Ankole residents have turned to a marathon to combat the high HIV prevalence in the sub-region. According to the Uganda Aids Commission’s (UAC) 2024 report, 10 of the 13 districts in Ankole have higher HIV prevalence rates than the national average of 5.1 percent. Mbarara City leads wi
Uganda – Kenya border villages in Karamoja and Sebei Sub-regions are still the hotspots where girls and women are being mutilated, Monitor has learnt. The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) point focal person for Moroto District, Mr Moses Loru King, said cases of FGM at border villages h
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the political and economic contexts in Uganda are predictable and stable, and that the debt is sustainable, which puts the country in a better position for development. âThe macroeconomic environment is not without challenges, with high
Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desperate implementation to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) being directed towards successful female athletes. Cheptegei,
South Sudan and Sudan have made progress towards restarting the pumping of South Sudan's crude oil through a pipeline running to a port in its neighbour, South Sudan's finance minister and the president's office said. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The exports are a crucial source of revenue for
The Kyabazinga (King) of Busoga, His Royal Highness William Nadiope IV, has dedicated the next 10 years of his reign to climate change mitigation and education. The 35-year-old monarch, while celebrating his 10th coronation anniversary at Bukungu Primary School in Buyende District last F
The absence of a substantive Central Bank governor – a key figure in managing the economy – robs the country of much-needed expertise, experts have said. The position has remained vacant for 969 days and counting following the death of Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile in a Nairobi hospi
France's Catholic Church has publicly acknowledged that it was aware of the alleged abuse committed by Abbe Pierre seven decades ago. This revelation comes as workers removed a statue of the late French charity icon from its pedestal in a small village in eastern France, symbolizing his fall from gr
When the festive season rolls around, it can be challenging for those avoiding dairy to find delicious options. Everywhere you look, from hors d’oeuvres to pigs in blankets, it seems like the menu is off-limits for vegans. However, the market is now filled with a wide range of vegan and dairy-free
