Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment
Uganda has been urged to reduce the high cost of sending money from abroad, with officials and development experts warning that current transfer fees are discouraging rem...
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Trump bans travel from 12 countries to the US
US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping new executive order banning entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposing partial travel restrictions on seven...
Uganda, Netherlands join forces to tackle document fraud
In a strengthened effort to address the growing threat of fraudulent travel documents, Uganda and the Government of the Netherlands have partnered to launch a specialised...
Is West grooming Ugandan media, NGOs to promote anti-Russia propaganda?
In Uganda, the geopolitical rivalry between the West on one hand, and Russia plus China on the other, is threatening to spill full-blown into the media if recent reports...
Trump administration freezes all new student visas - including Brit's
Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a cable to freeze student visa applications (Image: AP)The Trump era clampdown strikes again as all fresh student visa applications...
Stella Nyanzi Re-Admitted to Germany After Nairobi Visa Standoff
Exiled Ugandan academic and political activist Stella Nyanzi has been granted a new visa allowing her re-entry into Germany, following a tense standoff with German immigr...
NIRA unveils online ID pre-registration portal as mass renewal exercise begins
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has launched an online pre-registration portal on its website, allowing Ugandans to begin the ID registratio...
Stella Nyanzi Claims She Was Blocked From Returning to Germany
Ugandan academic and outspoken political activist Dr Stella Nyanzi says she was barred from returning to Germany despite possessing official documentation confirming her...
Jailed Judge Mugambe Faces Early Deportation Under New UK Prison Rules
The UK government has unveiled sweeping reforms to fast-track the deportation of foreign criminals, a move that could see Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe-Ssali sen...
Hope for Justice Leads Push in Kapchorwa Against Unsafe Migration and Trafficking
As Uganda continues to record rising cases of human trafficking and unsafe migration, the anti-trafficking organisation Hope for Justice has rallied local and national st...