East Africa: UN Says Heavy Rains, Flash Floods Affect 1.6 Million in Eastern Africa

Heavy rains and flash floods have affected an estimated 1.6 million people in eastern Africa, the United Nations relief agency said on Wednesday. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Airlines A320

As Uganda's national carrier, Uganda Airlines, celebrates a shortterm wet lease agreement of an Airbus A320 airliner with Global Airlines of Johannesburg, South Africa, some… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Passes Record Sh72.130 Trillion Uganda Budget

Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial… Read more »

Uganda: Kenya, Uganda Sign Agreements to Enhance Bilateral Cooperation

Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Arrives in Kenya for Official Visit

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Tasks Foreign Minister, Attorney-General to Probe UK Claims About Speaker Among

President Yoweri Museveni has said the UK cannot falsely accuse any Ugandan and he lets it pass. Read more »

Uganda: MTN Uganda's Q1 Net Profit Jumps to Shs150.0 Billion

MTN Uganda net profit for the first three months to March rose 24% to Shs150bn driven by solid growth in its voice, data and fintech business segments. Read more »

East Africa: Droughts, Floods to Cyclones in Africa

Kenya and many other African nations are grappling with a harsh reality: extreme weather events are becoming the norm. Once predictable weather patterns have been disrupted,… Read more »

Africa: Egypt to 'Formally Back' South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel

Egypt announced on Sunday that it will "formally back" South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing Israeli aggression… Read more »

Kenya: Floods Mounts Pressure On a Kenyan Economy Already in a Crisis

There were early warnings that Kenya's long rain season - between March and May - was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in… Read more »

Uganda: Census - Kwar Adhola, 98, Among First Ugandans to Share Bio-Data #ugandacensus2024

Uganda's 2024 National Housing and Population Census got off to a smooth start Friday, with 98-year-old Kwar Adhola Moses Stephen Owor taking part in the enumeration excercise. Read more »

Uganda: Census - the Key Questions You Will Be Asked #ugandacensus2024

The National Census starts at midnight and will run to 19th May. Enumerators will aim to capture events of Census Night, but in the event one is away from home when they eventually… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Leader Says No Talks, Ceasefire Until Paramilitary Forces Defeated

Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday said there would be no negotiations or ceasefire until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Exempts Electric Vehicle Makers From Stamp Duty

Companies manufacturing electric vehicles, electric batteries, or electric vehicle charging equipment or fabricator of a frame and body of an electric vehicle; and employ 80… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Demands Statement On Karuma Bridge

Members of Parliament have asked government to provide the likely implications of restricted access to Karuma bridge, which has been found to be compromised. Read more »

Africa: Arms Race - Made-in-Africa Military Drones On the Rise

As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become increasingly critical for modern armed forces, African countries are investing in the local production of military drones. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Biggest Banks Record Bumper Profits Amidst Industry Turmoil

Uganda's biggest banks recorded bumper profits in 2023 amidst industry turmoil that forced smaller banks to either divest their shares or voluntarily downgrade to credit… Read more »

Rwanda: Flood Warning Issued for Rwandans Living Near Rivers Amid Heavy Rains

The Rwandan agency in charge of water resources has warned that heavy rains pounding the country are likely to cause some rivers to burst their banks and flood surrounding… Read more »

Uganda: Why the EU's New Migration Pact Matters

Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, and with European Parliament elections looming, the narrow passage earlier this month of the European Union's Migrant and Asylum Pact has… Read more »

Uganda: Shs450 Billion Loan Approved for Kitgum-Kidepo Road Upgrade

Parliament has approved a government request to borrow up to Euro 110,543,947.52 (about Shs 450 billion) from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrading… Read more »

Uganda: Tondeka Metro At Risk of Losing City Bus Service

Tondeka Metro, which has operated the City Square-Ntinda bus circuit for three years, faces the loss of its business due to a dispute with Nairobi-based fleet financier RentCo… Read more »

Uganda: Justice Ministry Explains Hiring International Law Firms

The Permanent Secretary of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Robert Kasande, clarified the ministry's decision to hire international law firms for international arbitration… Read more »

Uganda: China Helps Uganda Fight Malaria As Global Funding Shrinks

For Milly Nakazzi, an assistant nursing officer at Uganda's Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, the fact that at least six of every 10 patients she treats have malaria is business… Read more »

Uganda: Seven Animal Diseases That Are a Threat to Public Health

Veterinary doctors, also known as Veterinarians or Veterinary surgeons are trained to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent and control diseases in animals. In so doing, they have a… Read more »

Uganda: Among to MPs - Monitor Shs93 Billion Release for District Roads

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has announced the release of about Shs93 billion to districts, cities and municipalities across the country, being the final payment from the… Read more »