A landmark research initiative aimed at bridging the gap between Uganda’s national climate policies and local realities has been launched in Adjumani District, with a special focus on the voices of refugee women and women in host communities.The project, titled "Localising National Gende
For years, experts have sounded alarm bells over arsenic levels in brown rice.New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of
President Donald Trump has announced the US will double its current tariff rate on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%, starting on Wednesday.Speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Trump said the move would help boost the local steel industry and national supply, while re
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
In 2024, a wave of grim findings from global water assessments confirmed what scientists and communities have long feared: the planet’s water crisis is deepening, with climate change and human mismanagement pushing billions toward unsafe, unreliable water sources.The UN
Tension escalated at Kyambogo University on Tuesday morning as students staged a protest against a Shs 50,000 surcharge imposed by the administration for late tuition registration.What began as a peaceful demonstration quickly spiraled into chaos when police fired teargas and live bullets
Uganda continues to lose significant revenue from the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector due to rampant informality and weak regulatory enforcement, the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) has said.Despite being rich in minerals, Uganda has failed to tran
Ugandans dismissing disease outbreak announcements as alarmist are fatigued with epidemics, Dr. Richard Kabanda, the Commissio
A recent whistleblower report has unveiled alleged widespread mismanagement and corruption within the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), casting a shadow over Uganda’s critical agricultural sector. These revelations come at a time when agricul
Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has issued a stern warning to Gender Minister and Oyam South MP Betty Amongi. Otafiire advised Amongi to focus on serving her constituents rather than attempting to challenge Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng in Lira City.
