Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment
Uganda has been urged to reduce the high cost of sending money from abroad, with officials and development experts warning that current transfer fees are discouraging rem...
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Museveni Gives Financial Boost to Masaka, Mpigi Roadside Market Vendors
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has continued to offer financial support to roadside market vendors, with an aim of improving their household incomes.For the last three...
Ceasefire Frays as M23 Rebels Recall Doha Delegates
The M23/AFC rebel coalition has recalled its delegation from peace talks in Doha, Qatar, after more than a month of closed-door negotiations with the Congolese government...
DRC Conflict: Uganda’s Role in the Search for Regional Stability
Security experts, analysts, and civil society leaders have convened in Kampala to dissect the persistent conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its growin...
Namugongo Clears Slowly As Stranded Pilgrims Wait For Transport
Traffic inched forward from Kyaliwajjala towards Namugongo on Wednesday morning, as pilgrims who had gathered to commemorate Uganda Martyrs Day struggled to find transpor...
Buzeki Inspects Progress on Key Roadworks in Kampala
The Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, has inspected ongoing roadworks across Kampala as part of the Kampala City Roads Rehabil...
Turkish Contractor Preliminary Work in Tororo SGR Project
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project took a significant step forward as Turkish contractor M/S Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi A.S was formally introduced to the leader...
Uganda Teeters on Edge as Nation Awaits Crucial Presidential Address
Uganda’s political climate has grown increasingly volatile, marked by a surge in politically motivated violence, allegations of state-sponsored abuse, a fragmented...
Healing Old Wounds: Why Buganda Should Embrace Museveni’s Apology
The kingdom played a critical role in Museveni’s rise to power during the 1981–1986 bush war, hosting his guerrilla campaign in the jungles of Luweero. Thou...
Why Do Thousands Walk Hundreds of Kilometres to Namugongo? The Deep Faith Behind Uganda Martyrs Day
Every 3rd of June, Uganda’s Namugongo becomes the epicenter of African Christianity. From as far as 500 kilometers away, pilgrims make their way there on foot endu...