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Photos: Bridges & Beats concert celebrates Francophonie month in Kampala

Photos: Bridges & Beats concert celebrates Francophonie month in Kampala

Organised by Talent Africa Group in collaboration with Alliance Française Kampala, the event was designed to celebrate the French language and Francophone cultures while facilitating cultural exchange with Uganda’s creative sector. The Bridges & Beats Concert took place at Kingdom K

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Nabbanja Orders Closure of All Roadside Sugarcane Weighbridges

Nabbanja Orders Closure of All Roadside Sugarcane Weighbridges

The Government has directed the removal of all roadside sugarcane weighbridges across Uganda, citing widespread malpractice and significant financial losses in the sugarcane value chain.In a directive dated March 17, 2026, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja instructed the Ministry of Trade, I

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Kyambogo student killed in Bweyogerere crash

Kyambogo student killed in Bweyogerere crash

Cherotich Anita Scovia, Kyambogo University student who died in a car crash in Bweyogerere.A second-year student of Kyambogo University has died in a fatal road crash in Bweyogerere, a Kampala suburb.The deceased has been identified as Cherotich Anita Scovia, according to her univer

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Inside Uganda’s Boda Boda Road Safety Crisis

Inside Uganda’s Boda Boda Road Safety Crisis

They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shillings. For Uganda’s boda boda riders, the pressure to earn is relentless and increasingly, it is deadly.Motorcycles are at t

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Journalists ejected from Jamilu Mukulu court proceedings

Journalists ejected from Jamilu Mukulu court proceedings

Journalists were barred from covering plea bargain proceedings involving terrorism suspects jointly charged with alleged former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) commander Jamilu Mukulu Alilabaki.The journalists had, as usual, reported to the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High co

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Makerere, Kyambogo Students Killed in Separate Road Crashes

Makerere, Kyambogo Students Killed in Separate Road Crashes

Two university students have died in separate road accidents around Kampala, highlighting the growing toll of traffic crashes on young people amid rising fatalities nationwide.Michael Kavuma Tevin, a graduate student at Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Techno

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Ingrid Turinawe Challenges Gen Tumukunde’s Rukungiri MP Win in Court

Ingrid Turinawe Challenges Gen Tumukunde’s Rukungiri MP Win in Court

Ingrid Turinawe (c) at court on MondayRUKUNGIRI: Opposition politician Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe has petitioned the High Court to nullify the parliamentary victory of Henry Tumukunde in Rukungiri Municipality, alleging widespread irregularities in the January 15 election.Turinawe,

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Why the ICC Statute is at conflict with Municipal Law on immunities of Heads of State

Why the ICC Statute is at conflict with Municipal Law on immunities of Heads of State

In Uganda, a cultural leader once invoked presidential immunity after failing to pay for fish he had ordered from suppliers in the late 1960s. Whereas presidential immunity is something that municipal legislations speak about with sublime reservations, the ICC has no appetite for presidential imm

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West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

The West Nile Compensation Advocacy Network, established in October 2025, is spearheading the verification process as part of broader efforts to secure reparations through peaceful and structured engagement.West Nile war claimants pose for a group photo after a community engagement meeting

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EACOP Is Offering Paid Internships To Ugandan University Students — Here Is Everything You Need To Apply Before April 13

EACOP Is Offering Paid Internships To Ugandan University Students — Here Is Everything You Need To Apply Before April 13

If you are a second, third, or fourth year university student looking for a high-profile internship that will add serious weight to your CV, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project has just opened applications — and the deadline is April 13, 2025.The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (

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