More boys facing violence in refugee settlements
A recent study reveals a troubling rise in violence against nearly half of children and youth in Uganda's refugee settlements, with boys increasingly becoming victims. Th...
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Proposed five new cities to come with a hefty price tag
The Ugandan government is proposing to create more new cities amid concerns that the nine cities, which were created in 2020, are already crippling financially and operat...
EACOP: Uganda sues to evict landowners in way of regional pipeline
Uganda's government is in a legal tussle with 112 landowners who are set to be displaced by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) as low-value payment, absentee lan...
How refugee project is changing lives
For nearly 20 years, 54-year-old Patrick Aluma Waigo lived a modest life as a subsistence farmer in Aluru Sub-county, Lea Parish, Moyo District in northern Uganda.His asp...
Kampala’s population to grow to seven million people
The population of Kampala is projected to grow by at least 57.8 percent in the next 10 years, signalling increased pressure on a city already facing challenges of overcro...
How Ndere fell deep into Shs10bn debt
A few days ago, Quickway Auctioneers and Court Bailiffs listed for public auction, three properties including Ndere Cultural Centre, a well-known institution for cultural...
Refinery negotiations still ongoing, Ugandan job seekers urged to be patient
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on.State Minister f...
Shs 1 Trillion corruption scandal rocks NITA-U
A project worth USD200million (about Shs1.1 trillion) by the World Bank hangs in balance following allegations of corruption and infighting at National Information Techno...
S.Sudanese refugees in Uganda implored to voluntarily return home
The archbishop of Gulu Diocese, John Baptist Odama, and South Sudan ambassador to Uganda, Simon Deng have urged South Sudanese refug
UK officially notifies changes to visa, immigration rules: Here are the details
LONDON - The authorities in the United Kingdom have notified the changes regarding the fresh immigration and visa rules, weeks after Premier Rishi Sunak announced them.Th...