August 04
Uganda: Forty Days of a Thief - Over 10 Suspects Netted in Fake Hajjat Namyalo Tiktok Fraud Crackdown
New Light
KAMPALA -- Security agencies, led by the Uganda Police Force, have apprehended more than 10 individuals over an alleged scheme involving the impersonation of Senior Presidential… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Cannot Afford More Preventable Deaths On Its Roads
Independent (Kampala)
At least 14 people were killed this week when a truck carrying sand collided with a commuter taxi van in Kalungu District. All of the dead were passengers in the van. Four others… Read more »
Uganda: No Budget to Rescue Stranded Ugandans Overseas - Govt
Independent (Kampala)
The government has admitted it lacks the financial resources to repatriate Ugandans stranded abroad, despite labour migration generating an estimated US$2 billion (7.48 trillion… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Lead HIV Cure Research or Repeat Past Delays, Experts Warn
Nile Post
Africa must take charge of HIV cure research or risk repeating past delays in accessing lifesaving medical innovations, the head of the Africa HIV Cure Consortium, Albert Machinda,… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Military Honours Netanyahu's Brother With Entebbe Memorial Statue
RFI
Uganda's military has unveiled a monument to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's older brother, who was killed during a hostage rescue operation in the East African country… Read more »
Uganda: Chris Obore - Court to Rule On Bail On September 9
Independent (Kampala)
The Anti-Corruption Court has set September 9, 2026, to rule on bail applications filed by former Parliament Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore and six… Read more »
Uganda: Besigye, Lutale Seek Court Permission to Serve Gen. Muhoozi Through Newspaper Notices
Independent (Kampala)
Jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, have asked the High Court to allow them to serve Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Reaffirms Uganda's Backing for Olara Otunnu's UN Secretary-General Bid
Nile Post
President Museveni has formally reaffirmed Uganda's support for Ambassador Olara Otunnu's candidature for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations during a meeting… Read more »
Uganda: Nine Convicted Over Kidnap, Murder of Susan Magara
Independent (Kampala)
The High Court Criminal Division in Kampala has convicted nine people over the kidnap and gruesome murder of Susan Magara, daughter of businessman John Magara in February 2018. Read more »
Uganda: Nsamba to UEDCL - Ugandans Are Not Seeing Progress
Independent (Kampala)
Legislators have put the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) on the spot over persistent delays in connecting Ugandans to the national grid and the continued… Read more »
Africa: The Cost of Dirty Air, and Africa's Search for Solutions
Independent (Kampala)
Africa has no shortage of evidence that polluted air is harming people's health, slowing economic growth and placing an increasing burden on cities already grappling with rapid… Read more »
Uganda: Voices That Shape Tomorrow
Independent (Kampala)
When 16-year-old Martin Luther Nyanzi walked into Parliament with a petition seeking legislation to establish a National NGO Fund, he was doing more than presenting a policy… Read more »
Uganda: PAC Grills Energy Ministry Over Shs 17bn Abandoned Electricity Projects
Nile Post
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development over abandoned rural electrification projects worth more than Shs 17 billion, with… Read more »
Uganda: District and City Service Commissions Should Be Reformed, Not Recentralized
Nile Post
Uganda's District and City Service Commissions have recently come under intense public scrutiny. Read more »
Uganda: Why We Keep Coming Back to the Rotary Cancer Run
Nile Post
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. That old African proverb has endured because it speaks to how lasting change happens. Rarely through one grand… Read more »
Uganda: It's Time to Restore Marriage to Its True Meaning
Nile Post
Recent remarks by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the rising cost of bride price and increasingly expensive wedding ceremonies have sparked an important national conversation.… Read more »
Uganda: Minister Babalanda Eulogises Makindye Deputy RCC Mark Baingana
Nile Post
The Minister for Presidency, Milly Babalanda has mourned the death of Mark Baingana, the Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Makindye Division in Kampala. Read more »
Uganda: Old Mutual Launches Unit Trust Campaign to Promote Disciplined Investing in Uganda
Nile Post
Old Mutual Investment Group Uganda (OMIG) has launched its unit trust campaign aimed at helping Ugandans understand the importance of disciplined investing. Read more »
August 03
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 3, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: PFF Says Besigye Out of ICU but Remains in Critical Condition
Nile Post
The People's Front for Freedom (PFF) says Dr Kizza Besigye has been discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mulago National Referral Hospital but remains in critical… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Calls for Regulation of Bride Price
Independent (Kampala)
The President has called for moderation in the payment of bride price, warning that excessive demands are turning marriage into a commercial venture and discouraging young people… Read more »
Uganda: More Than 80 Entebbe Taxi Drivers Acquire Land Through Collective Savings Scheme
Nile Post
More than 80 taxi drivers under the Entebbe Fly Express Travelers Association have become landowners after using their collective annual savings to purchase plots of land in… Read more »
Uganda: CPJ, Partners Note Uganda's 'Severe Restrictions' On Human Rights Ahead of UN Review
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined five other rights organizations in calling on the Ugandan government to enact legislative reform in support of human rights and to end… Read more »
Uganda: Sexual Harassment Declines in Uganda's Newsrooms
Independent (Kampala)
The report found one notable exception: men reported higher levels of rape than women. Eight male respondents (9 percent) said they had been raped, compared with about five women… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Bolsters UPDF Operations in DRC With 10 Toyota Land Cruisers
Nile Post
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has donated 10 brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser utility pickup trucks to the Uganda Peoples'… Read more »
