Singapore, Singapore | AFP |  Oil prices fell in Asia Friday as the prospects of higher output from Libya and Nigeria further fuelled oversupply concerns, cutting short a nascent rebound. Both contracts rose Thursday on news that 6,000 barrels of gasoline had leaked from the Colonial pipeline that carries fuel …

The middle income outlook will depend on what Uganda will do to wake up the population to be productive and be consistent at it. The target for middle income is 2020 but right now 68% of our population comprises peasants. We are hoping each one of them will be having $1,050 as …

The president of the Uganda Parliamentary Reporters Association Isaac Imaka has responded to a pending press investigation ordered by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, describing it as a plan to muzzle media freedom. Parliament Thursday afternoon debated media coverage of the house on issues of the recent trip to the UNAA convention in the US, …

Washington, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton returned to the White House campaign trail Thursday seeking to regain the momentum lost to Donald Trump, especially in the country’s key battleground states, during her battle with pneumonia. The former secretary of state, 68, signaled she was raring to go, quickly …

When Saad Lukwago started teaching art in high school nearly a decade ago, his students expected him to exude the highest standards of artistic practice in his own works, the same way he instructed them to do and this standard, according to them, was art rendered in photographic precision. However, …

CECAFA WOMEN football results:  Uganda 1 Burundi 0 Kenya 11 Zanzibar 0 Wednesday Ethiopia 3 Rwanda 2 Tuesday Uganda 9 Zanzibar 0 Kenya 4  Burundi 0 Earlier results Zanzibar 1 Burundi 10 Uganda 0 Kenya  4 Rwanda 2 Tanzania 3 GROUP A: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Zanzibar GROUP B: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda Fazila …

  Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Thursday marked 25 years since its formation, celebrating revenue growth of 6273% and a remarkable turnaround that now has them referred to as an employer of choice. At a thanksgiving at their Nakawa headquarters, Commissioner General Doris Akol hailed the turnaround of URA’s image and performance, shown …

VIDEO: In a new twist, less than 24 hours after the controversial Kafeero Sekitoleko motion to raise age limits of judges was deferred, Parliament of Uganda has seen a third incident of pigs being dumped at parliament, this time reportedly in protest of the extravagance of MPs. The pigs, that had …

Montreal, Canada | AFP | The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called on Russia to help stop the hacking of its computer systems as medical records of 25 more athletes including three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome were revealed on Thursday. The Kremlin reacted immediately by saying it was ready …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  European oil companies, especially Swiss commodity traders, are exploiting weak African fuel standards by selling toxic diesel and gasoline across the continent, a campaign group said Thursday. A three-year investigation published by Switzerland-based environmental and economic group Public Eye did not accuse oil companies of …