The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The race to deliver the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 has entered a decisive phase, with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) convening in Kampala to align East Africa’s co-hosting strategy. The high-level two-day technical meeting, running from
The majority held that although clear breaches of electoral law had occurred, the petitioner had not sufficiently proved that these irregularities were significant enough to alter the final outcome.On this day in 2001, Uganda’s Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in the presidentia
Lawyers warn move could undermine judicial independence and weaken anti-corruption enforcement mechanisms.Legal experts and political commentators have raised concerns over President Museveni’s decision to pardon individuals facing corruption-related charges, warning that the move could
Otafiire+amongi+return+to+oyam+with+your+expired+politics6369642828908690989.Dokolo North MP-elect Joseph Jones Ogwal Addresses Farmers at Baronger village, Amwoma Subcounty, During a Meeting on Revitalising Millet Production in Lango.Addressing farmers on Sunday, April 19, 2026, at
Uganda Police has said it has no plans to arrest National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, nor to issue any specific guidelines regarding his anticipated return from self-exile.Over the weekend, NUP announced that its leader is expected t
Police in Lwengo District have launched investigations into the murder of a 40-year-old man whose body was discovered dumped along a roadside in Kyetume Village, Lwengo Rural Sub-county.The deceased, identified as John Sempeebwa, was a farm manager working for a businessman identified as M
Leaders warn proposed law could erode citizenship, stifle freedoms, and weaken Uganda’s global tiesLeaders from the Teso sub-region have unanimously rejected the proposed Sovereignty Protection Bill currently before Parliament of Uganda, describing it as ambiguous, restrictive, and poten
At least four people die monthly in gold mining accidents in Namayingo District, Eastern Uganda as an unregulated rush for the precious minerals draws unemployed youth into unsafe pits.District officials attribute the deaths to crude mining methods, weak enforcement, and sudden shifting â€
Johan Byakutaaga, former NRM flagbearer from Hoima City, addresses the media in Kampala on Monday.Disgruntled candidates cite sabotage, funding gaps, and institutional challenges, call for reforms within party structures.A group of former National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamen
