Uganda Bans Several Imported Farm Chemicals over Health Risks
Uganda has ordered the phase-out and restriction of several widely used agricultural chemicals, citing risks to human health, the environment and the country’s exp...
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Director CID AIGP Tom Magambo Calls for Stronger Societal Values and Police Reforms to Tackle Crime
In a recent interview, the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), AIGP Tom Magambo, outlined a clear vision for tackling the rising crime rates in Uga...
Mityana Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Street Vending
Authorities in Mityana Municipality have intensified enforcement of the trade order policy as part of ongoing efforts to restore order and improve business operations in...
Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities
World Bank officials led by Qimiao Fan World Bank Division Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda met President Museveni and Ministry of Finance officials at Nak...
The hidden complexities of HIV’s Lenacapavir
Global health is evolving rapidly, with breakthroughs turning into medicine.The latest advancement in viral research is Lenacapavir, an FDA-approved HIV injectable drug m...
Ministry of Works Launches Nationwide Review of Express Penalty System
The Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a nationwide stakeholder consultation to review penalties under the Express Penalty System (EPS), aiming to enhance fairn...
President Museveni’s victory and the gradual fragmentation of Uganda’s multiparty system
The presidential race was widely viewed as a two-horse contest between Museveni and Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), but the semblance of openness was tempered by the heavy...
Four arrested over bank client robberies in Nansana
ASP Owoyesigyire explained that the suspects are alleged to have been waylaying individuals returning from banking halls and robbing them of their cash and other valuable...
Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international...
Exclusive: U.S. soldiers Evacuated from American base in Djibouti seek Refuge at Entebbe Airport over Iran threat
Camp Lemonnier is the biggest American military base in AfricaHundreds of United States soldiers who were stationed at Camp Lemonnier, in Djibouti the only permanent Amer...