Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.The 69-year-old said...
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Uganda Strains Under New Wave of Displacement as Regional Conflicts Intensify
Uganda continues to face an escalating refugee crisis, with nearly 190,000 individuals, including almost 36,000 newborns, registered in 2024 alone.The figures, released b...
Kabaka Urges Buganda to Embrace Self-Reliance
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has issued a clarion call to the people of Buganda, both at home and in the diaspora, to shift their focus from dependenc...
Govt, UNHCR Warn of Refugee Funding Crisis as Support Operations Face Cuts
The government and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have issued a joint appeal to the international community amid worsening global funding shortages that threat...
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...
Kyabazinga Rallies Stakeholders to Combat Rising Teenage Pregnancies, School Dropouts in Busoga
The Kyabazinga of Busoga, William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, has convened a high-level meeting with education stakeholders to address the persistent rise in school dr...
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...
Berlin Slams Uganda’s Claims Against Envoy as ‘Absurd’ Amid Defence Row
Germany has dismissed as “absurd” allegations by the Ugandan military that its ambassador in Kampala, Matthias Schauer, was involved in subversive activities, deepeni...
Legislators Raise Alarm Over Police Land Scandal
Police officers across the country could soon face displacement and potential homelessness following revelations by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that...
Reach A Hand Launches Initiative to Address Challenges Faced by Young People
Reach A Hand Uganda has officially launched the GN Trybe, a community of empowered young people.GN Trybe, short for Generation Now Trybe, is a community for the Gen Z (1...