a national number and a birth certificate. But when the father is absent or unknown, it becomes extremely difficult Read more »

Uganda: History Repeats Itself As Gen Muhoozi's Son Graduates At Sandhurst

Officer Cadet Ruhamya Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, officially graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on… Read more »

Uganda: Confirmed - Ugandan Troops Heading to Gaza for Peace Mission

Parliament approves UPDF deployment to Gaza after heated debate Read more »

Uganda: State House and Security Agencies Under Siege

How a crook weaved his way into the confidence of President Yoweri Museveni and is now wreaking havoc in the security institutions of state Read more »

Uganda: Gen. Moses Ali, the 'Lion of Adjumani's' Final Chapter

For more than five decades, Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali occupied a rare and complicated place in Uganda's public life. Read more »

Uganda: Gen. Moses Ali to Receive State Funeral As Burial Programme Takes Shape

The late Gen. Moses Ali will be accorded a state funeral following a directive by President Yoweri Museveni, with the official burial programme expected to be released on Sunday… Read more »

Africa: Here Are the Business Opportunities Hiding in Refugee Communities

Across Africa, hundreds of thousands of refugees have transformed their livelihoods into profitable ventures worthy of attracting corporate and private sector investment. This… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Growing Defence Partnership With China

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, welcomed executives from the Chinese defence giant Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. (ALIT) to Fort Portal State… Read more »

North Africa: Egypt's President Inaugurates 'Octagon' Military HQ

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday the State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as "the Octagon," in Egypt's New Capital east of Cairo, the Egyptian… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Destroys Illegal Fishing Nets Worth Shs1.8 Billion in Kwania

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Marine Battalion has destroyed 5,780 illegal fishing nets worth an estimated at 1.8 billion shillings in Kwania District, intensifying… Read more »

Uganda: Retired Bishops Rebuke Gen Muhoozi

Former Northern Uganda Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Nelson Onono-Onweng has openly challenged Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba over the ongoing crackdown on media houses… Read more »

Uganda: 46 Former LRA Returnees to Undergo Acholi Cultural Cleansing Rites

Forty-six former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) returnees repatriated from South Sudan are set to undergo traditional cleansing rituals as part of efforts to support their… Read more »

Uganda: Refugees Turn to Kitchen Gardens to Fight Malnutrition

Refugee families in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement are turning to kitchen gardening to improve nutrition among children amid growing food insecurity and rising cases of malnutrition… Read more »

East Africa: Sudan's Prolonged War and Uganda's Regional Gamble

Three years into Sudan's brutal war, the country has become a fractured map of collapsing cities, displaced families, and shifting frontlines that show no sign of settling. What… Read more »

Uganda: MPs Question Army Attire At MPs-Elect Training in Kyankwanzi

MPs have queried the use of military-style attire by Members-elect at a retreat in Kyankwanzi District. Read more »

Africa: Gulf Shock, African Shield

Africa's multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $10 billion emergency facility to shield African and Caribbean economies from the fallout of escalating… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Supports Ggaba Tragedy Families

President Yoweri Museveni has extended financial support of Sh10 million each to four families whose children were brutally killed in last week's attack at Ggaba Early Childhood… Read more »

Africa: Africa Faces Fuel, Food Price Shock As Hormuz Disruption Deepens

The Africa Supply Chain Confederation says the continent is bracing for rising fuel and food prices following the escalating disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Refugees to Top Two Million

Uganda's refugee population is set to rise to over two million as the country is expected to host another 27,000 in the 2026/2027 financial year. Read more »

Central Africa: Intensified UPDF Patrols Reduce Cross-Border Militia Attacks On Lake Albert

Heightened and intensified patrols on the waters of Lake Albert in Kikuube District have helped curb attacks on Ugandan fishermen by suspected militiamen from the Democratic… Read more »

Uganda: U.S. Senator Urges Sanctions for Defence Chief Muhoozi

A tweet from the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, cast the spotlight on US-Uganda… Read more »

Uganda: How Armed Men Attacked Bobi Wine's Wife At Her Home

The armed men who forced their way into Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine's house on Friday night wanted to know where he was, and they attacked his wife to try to find out. Read more »

East Africa: Why Museveni Is Key for Regional Stability

In November 2025, the African Union (AU) appointed President Yoweri Museveni to mediate the conflict in Sudan. This war has plunged the country into one of the gravest humanitarian… Read more »