November 08, 2022
East Africa: EAC Summit - Rwanda's Kagame Meets DRC Prime Minister
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has met face to face with DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde at a special EAC High Level Consultative meeting held Monday in Egypt at the… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Uganda: Ugandans Fear Ebola Lockdown
Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed on September 20, the number of cases had by November 04 topped 131 across seven districts, including 17… Read more »
Uganda: Bill to Protect Consumers From Predatory Pricing in Offing
The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has said that it will move the protection law aimed at protecting consumers from false advertisement, predatory pricing and substandard… Read more »
Uganda: Mukono District Unable to Spend Sh16 Billion, Returns It to Consolidated Fund
The Mukono district Chief Finance Officer, Robinah Nabwire has revealed that a total of 16 billion shillings was returned unspent to the Consolidated Fund at the end 2021/2022… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Uganda: Parliament Approves U.S.$464 million Loan Request
Members of Parliament have approved a request by the government to borrow $464 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) to finance infrastructure and development needs of the budget despite… Read more »
Uganda: EU Provides Uganda Eur 5 Million Funding for Renewable Energy
In December 2020, the EU and EDFI ElectriFI agreed on establishing a dedicated ElectriFI Country Window for Uganda, with a specific funding package of EUR 5 million, to be invested… Read more »
Uganda: Address - Tshisekedi Says DRC Choosing Peace Over War
President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has addressed the nation over the unrest in east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and said despite disagreement… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Uganda: Govt Seeks to Borrow Over U.S.$790 Million to Finance Budget
The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Breweries Trains Riders On Road Safety, Gives Them Safety Gear
In a bid to promote road safety on roads and reduce injuries and deaths as a result of motorcycle accidents, Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) donated safety gear to 200 boda boda… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Must Sign GMO Law
Kenya's neighbours have begun reacting to its recent move to allow cultivation and importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) with moves that could lead to a slew of new… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Moves to End Sugar Shortage
Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday announced measures they were taking to end the shortage of sugar in the East African nation. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Uganda: Giving Hope to Uganda's Mango Farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Uganda's agriculture ministry… Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Commissions Dei Biopharma Pharmaceutical and Vaccine Plant
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, on Friday commissioned the Dei Biopharma manufacturing facility in Matugga, near Kampala. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Uganda: Covid-19 - 5000 Jobs Lost in Uganda's Off-Grid Power Sector
Over 5,000 jobs in Uganda's decentralized renewable energy (off-grid power) sector have been lost over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new study… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Uganda: Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Over Illegal Possession of Ivory
Court has sentenced a man to life in prison after he was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory. Read more »
October 22, 2022
Uganda: Three-Way Battle for Uganda Golf's Top Prize
Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022 Read more »
October 17, 2022
Tanzania: Coffee Board to Distribute 3 Million Coffee Seedlings to Boost Production
State-run Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) said Sunday that it would distribute 3 million Robusta coffee seedlings to farmers free of charge to boost production of the cash crop. Read more »
Uganda: Kasese Farmers Count Losses as Banana Bunchy Top Virus Ravages Plantations
Farmers in Kasese District are counting losses following the outbreak of the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) disease. Read more »
October 16, 2022
Uganda: New Bird Sanctuary Opened in Entebbe
A new bird sanctuary for the endangered African grey parrots was opened at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) also known as Entebbe Zoo. The shs37 million aviaries were… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Turning to Electric Boda Bodas, Buses for Public Transport
The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Monica Musenero said the government has started the process of investing massively in electric public transport means including… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Uganda: African Commission Cautions Ugandan Authorities on Benet People's Rights
The African Commission on Human Rights has called upon authorities in Uganda to stop violating the rights of the indigenous Benet people of eastern Uganda. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Uganda: UK Announces Support to Help Uganda Manage the Ebola Outbreak
The British High Commission in Kampala on 12th October announced that the UK will provide £2.2m to WHO, UNICEF and WFP to support Uganda's response to the current Ebola… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Uganda: New Plan to Manage Disasters
The government is designing a new disaster risk management plan and accompanying standard operating procedures guide, according to Rukiah Nakadama, the third Deputy Prime Minister. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Reports Increase in Mental Health Disorders Among Patients
Cases of mental health disorders have increased in Rwanda since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Health said Monday. Read more »
October 09, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Launches Guided Trade Initiative for Seven Countries
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. Read more »