The Kenyan government has launched an emergency repatriation programme to bring home citizens caught in the rising tide of anti-foreigner hostility sweeping parts of South Africa, as displaced Kenyans report losing homes, businesses, and livelihoods to attacks t
The government has intensified efforts to stop the destruction of forests for coffee cultivation, warning that the practice threatens environmental conservation and Uganda’s lucrative coffee export market.The renewed campaign follows increasing cases of
Religious leaders, local authorities and residents of Ntungamo District gathered at the District Hall for a special prayer breakfast to mark the 78th birthday of First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni.The early morning even
Frank Ssenyonga, a Ugandan asylum seeker who died in Germany. Authorities are seeking to trace and identify his relatives.Following his death, members of the Ugandan community have launched an appeal to trace his immediate family or r
Reports emerging from Uganda indicate that former Kira Municipality MP and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) Secretary General Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda is allegedly still outside the country, with sources claiming he relocated to Saudi Arabia amid fears of arres
A 37-year-old woman, identified as Evidence Orishaba, the wife of Pastor George Nafayo of Reformers Church (Abagorozi), is being held by police following an alleged extramarital encounter at a lodge in Rukiga District.The incident occurred on Thursday, Ju
Rescue workers put out a fire at a building destroyed after a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Friday.Ukraine launched one of its largest drone barrages yet, striking a dozen Russian regions, Crimea and naval targets as Moscow claims air d
Health facilities in Mbarara City are struggling to keep up with surging demand for Lenacapavir, the revolutionary HIV prevention injection that only needs to be taken twice a year.The new injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), popularly known as “
Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, was transferred from Luzira Murchison Bay Prison to Mulago National Referral Hospital on Thursday morning for specialized medical treatment.The move came aft
KAMPALA — Canada has opened a new pathway for some Ugandan asylum seekers whose refugee claims were previously rejected, allowing them to seek protection from deportation on grounds that returning home could expose them to persecution, torture or other serious harm.In a notice issued on
