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Denmark Marks Constitutional Day with Renewed Pledge to Support Uganda’s Humanitarian Sector

Denmark Marks Constitutional Day with Renewed Pledge to Support Uganda’s Humanitarian Sector

As Denmark celebrated its Constitutional Day on June 5, a powerful message echoed from its embassy in Uganda: the humanitarian crisis isn’t going away, and neither is Denmark’s support.In a symbolic gesture of enduring friendship, Denmark reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian aid i

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Why Do Thousands Walk Hundreds of Kilometres to Namugongo? The Deep Faith Behind Uganda Martyrs Day

Why Do Thousands Walk Hundreds of Kilometres to Namugongo? The Deep Faith Behind Uganda Martyrs Day

Every 3rd of June, Uganda’s Namugongo becomes the epicenter of African Christianity. From as far as 500 kilometers away, pilgrims make their way there on foot enduring rain, dust, fatigue, and hunger, all for a single purpose: to honor the Uganda Martyrs. Some trek from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania,

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Todwong Welcomes NUP's Alionzi to NRM

Todwong Welcomes NUP's Alionzi to NRM

The NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong has received former Makerere University guild president, Lawrence Alionzi, commonly known as Dangote to the ruling NRM party.Alionzi on Monday formally joined NRM and also picked nomination forms from the party electoral commission to stand f

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Uganda and UNHCR Sound Alarm on Refugee Funding Crisis as Influx Surges

Uganda and UNHCR Sound Alarm on Refugee Funding Crisis as Influx Surges

Uganda and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have issued an urgent appeal for international support as the country faces a steep rise in refugee arrivals amid a deepening funding crisis.In a joint statement released on May 30, the Government and UNHCR warned that un

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St Balikuddembe: A Hidden Shrine of Courage Along the Martyrs’ Trail

St Balikuddembe: A Hidden Shrine of Courage Along the Martyrs’ Trail

In the densely populated heart of Kampala’s Mengo-Kisenyi area stands the often-overlooked yet profoundly sacred St. Balikuddembe Site—a place that quietly preserves the legacy of three of Uganda’s earliest Catholic martyrs.With Martyrs’ Day around the corner, this historical locat

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ACTV, CAT Call for Torture-Free 2026 Elections Amid Rising Violence

ACTV, CAT Call for Torture-Free 2026 Elections Amid Rising Violence

The African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV), in partnership with the Coalition Against Torture (CAT), has urged political actors, security agencies, and the general public to commit to peaceful and torture-free elections ahead of Uganda’s 2025/2026 general elec

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Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement

Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in

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Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine: Where the Journey of Uganda’s Martyrs Began

Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine: Where the Journey of Uganda’s Martyrs Began

Nestled on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine stands as the spiritual threshold where Uganda's most poignant chapter of Christian faith began—etched in blood, conviction, and youthful courage.It is here that the first decree of death fell upon young Christian c

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Is this how our Kaguta family fell apart?

Is this how our Kaguta family fell apart?

Salim Saleh and Muhoozi KainerugabaIf you haven’t watched the viral clip where Gen. Salim Saleh asks the European Union ambassadors to cease fire over the matter of the reputational damage that Museveni’s all-too-powerful son is causing the country, t

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Entebbe Warns of Travel Chaos Due to Mecca Pilgrimage

Entebbe Warns of Travel Chaos Due to Mecca Pilgrimage

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a travel advisory warning all passengers departing through Entebbe International Airport of potential disruptions due to increased traffic during the Hajj pilgrimage season.In a statement released ahead of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca,

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