Kampala — The Uganda shilling strengthened strongly in 2025, becoming one of the best-performing currencies in the region, helped by higher export earnings, increased foreign investment and reforms in the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Uganda has said.In its November Monetary Polic
The Government of Uganda has said detained opposition figure Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye will not be released until his treason trial is concluded, insisting that due process must take its course.The position was communicated on Thursday during a press briefing in Rukungiri District by the Depu
Belgium’s objections, Russian legal threats and unresolved liability questions forced the EU to drop the reparations-loan proposal and approve fresh borrowing for Ukraine.Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission Presiden
A Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) officer, Lawrence Ampe, has been dismissed from service over his public support for opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.Ampe’s dismissal follows a series of soci
Uganda is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on January 15, 2026, with the contest widely seen as tight. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, who will mark 40 years in power next year, faces strong competition from Kyagulanyi, a two-time presidential contender and musician
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has reaffirmed that all voters, including Members of Parliament, must leave polling stations immediately after casting their ballots in the January 2026 general elections, a directive that has triggered strong opposition criticism and renewed fears of vote riggin
More than two months after the token hit a record high above $12 000, Bitcoin has fallen nearly 30% and is struggling to find support.Bitcoin’s most entrenched investors are still cashing out — and the pressure is starting to show.More than two months after the token hit a recor
Kampala: President Museveni has accused opposition parties, mainly the National Unity Platform (NUP), of orchestrating long-running election fraud in Kampala, alleging ballot stuffing and the printing of fake ballot papers during the country’s recent polls.Speaking late on Wednesday, Mus
He also renewed claims that President Yoweri Museveni’s government plans to harm him before polling day, allegations the government has previously deniedBobi Wine’s convoy found a road block on the highway to SorotiKAMPALA: Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential c
Former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga's official campaigner Felix Isabirye addresses journalists at her campaign offices in Kamuli Municipality.Kamuli, Uganda: The campaign team of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has dismissed
