United Nations warns of shrinking civic space, military overreach in Uganda
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has accused Uganda of intensifying its crackdown on dissent and shrinking civic space since the January 2026 election...
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Busoga unveils seven-point blueprint to become Uganda’s model rural economy by 2030
Commercial agriculture, education, tourism, industrialisation, healthcare and environmental conservation are among seven strategic pillars Busoga leaders believe will tra...
Inside the infrastructure transformation reshaping Entebbe during President Museveni’s Seventh Administration
Along the Kitooro–Nakiwogo road corridor, near the school community around Kitooro, tracks of excavators moved slowly across the construction site as operators dir...
Mityana: Ssekanyonyi Secondary School Appeals for Support as Aging Infrastructure Hampers Learning
Ssekanyonyi Secondary School in Mityana District is facing growing concerns over deteriorating infrastructure as its student population continues to increase amid limited...
Minister Babalanda Unveils Science Kits In Buyende, Says They Will Shape Uganda’s Next Generation Of Innovators
Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, the Minister for the Presidency and Woman MP for Budiope West, has commissioned a new batch of science kits for government schools in Buyend...
Should Uganda Move Its Capital? Here Are the Cities That Could Take the Pressure Off Kampala
SUMMARYNakasongola has the strongest case for a purpose-built administrative capital, although major investment and careful land planning would be required.Mbarara could...
U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran as Jordan Intercepts New Missile Barrage
The United States has carried out a new wave of airstrikes against targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), hours after Washington said T...
Masaka City Launches Youth Climate Fund with Grants of Up to Shs18M
Young people in Masaka City will have an opportunity to access grants ranging from Shs3 million to Shs18 million under a new initiative aimed at supporting youth-led proj...
Russia on fire as Ukraine launches huge strike hitting country's 'Amazon' and port
Another giant logistics centre for Russia’s Amazon - Wildberries - has been destroyed today in a massive Ukrainian drone strike.The attack on Ryazan, 115 miles sou...
Masaka Leaders Raise Alarm over Rights Abuses in Illegal Fishing Crackdown
Leaders in Masaka District have raised concerns over what they describe as persistent human rights violations and unfair prosecution of suspects arrested by the Uganda Pe...