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UDB secures 40 million euros to expand financing for women and youth-led ventures

UDB secures 40 million euros to expand financing for women and youth-led ventures

UDB Managing Director Patricia Ojangole addresses stakeholdersKAMPALA — The Uganda Development Bank has secured a 40 million euro credit line, approximately 169 billion shillings, from the French Development Agency to expand financing for enterprises across the country.The facilit

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Ministry of Health, Softcare Launch New Diaper Plan Aiming to Keep Newborn Babies Warm and Prevent Deaths

Ministry of Health, Softcare Launch New Diaper Plan Aiming to Keep Newborn Babies Warm and Prevent Deaths

Uganda's Ministry of Health announced a corporate social responsibility partnership with Softcare Uganda on March 2, 2026, involving donations of diapers, wipes, and sanitary pads to support maternal and newborn care in health facilities and menstrual hygiene for schoolgirls.KAMPALA — In

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Kasuku secures Shs 5billion from State House

Kasuku secures Shs 5billion from State House

Ugandan media personality Isaac Katende, better known as Kasuku, secured a pledge of Shs 5 billion from State House during the second edition of the Jazz with Jajja interaction held at President Yoweri Museveni’s Kisozi ranch.Ugandan media personality Isaac Katende, better known as Kasuk

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Qatar Joins War on Iran, a Radical Shift in the Middle East

Qatar Joins War on Iran, a Radical Shift in the Middle East

Both the Qatari and Iranian regimes have long been major state sponsors of terrorism, and up until very recently, they were on good terms and even strengthening their ties. But the Qataris are so enraged at the Iranian regime firing on them that Qatar has officially joined the war against Iran on

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Uganda hits critical drilling milestone as July 2026 ‘first oil’ deadline looms

Uganda hits critical drilling milestone as July 2026 ‘first oil’ deadline looms

The Tilenga oil fields development project is located in the Lake Albert region of Uganda.KAMPALA — Uganda’s Lake Albert development has passed a decisive technical threshold, with drilling at the Tilenga oil field now exceeding the minimum capacity required to trigger commercial produ

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Barack Obama Is to Blame for Iran. Here’s Why.

Barack Obama Is to Blame for Iran. Here’s Why.

Americans woke up Saturday to something big. The United States and Israel launched a massive joint offensive against Iran’s regime, known as Operation Epic Fury. According to reports, targets included Iran’s supreme leader and president. Major combat operations are now underway, and the impli

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Iran retaliates with 'most ferocious' attack in history to avenge slain Supreme Leader

Iran retaliates with 'most ferocious' attack in history to avenge slain Supreme Leader

Cars on fire as Israeli emergency services respond to projectile hit amid Iran retaliation (Image: AP)Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have vowed revenge on the US and its allies in the Middle East, sharing a statement that attacks are incoming for the "murderers" behind the kill

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Vladimir Putin Condemns US-Israeli Strikes on Iran, Calls Killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘Cynical Murder’ Violating Human Morality and International Law

Vladimir Putin Condemns US-Israeli Strikes on Iran, Calls Killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘Cynical Murder’ Violating Human Morality and International Law

Moscow, March 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, describing the death of Iran's Supreme Leader as a "cynical murder," according to Russian state media agency TASS. In his first official remarks since the targeted operations and the subsequen

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After All the History Against Him, NUP’s Luttamaguzi Says Baganda Ready to Apologize to Obote Through Akena

After All the History Against Him, NUP’s Luttamaguzi Says Baganda Ready to Apologize to Obote Through Akena

“Obote had his flaws, but he never stole our land.” NUP’s Paulson Luttamaguzi, the outgoing Nakaseke South MP has said former President Milton Obote was not a worse leader than President Yoweri Museveni, and that the people of Nakaseke and greater Luwero owe him an apology.Speaking d

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DAYBREAK HORROR: Six Killed in Fiery Bus–Truck Collision on Kiboga–Hoima Highway

DAYBREAK HORROR: Six Killed in Fiery Bus–Truck Collision on Kiboga–Hoima Highway

Six people have died in a devastating road crash that occurred at daybreak in Kyakabuga Village, Kyankwanzi District, after a passenger bus and a cargo truck collided head-on along the Kiboga–Hoima Highway.The accident involved a bus, registration number UBQ 595G, which was travelling fr

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