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...
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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...
Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC.The downpours lasted for several hours, said the head of...
Ugandans Trafficked to Israel Return After Year of Forced Labour
A group of Ugandan migrant workers who were allegedly trafficked to Israel and subjected to forced labour for nearly a year is expected to return home tonight, according...
Chaos Erupts at DP Headquarters Ahead of Delegates’ Conference
Tempers flared at the Democratic Party (DP) headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday afternoon, as chaotic scenes erupted ahead of a scheduled press conference by party preside...
Mounting fear, distrust push Ugandans away from civic engagement
Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by...
‘My Blood is Finished, I'm Going To Die,’ Shamba Boy narrates Molly Katanga’s Ordeal to Court
A dramatic turn unfolded in court on Monday as George Amanyire, the shamba boy at the home of the late businessman Henry Katanga, gave chilling testimony describing a vio...
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...
Museveni Meets NRM Caucus as Opposition Convenes Emergency Meeting Over Controversial UPDF Bill
President Museveni is meeting members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House Entebbe today amid growing political tensions over the UPDF A...
Brown Sugar Prices Spike as Global Weather Shocks Disrupt Supply
The price of brown sugar has soared across Uganda, with consumers and traders alike feeling the pinch of global supply disruptions and erratic weather that has battered p...