May 01
Uganda: Why the EU's New Migration Pact Matters
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, and with European Parliament elections looming, the narrow passage earlier this month of the European Union's Migrant and Asylum Pact has… Read more »
April 27
Uganda: China Helps Uganda Fight Malaria As Global Funding Shrinks
For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda's Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business… Read more »
April 07
Kenya: Kenya, France Finalize Deal to Fund Nairobi Commuter Railway
Kenya and France have finalized an agreement to facilitate funding for the upgrading of the Nairobi Commuter Railway, a rail network serving Nairobi and its suburbs, officials said… Read more »
March 25
Africa: EU Backs AU's Initiative for in-Continent Vaccine Production
The European Union intends to support its partner, the African Union, in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on the continent for African citizens by 2040, according to… Read more »
March 12
Africa: Majority of Air Pollution Deaths in Asia, Africa
More than a million people die every year due to short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, researchers say, with Asia accounting for almost two thirds of all deaths. Read more »
March 06
Africa: Uganda's Agather Atuhaire Wins International Women of Courage Award
Journalist, lawyer and human rights advocate Agather Atuhaire has been recognised for her work to promote the rule of law in Uganda. Read more »
February 11
Uganda: Why LGBT+ Campaigners Want Speaker Anita Among Banned From Visiting the UK
Gay rights activists in the UK and Uganda are urging the British government not to grant a visa to Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of Parliament, which is supposed to enable her… Read more »
February 07
Uganda: How Corrupt Was Uganda in 2023?
Every year, Transparency International; the anti-corruption NGO, disseminates results for its country specific global Corruption Perception Index (CPI). This year, the results were… Read more »
February 04
Somalia: AU Mission Closes Military Bases in Second Phase of Drawdown for Somalia
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), with logistical support from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), has completed phase two drawdown, which… Read more »
January 29
Uganda: President Museveni Meets Danish Envoy
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with the Danish Envoy, Dan Jorgensen, who is the Minister for Development Cooperation & Global Climate Policy, and his delegation at State… Read more »
January 13
Uganda: Uganda's Agoa Suspension - How to Weather the Storm
Making sense of its impact on trade, resilience, and future for entrepreneurs Read more »
December 17, 2023
Uganda: Opposition Applauds Us for Sanctions On Prisons Boss
The opposition welcomed the sanctions recently imposed by the United States government on the Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Reopens Key Bridge Renovated By Chinese Contractor
Uganda has reopened a key bridge on an international highway connecting it to four other countries. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Uganda: Agoa Ban - Museveni Responds to President Biden
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has written to United States President Joe Biden about his decision to suspend Uganda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act -AGOA. Read more »
Uganda: UN Peacekeepers Get High-Tech Training Boost With New Virtual Facility
The United Nations Command, Control, Communication and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Academy for Peace Operations on November 29th, unveiled its… Read more »
November 26, 2023
Uganda: Uganda, ILO to Implement the Second Phase of Project to End Child Labour
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), Mr. Aggrey David Kibenge has met with a delegation from the International Labour… Read more »
November 12, 2023
Africa: WHO Approves First African-Manufactured Malaria Drug
A leading Kenya-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL), has become the first African manufacturer to gain WHO prequalification for their… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Uganda: Tough Times for Ugandan Diplomats
In a space of two weeks, North Korea and Norway announced they were closing their embassies in Uganda. The announcements came as a blow to Uganda which is always dealing with some… Read more »
September 24, 2023
Uganda: American Ambassador's Dilemma in Uganda
A video of U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, pitching to American investors why they should invest their dollars in Kenya triggered debate on why American ambassadors cannot… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Uganda: World Bank Funding Embargo to Uganda
Following the World Bank decision issued on Aug.8 to stop new public funding to Uganda in relation to the passing of the anti-homosexuality bill into law, a group of civil society… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Uganda: Uganda's Foreign Policy of Strategic Security Through the Non-Aligned Movement
The recently concluded Russia-Africa summit was-in many ways-only but a curtain raising act for the Ugandan delegation. On account of government reportage in Uganda, Moscow was… Read more »
August 12, 2023
Uganda: Govt Engaging the World Bank On Funding Cuts - Musasizi
The State Minister for Finance, Hon. Henry Musasizi, has said government is engaging the World Bank on its decision to cut financing of projects in Uganda. Read more »
August 09, 2023
Uganda: World Bank to Stop Funding Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law
The World Bank has suspended all future funding for projects in Uganda, citing human rights violations after the enactment of an anti-homosexuality law. Read more »
August 06, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Interests Japanese in Investing in Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday afternoon held bilateral talks with the visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yoshimasa Hayashi and his delegation at State House… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Africa: African Peace Initiative for Ukraine Crisis Echoes China's Peace Plan, Says Putin
The African peace initiative for the Ukraine crisis echoes the provisions of the peace plan presented by China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday night. Read more »