December 08, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Calls for Countrywide Power Coverage
Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy. Read more »
Uganda: Government Confirms End of Umeme Contract
Electricity distributor, Umeme's contract will run its full course but will not be renewed by government in 2025. Fears that the Umeme concession would be terminated before 2025… Read more »
East Africa: EAC Embarks On Project to Improve Regional Trade in Seed Potatoes
The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes… Read more »
Uganda: Advocacy Through Art
In a bid to continue spreading the message about teenage pregnancies and sexual violence against children, ActionAid International Uganda embarked on a one-week campaign in… Read more »
Uganda: Minister Namuganza Faces Censure
Parliament has passed a motion that could see the Minister of State for Housing, Persis Namuganza censured for derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Read more »
Uganda: URA Urged to Sensitise Traders On New Tax System
Parliament calls for sensitization of traders before the full implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). Read more »
December 07, 2022
Uganda: 'Being Rogue' and 'Vagabonding' Are No Longer Offences, Constitutional Court Rules
The Constitutional Court in Kampala nullified sections 168(1) (c) and 168(1) d) of the Penal Code Act which criminalized being rogue and vagabond. Read more »
December 04, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia's Spicy Sauce Harissa Enters Unesco Cultural Heritage List
Tunisia's spicy sauce harissa was added on Thursday to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: Open Skies - African Nations to Pilot Single Air Transport Market
Intra-African air travel under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union to create a unified air transport market in Africa, is edging… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Irked By the Raids On Police Posts, Urge Govt to Watch Over Veterans
Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the recent attacks on police posts in which officers on duty were injured or killed and guns stolen. Read more »
Uganda: Speaker Urges Finance Minister to Resolve Challenges Slowing Saving Groups
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and other stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the challenges… Read more »
Uganda: Deputy Speaker Urges MPs to Adhere to Parliament Rules
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged legislators to strictly adhere to the Parliamentary rules of procedure when debating in the House. Read more »
Uganda: Patrick Ayota Takes Charge of NSSF
Patrick Oyota has been re-appointed Deputy Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for five years, and will be in charge as the search for a Managing Director… Read more »
Uganda: Three Priorities to Make Schools Safe for Girls to Combat Gender-Based Violence
Every year at the end of November, activists speak out to remind the world of the scourge of gender-based violence and the World Bank lends its voice to the 16 Days campaign to… Read more »
Uganda: Driving On the Road to an Aids-Free Uganda
In the mid-1980s to early 1990s, the new NRA government of Uganda was grappling with the uphill task of reorganising a country ravaged by instability, economic adversity, and human… Read more »
Uganda: World Cup - Dancing Ugandans to Face Champs New Zealand
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November 30, 2022
Uganda: Uganda to Showcase Tourism Potential At Ibtm 2022 in Spain
Uganda Tourism Board is participating in this year's IBTM, the biggest Marketing Incentives Conferences and Events (MICE) expo in the world from November 29th to December 1st,… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Uganda: Opportunities At Uganda Innovation Week
From November 22-24, the 4th edition of the annual Uganda Innovations Week (UIW) kicked off in Kampala, organized by Start-up Uganda, with hundreds of participants from the private… Read more »
Uganda: Former MP Odonga Otto Should Stop Misleading Ugandans On Sports
Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Odonga Otto claims that if he was made the sports minister, Uganda would have already qualified for the World Cup, and would be regulars at… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Uganda: Analysis - Ebola Fight
The Ministry of Health on average receives about 160 alerts every day of possible Ebola, according to the Disease Outbreak News (DON) of Nov.24 by the World Health Organisation… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Uganda: MPs to Investigate Labour Export Companies
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked the Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, to work with the line ministry to investigate companies involved in the… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Uganda: How Uganda Could Cushion Itself From Global Food Supply Shocks
A set of economic studies by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found that modest but well-prioritized investments in Uganda's agricultural sector could in the long… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandans Survived the Covid-19 Lockdown but Might Not Live Through the Current Financial One
It was tough going through the two years of lockdown resulting from the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Uganda. But some households that survived the lockdown may… Read more »
Uganda: Paul Ssemogerere Was a Vessel of Peace and Reconciliation - Mourners
Hundreds of mourners today gathered in Nattale-Nkumba, Entebbe during the final send off of veteran politician Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere. Read more »
Uganda: Malaba - DRC Bound Fuel Truck Ambushed, Driven to Mbale
Using the modern Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS), the Uganda Revenue Authority's security team on Friday rescued a fuel truck that had been hijacked by robbers. Read more »