[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, have filed an application with the High Court Criminal Division, seeking a declaration that their constitutional rights were violated by the deportation of t...

[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni has praised Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) for its contribution to Uganda's economic transformation as the 32nd National Agricultural Show opened in Jinja.

[Nile Post] Rukungiri Health Centre IV is struggling to cope with a growing number of expectant mothers, forcing staff to transfer some patients to Bugangari Health Centre IV, located about 19 kilometres away.

[Nile Post] Rukungiri District has an HIV prevalence rate of 8.3 percent, well above Uganda's national average of 5.2 percent, officials from The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) have revealed.

[Nile Post] Health experts in Ntungamo District have cautioned families against relying on traditional remedies for illnesses that are often misinterpreted as cultural or spiritual conditions, saying the practice delays proper medical care and leads ...

[Nile Post] The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has announced the promotion of 11 senior officers in the latest appointments approved by President Yoweri Museveni.

[Nile Post] Uganda is set to receive the first batch of 265 Ugandan nationals being voluntarily repatriated from South Africa, marking the start of a coordinated exercise to facilitate the return of citizens who wish to come home.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kwania, Uganda -- The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Marine Battalion has destroyed 5,780 illegal fishing nets worth an estimated at 1.8 billion shillings in Kwania District, intensifying efforts to protect fish stocks ...

[Nile Post] The Government of Uganda has secured €110.5 million (approximately Shs480.9 billion) in financing from Standard Chartered Bank Uganda to upgrade the 115.8-kilometre Kitgum-Kidepo Road, a project expected to improve regional trade, ...

[Nile Post] Agriculture stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration among policymakers, researchers, farmers, and other players in the food value chain to improve food security, nutrition, and food safety in Uganda.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- According to the minister, the inquiry involves the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Uganda Police Force, other security agencies and technical experts.

[allAfrica] Senegal Trims Presidential Powers in Controversial Vote

[Nile Post] The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has accused the government of undermining the rule of law through alleged abductions, prolonged detentions without trial and the closure of media houses, warning that such action...

[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- Detained opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye has accused the State of undermining his right to a fair trial by allegedly intimidating members of his legal team, following a High Court decision declining to halt the proceedi...

[Nile Post] At least four senior technocrats at the Ministry of Works and Transport have been removed from office as President Museveni escalates internal accountability measures over persistent complaints about deteriorating road infrastructure.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The government paid approximately 3.1 billion Shillings to Daily Monitor in 2025, more than a decade after security agencies illegally shut down the newspaper and its sister media outlets in one of Uganda's most sig...

[Nile Post] Bubulo East Member of Parliament John Musila has claimed that visiting traditional shrines is a common practice among Ugandan politicians, saying many lawmakers and senior political figures secretly seek spiritual intervention ahead of el...

[Nile Post] The first batch of Ugandans being evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Uganda on Wednesday as the government accelerates a voluntary repatriation exercise triggered by escalating anti-immigrant tensions in the country.

[RFI] Uganda's army chief, General Kainerugaba, has ordered the arrest of leading activists and politicians in recent weeks, and this weekend shut down the country's main independent media group. Two of those arrested appear in court this Tuesday: op...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- "Currently 33 percent of every shilling invested in infrastructure is lost in poor planning, project delays and weak maintenance." -World Bank Director for Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia, Qimiao Fan.

[Africa Check] No evidence over 2 million Kenyan and Ugandan M-Kopa customers have flashed their phones or face arrest

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- MTN Uganda Limited has been ordered to pay more than 2.3 billion shillings to its former Senior Manager, Richard Mwami, after finding that the telecommunications company maliciously instigated his prosecution in the...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Former Northern Uganda Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Nelson Onono-Onweng has openly challenged Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba over the ongoing crackdown on media houses and alleged abductions, insisting ...

[Nile Post] The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division Commander, Maj Gen Felix Busizoori, has outlined comprehensive Ebola prevention measures aimed at protecting Uganda from the disease while strengthening the regulation of lives...

[Spotlight Initiative] TORORO DISTRICT, Uganda - Norah's work is also her passion: championing opportunities for girls. In Rubongi Subcounty, she supports teenage mothers to enrol in up-skilling programmes that open pathways to education, economic em...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Government of Uganda has announced plans to evacuate Ugandan nationals from South Africa following rising anti-migrant violence and xenophobic protests targeting foreign nationals. In a press statement issued on...

[allAfrica]

[Nile Post] President Museveni has today, Monday, June 29, 2026, chaired the first Cabinet meeting of his newly constituted government for the 2026-2031 term, marking the official start of implementing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) administr...

[Malaria Consortium] Malaria treatment in Uganda is becoming less reliable, and the consequences are already emerging.

[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for Ugandan authorities to swiftly and unreservedly remove security forces from the premises of the privately owned Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U), permit the company to operate freely, ...