March 05, 2020
Uganda: 17 Million Have No National IDs - Government
At least 16.8 million Ugandans aged 16 and above registered with the National Identification and Registration Authority (Nira) but have not accessed their National Identity Cards,… Read more »
July 16, 2019
Uganda: Government Tightens Mineral Licensing
The government has announced it is phasing out manual issuance of mineral licences next month and automating the system to weed out speculators, promote efficiency and… Read more »
May 27, 2019
Uganda: Government Officials Wasting Budget Money - Kasaija
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Mr Matia Kasaija, yesterday said some government officers are "squandering" Budget money. Read more »
February 20, 2019
Uganda: Top Ruling Party Organ Endorses Museveni for 2021 Polls
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party's top most organ, the Central Executive Committee or CEC, has endorsed President Museveni as its presidential flag bearer for… Read more »
January 07, 2019
Uganda: Prosecutors Stuck With Besigye's Treason Case
In June 2017, former four-time presidential candidate, Col Dr Kizza Besigye, for the second time vowed never to return to Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court to answer treason charges… Read more »
April 12, 2018
Uganda: MPs Term Extension Has Puzzled Cabinet - Lawyers
The Constitutional Court yesterday heard that Cabinet is facing a dilemma harmonising the office terms of the President, Parliament and local government councils following the… Read more »
December 10, 2016
Uganda: Museveni Sister Involved in Accident, Former KCCA Director Agaba Dead
Dr Violet Kajubiri Froehlich, a sister of President Museveni, has been involved in an accident which has also claimed the life of former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)… Read more »
October 22, 2016
Uganda: 2 Million Babies Added Onto Population Every Year - Report
With an addition of two million children every year and with a fertility rate of about seven children per woman in rural areas, Uganda is likely to see its population rise to from… Read more »
October 05, 2016
Uganda: Opposition Wants Besigye Airport Arrest Investigated
The Opposition have said they will petition the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICOA) to investigate breach of aviation security during the arrest of former presidential… Read more »
July 13, 2016
Uganda: Museveni Roadside Call Excites Region
Senior presidential press secretary Don Wanyama, said the president received an urgent call which he needed to "take privately" because of its nature Read more »
January 26, 2012
Madagascar: Nation 'Could Pardon' Exiled Ex-President Marc Ravalomanana
Exiled former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana could be pardoned, the island nation's Prime Minister has said. Read more »