Let diplomatic passports be for the right people
Recent reports that the Ugandan government is investigating the issuance of diplomatic passports to ordinary citizens are both alarming and necessary. Diplomatic passport...
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Women urged to use leadership roles for peacebuilding
National Women's Council chairperson Faridah Kibowa has urged women to use the positions they hold in government to promote peace as females comprise majority of Ugandaâ...
Fighting Eacop is a lost cause
At the conclusion of the Climate Summit Conference of Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in December 2023, member states committed to rapidly decarbon...
Religious leaders call for sensitisation on EU coffee registration
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has called for more sensitisation of coffee farmers about the registration exercise that seeks to comply with European Union...
Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams
Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustra...
Kinshasa puts Uganda House on notice over unpaid taxes
The Anti-Fraud Brigade of Kinshasa City in the DR Congo have threatened to seize a commercial house, Uganda House, owned by the Uganda government in Kinshasa over non-pay...
What next after Uganda fails to wake up and smell the coffee?
Ugandan coffee shipments are overflowing the European Union (EU) as traders scramble to get their hands on beans before the year-end implementation of new environmental r...
Defying norms: Nakasongola women take to the waters
It is a cloudy day over Lake Kyoga. At midday, four women, oars slung over their shoulders, slowly walk through Zengebe Mayinja Landing Site, making their way to the lake...
Focus on oil and gas development will be key priority in 2025/26 budget
The Ministry of Finance has laid out budget priorities for the 2025/26 financial year, focusing on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, minerals-based industrial...
Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years
Government, under the Tourism Policy for Uganda, will seek to more than triple annual tourism earnings in the next 10 years. The policy, which forms the bedrock of govern...