November 14
Uganda: Youth Startup Academy Uganda Celebrates Fourth Cohort Graduation - Safebangle Personal Safety Device Launched
Nile Post
The Youth Startup Academy Uganda (YSAU) celebrated a landmark achievement with the graduation of its fourth cohort of young innovators. Read more »
Uganda: 'We're Tired of Spectators in Parliament' - Leaders Call for a Shift in Voter Judgment
Nile Post
As Kisoro District intensifies with political campaigns ahead of Thursday's by-election, prominent Ugandan leaders are voicing concerns about the impact of high-profile… Read more »
Uganda: Six Killed As Drone Rams Into Parked Sugarcane Lorry in Kakira
Nile Post
- At least six people were killed and eight others critically injured on Thursday morning when the commuter omnibus, popularly known as Drone, they were travelling in rammed into… Read more »
Uganda: Voter Dilemma - Activism and Citizen Resistance Key to Breaking Political Chains
Nile Post
Uganda's political landscape is once again challenging voters to confront their choices. Read more »
Uganda: Kamwenge District Pledges to Transform School Infrastructure
Nile Post
Kamwenge District has launched an ambitious initiative to improve school infrastructure, aiming to create better learning environments for students across the district. Read more »
Uganda: Court Orders Govt to Pay Shs150m to Journalists Assaulted By Military
Nile Post
Attacks on journalists in line of duty is a common challenge in the country, with security officers often getting away with it Read more »
Uganda: Mityana Resident Arrested for Violating Court Orders in Land Dispute
Nile Post
Residents in Mityana district are increasingly alarmed by the rise in land disputes affecting their communities. Read more »
Uganda: Six-in-One Vaccine Vital to Guard Against 100-Day Cough
Independent (Kampala)
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a preventable disease, yet it still kills more than 150,000 children under five every year - most of them in low- and middle-income countries. Read more »
November 13
Uganda: Museveni Pays Tribute to the Late Sarah Mateke in Kisoro
Nile Post
President Museveni on Tuesday, visited the family of the late Sarah Mateke in Kisoro District to pay his respects and lay a wreath in her honour. Read more »
Uganda: Prof Nawangwe Pardons Students Suspended Over Hunger Strike
Nile Post
The vice chancellor of Makerere University, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has lifted the suspension of three students who were reportedly involved in a hunger strike last week. Read more »
Uganda: Security Rescues Egyptian Diplomat Kidnapped in Uganda
Nile Post
Joint security forces have successfully rescued a diplomat at the Egyptian Embassy in Uganda who had been kidnapped by unknown individuals who later asked for a ransom of over… Read more »
Uganda: Trump's Re-Election Sparks Mixed Reactions in Uganda As Aid Cuts Loom
Independent (Kampala)
The re-election of Donald Trump returned one of President Yoweri Museveni's favourite American leaders. The two men separated by a two-year age difference have a lot in common.… Read more »
Uganda: Bobi Wine Postpones Gulu Tour
Nile Post
Opposition National Unity Platform(NUP) has announced that it has postponed the planned tour for its president, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine to Gulu. Read more »
Uganda: Nyege-Nyege 2024 - Africa's Largest Cultural Festival Returns to Jinja, Celebrating Beats, Identity, and Unity
Nile Post
This weekend, the vibrant town of Jinja, home to the iconic Source of the Nile, will become a pulsating celebration of music, culture, and creativity as the Nyege-Nyege… Read more »
Uganda: Regulation or Discrimination? Uganda's Proposed IVF Law Could Be Both.
Global Press Journal
Proponents say the bill brings needed oversight to a key health care procedure. Detractors say it's the latest in a campaign against gender and sexual minorities. Read more »
Uganda: Here Are Uganda's Priorities At Cop 29 in Baku
Observer
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is a creature of Article 7 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), established as the supreme body of the… Read more »
Uganda: Pneumonia Still a Leading Cause of Child Death Below Five Years
Nile Post
Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five in Uganda, despite being largely preventable. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Warns Against Sectarianism As Kisoro Goes to Polls
Nile Post
President Museveni, the national chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), has condemned religion and sectarianism in the Kisoro by-election. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Puts 2025/26 Budget Projections At Shs57.4 Trillion
Nile Post
Government has put the 2025/26 budget projections at Shs57.4 trillion which is lower than this year's shs72.1 trillion budget. Read more »
Uganda: Coffee Bill Bedlam - Constitutional Dysfunction Has Been Normalised [opinion]
Observer
If we, the lawyers of Uganda, are to practice the law well, then part of our duty will be to take a keen interest in how the laws we are expected to argue, for the benefit of the… Read more »
Uganda: Access to Justice - 'Today It's Me, Tomorrow Someone Else' [opinion]
Observer
An online petition by a section of Christians on behalf of embattled former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executives facing prosecution over the Kiteezi garbage deaths sent… Read more »
Uganda: Under a Free Market Economy, Peasants, Crops Regulate Themselves [opinion]
Observer
Students of political economy will tell us that our current contention - still ongoing - over the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is the age-old struggle between state… Read more »
Uganda: Bunyoro Kingdom Rallies Subjects to Embrace MTN Amasaza Bicycle Race, Clan Football Tourney
Nile Post
Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has rallied its subjects to turn up in big numbers for the launch of MTN sponsored Amasaza bicycle race and clan football tournament that be will launched on… Read more »
Uganda: Nita-Uganda Unveils Uganda's First Consumer Protection Portal
Nile Post
The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), alongside key partners, has launched Uganda's first Consumer Protection Portal to enhance consumer rights and… Read more »
Uganda: Thugs Steal Property Worth Shs9m From Hoima Church
Nile Post
Police in Hoima city have started the hunt for unidentified thugs who raided Bujumbura Catholic diocese and broke into several offices walking away with seven laptops and money. Read more »
