Uganda: Gates Foundation Offers $2.5bn to End Women's 'Needless Suffering'

The Gates Foundation has pledged its largest ever fund for research work into "chronically underfunded areas" of women's health. Read more »

Senegal: Reigning Champion Senegal Eliminates Co-Host Uganda in CHAN Quarterfinals

Co-host Uganda has been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ongoing CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Saturday. Read more »

Uganda: Telling Uganda's Medieval Stories

Kyambogo University to host project on perspectives on both Ugandan and medieval literature Read more »

Uganda: Entebbe International Airport Records Highest-Ever Monthly Passenger Traffic in July

Entebbe International Airport handled 230,577 passengers in July 2025, the highest monthly traffic in the airport's history surpassing December 2024, with 222,301 passengers. Read more »

Uganda: Beyond Nature Conservation

Agaba Hillary's landscape paintings communicate more than the usual message of nature conversation through their exploration of everyday themes and figurative presentation of the… Read more »

Uganda: NRM Tribunal Upholds Victory By 4 MP Flagbearers in Luwero

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Elections Disputes Tribunal has dismissed petitions challenging the election of four MP flagbearers in Luwero District. The elected… Read more »

Uganda: First Oil Will Matter, but Value Retention Matters More

Value retention is not just about contracts, it is about skills, jobs, and enterprise growth. More than 17,000 direct jobs have been created, alongside 39,567 indirect jobs. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Embassy in Washington Launches Export Readiness Training for 100 Artisans

The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Washington, in partnership with today launched a six-day training program designed to enhance the skills of 100 Ugandan artisans to explore… Read more »

Uganda: Nema to Address Complaints Over Luwero Sugar Factory

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) is set to send a team of inspectors to look into complaints from residents of Yandwe, Ndibulungi, and Kakabala Nnalongo… Read more »

Uganda: Legal Battle As Uganda Takes Back the Power

Umeme, an electricity distribution company, announced on 2 June that it will take its quarrel with the Ugandan government to an arbitration court in London, after weeks of… Read more »

Uganda: NRM Tribunal Quashes Victory of 4 Flag Bearers

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Election Disputes Tribunal has nullified elections for four Parliamentary flag bearers and ordered fresh elections within three of these… Read more »

Uganda: MTN Uganda H1 Revenue Hits Shs 1.7 Trillion On Data, Fintech Growth

MTN Uganda has posted robust financial results for the first half of 2025, buoyed by surging demand for data and financial technology services as more Ugandans tap into the digital… Read more »

Uganda: Gold Laundering Capital?

Uganda bets on ICGLR's mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold market Read more »

Uganda: Afrigo Band At 50 Stanbic-Sponsored Concert Sales Out

Not even the rain could dampen the spirit of celebration as thousands of cross generation revelers braved the evening downpour to witness Uganda's oldest and most celebrated band,… Read more »

Uganda: Congolese Refugee Girls Find Comfort and Opportunity in Ugandan School

It's a hot afternoon in Katwe, a suburb of Uganda's capital, Kampala. Sunlight spills through the windows of a classroom where teenage girls face a blackboard. Their teacher moves… Read more »

Uganda: Powering the Digital Future

Powering the telecom sector to drive socio-economic transformation isno longer a luxury -- it's a national imperative, experts say Read more »

Uganda: ICPAU Launches 2025 Accountancy Service Awards, Winners to Shine in October

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) today (Aug.13) launched the 2025 edition of the prestigious Accountancy Service Awards (ASA) in Kampala. Read more »

East Africa: Uganda On High Alert After Deadly Border Clashes With South Sudan

The Ugandan military said Tuesday it is on high alert along its border with South Sudan following deadly clashes over the past two weeks that have left four soldiers dead and… Read more »

Uganda: Empowering Youth to Shape Tomorrow - a Season of Sustainability, Skills, and Self-Reliance

Beyond delivering exceptional building solutions, Uganda Baati Limited continues to place sustainable community empowerment at the heart of its mission. Through the Safal Uganda… Read more »

Togo: Togo Is Flexing Its Unrivaled Maritime Power

Port of Lomé, in the capital of Togo, is increasingly becoming attractive to global powers, as Russia and the United States ramps up efforts to secure influence at Africa's… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Nearly 2 Million Refugees At Risk As Funds Run Low, Services Cut

Uganda is on track to host a record two million refugees by the end of 2025, as escalating conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo push hundreds… Read more »

Uganda: Let's Confront Mental Health Issues Among Young People By Rebuilding Social Bonds

In Uganda, recent data paint a troubling picture of mental health and suicide in Uganda. Read more »

Uganda/Kenya: CAF Sanctions Kenya Again Over Crowd Trouble

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sanctioned African Nations Championship (CHAN) co-host Kenya for the second time in as many weeks over security breaches. Read more »

Uganda: Equity Group Posts Record 17 Percent Growth in Profit After Tax As Transformation Starts to Bear Fruit

Figures released at the Half year 2025 Investor briefing in Nairobi show Equity Group has posted the strongest quarterly performance in profit before tax of Kshs.22.9 billion in… Read more »

Uganda: Former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut Is Dead

Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among has paid tribute to former Minister Mary Karooro Okurut who died in Kampala yesterday. Read more »