Lango pilgrims' month-long trek to Namugongo a ‘humbling experience’
Pilgrims from the Northern Lango sub-region have finally arrived at the Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrines after a gruelling month-long walk, joining tens of thousands of other...
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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 a...
Govt Launches Carbon Market Regulations to Boost Climate Finance, Global Cooperation
The government has launched the National Climate Change Mechanisms Regulation, a key milestone in the country's efforts to operationalise Article 6 of the Paris Agreement...
Experts Call for Sustainable Charcoal Production Instead of Bans
Environmental experts have said there is need for sustainable charcoal production mechanisms, instead bans.Speaking during a forum on 10+ Years of Forest and Climate Acti...
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah Elected New President of AfDB
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, whose decade-lo...
Civic Actors Decry Escalating Threats to Human Rights Defenders
“We are not afraid,” one participant declared defiantly. “We will continue to speak, to organise, and to defend the space that belongs to all Ugandans.”Uganda’s...
Civic Freedoms Under Pressure as NCHRD-U Launches 2024 Civic Space Index Report
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U) has officially launched its Civic Space Index Report 2024, warning of growing restrictions on fundamenta...
Kenya Ratifies IGAD Treaty, Boosting Regional Integration Efforts
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has lauded the Parliament of Kenya for formally ratifying the IGAD Treaty, marking a major stride in East Africa’s...
Heavy Security Deployed at NUP Headquarters in Kampala as Press Conference Begins Has Sparked Debate
On the morning of May 21, 2025, a heavy security presence was witnessed around the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kampala, Uganda.The opposition party had...
Courtroom Chaos: Plain-Clothed Operatives Storm Besigye Trial, Arrest Two in Dramatic Scene
Chaos erupted at Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court following dramatic arrests by plain-clothed operatives during a highly anticipated court session involving opposition figu...