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DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanzania – The Vice President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has noted that cooperation in managing the shared Nile Basin water resources is one of the key elements that need to be in place in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goal number 6 on water. Samia Suluhu Hassan said …

COVER STORY Hunger in Uganda: Does country have a food or policy problem? THE LAST WORD Uganda’s agricultural crisis: How politics, not the drought, explains the current famine our country is experiencing. ANALYSIS Secrets of ongoing registrations: Link to President Museveni unknown birthday and why many Ugandans don’t like that. …

VIDEO: Uganda is mourning the passing on of celebrated businessman and diplomat Boney katatumba, who succumbed to post surgery effects of pneumonia and asthma at IHK Namuwongo. The family has already laid out burial arrangements with burial planned for Sunday 26th February 2017.   Share on: WhatsApp

The High Court will Thursday start hearing the defence case of rally driver Desh Kananura, his brother Raymond Kananura and security guards  Samuel Muzolewa, Cyrus Maganda and Jacob Onyango, who are on trial for the alleged murder of an employee Badru Kateregga. Evidence from 10 witnesses was led by Senior …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  The inauguration of Uganda’s first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty minerals from regional conflict zones making their way into the country. Transparency International’s Peter Wandera told AFP the country’s failure to regulate the mineral sector meant there were “high chances” …

Aon expands partnerships to better serve clients in sub-Saharan Africa Johannesburg  – Leading global provider of risk management, human resource consulting and outsourcing Aon has announced two important strategic developments in its sub-Saharan Africa operations, reaffirming its positive outlook for business on the continent. Capitalworks, a leading Africa focused and …

S.African court slaps down bid to leave ICC Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A South African court on Wednesday ordered the government to withdraw its “unconstitutional” bid to pull out of the International Criminal Court, in a boost to the embattled Hague-based institution. The decision was a blow to …

Prosecution handling the terrorism trial against 14 people accused of being behind the killings of Muslim Clerics across the country, has closed its case with evidence from 36 witnesses. Lino Anguzu, the lead prosecutor closed the case with evidence from the Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Byamugisha Fulgence attached to Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Ugandan authorities have seized more than a tonne of ivory, chopped into small pieces and treated with a chemical intended to prevent it being detected, the national wildlife protection service said Monday. The haul was made in a Kampala suburb on Saturday, before it could …

World Bank describes impact on business growth, spending, saving culture. The banking segment is the most visible face of Uganda’s financial sector. So could the bad name it currently carries be hurting individuals and the economy generally? The World Bank Manager in Kampala, Christina Malmberg Calvo, thinks so and she …