HANU raise concerns on understatement of figures for older persons in the census provisional results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The HelpAge Advocacy Network Uganda (HANU) has warned that they have found substantial anomalies on Older Persons data in the current Census Report 2024 released on October 3. Namara Arthur Araali, …
Read More »New study: Empowered rangers crucial to protecting Uganda’s lion population
Rangers live and work in areas where data is collected and possess intimate knowledge of the landscapes and species ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Wildlife rangers from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the country’s leading conservation agency, have showcased their ability to generate precise and reliable data on lion populations in …
Read More »Uganda’s youthful population key driver of growth, transformation
Uganda’s latest census figures show a burgeoning young population in the East African country, which experts say is poised to drive economic growth and transformation. KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | As the world commemorates World Population Day on Thursday, Uganda’s latest census figures show a burgeoning young population in the …
Read More »GRAPHICS: Story behind Uganda’s population of 45.9 million
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda’s population has increased by 11.3 million in 10 years. It has jumped to 45.9 million from 34.6 million in 2014. Enumeration was done May 10th to May 26th. This was revealed Thursday by Chris Ndatira Mukiza, Executive Director of The Uganda Bureau of …
Read More »Where Do We Belong? The Floating Population in Acholi And Lango
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The over two decades of war in Northern Uganda has left a big question of belonging to hundreds of children in Acholi. They were born to local mothers and fathered by either the LRA rebel fighters or UPDF during the war. Some grew up on …
Read More »UBOS 86% ready for 2024 population census
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has reported substantial progress in preparatory work, ahead of the highly anticipated Population Census in 2024. According to Chris Mukiza, the UBOS Executive Director the bureau has achieved an impressive 86 percent completion rate in preparatory tasks. The …
Read More »HIV among key population worries AIDS commission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prevalence of HIV among the key populations is complicating the fight against AIDS in Uganda. According to Uganda AIDS Commission, the key populations which include Commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men are increasingly becoming vulnerable to HIV. Commercial Sex work …
Read More »Egypt’s population hits 105 mln: statistics agency
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s population reached 105 million on Saturday, showed the population clock of the country’s statistics agency. On Oct. 1, 2022, Egypt’s population stood at 104 million, meaning the population of the most populous Arab country has increased by 1 million in eight months, according to the …
Read More »Tanzania’s conservation efforts see rise in populations of elephants, rhinos and lions
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s conservation efforts ary paying off as the populations of elephants, rhinos, lions and other wild animals go up, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Mohamed Mchengerwa said Friday. Mchengerwa told parliament in the capital, Dodoma, that enhanced conservation efforts have contributed to a …
Read More »UBOS trains supervisors for pilot census, 2 errant staff fired
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has concluded training of district and national supervisors ahead of the pilot census activities scheduled for June 2023. The two-weeks training is aimed at equipping and empowering the supervisors with knowledge and technical capacity on how to manage the …
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