Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels

Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a… Read more »

Uganda: Tanzanian President Attends Burial Ceremony for Former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan attended the national burial ceremony of former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi on Zanzibar's Unguja Island on Saturday. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya, 5 Nations Offer Personnel to Help Haiti Fight Gang Violence

Five countries are committed to providing personnel for an international police force to help Haiti battle gang violence, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. Read more »

Uganda: Country's Disease Surveillance Gets Boost With €62,000 It Equipment Donation

The Ministry of Health of Uganda today received a donation of IT equipment valued at €62,000 to bolster its disease surveillance capabilities. This initiative was coordinated… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Raises Cost for Gorilla Tracking Permits

Uganda Wildlife Authority has raised the cost for gorilla trekking permits to USD 800 per person, up from presently USD 700 effective July 1, 2024. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Wrong On Sudan Situation

When President Yoweri Museveni received a delegation from the Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council recently, he told them to stop fighting their… Read more »

Uganda: The End of Opposition Party Forum for Democratic Change?

2024 is the year the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) marks twenty years. Ideally, it should have been a milestone for the first major opposition party in the era of multiparty… Read more »

Uganda: How Agri-Food Sector Could Unlock Millions of Jobs for African Youth

Africa's agri-food sector holds significant untapped potential to deliver millions of jobs and livelihoods for the continent's rapidly growing youth population, according to a new… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UPDF Ghosts in DR Congo Awaken

The Uganda Army is once again locked in a propaganda war of words with armed fighters in the DR Congo who claim it is siding with rebels fighting the Kinshasa government. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Says UPDF Establishment 2021 Key to Uganda's Peace

President Yoweri Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), has presided over the Defence Forces Council at State House, Entebbe. Read more »

Uganda: Clarifying Unfounded Criticism Against Justice Sebutinde's Dissenting Opinion

Reading and listening to the media, it is apparent that there is general misconception of the International Court of Justice (ICJ's) ruling as well as Justice Sebutinde's… Read more »

Uganda: Government Ready to Table Bills On Merging Agencies

The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, revealed that the government will table Bills next week aimed at providing for the rationalization of agencies under four sectors of the… Read more »

Uganda: Mother of All Battles for African TV Viewers

A major shake-up in the African streaming market is looming as Multichoice faces a takeover bid from French media giant, Vivendi SE's Canal+. Read more »

Uganda: Multichoice Cuts Decoder Prices

MultiChoice Uganda has reduced the price of the DStv decoder- only from Shs95,000 to an unbeatable Shs69,000. This special promotion is valid until March 31, 2024, providing an… Read more »

Uganda: Uedcl Promises More Business to Suppliers Ahead of Umeme Takeover

The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is gearing up for an increase in operations and procurement, projecting a significant rise in annual spending from the… Read more »

Africa: Uganda Maintains Fourth Spot in Absa Africa Financial Markets Index

Uganda has preserved its fourth-place ranking in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index for 2023, despite a slight decrease in its overall score from 64.4 to 62.8. Read more »

Uganda: Tayebwa Directs the Education Ministry to Punish Schools Charging Exorbitant School Fees

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to institute powerful sanctions against schools that are charging exorbitant school… Read more »

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 »

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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: What Next for DR Congo?

When President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was on Jan.20, sworn-in for his second five-year term, he said he was aware of the expectations of the Congolese people. During… Read more »

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 »

Uganda: Obituary - Cecilia Atim Ogwal

Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, one of Uganda's longest-serving female legislators, passed away on Jan.18 at the age of 77. Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Approves New Aviation Law

Parliament has passed the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that will bring Uganda's aviation authority in conformity with the Convention on International Civil… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Urged to Release Funds for Projects

Parliament has urged government to expeditiously release funds for donor-funded projects whose activities are ongoing. Read more »

Uganda: Fmd - Government to Seek Supplementary Budget for Livestock Vaccination

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumwebaze has said that government is considering a policy reversal on vaccination of livestock, to allow… Read more »