Tag Archives: Uganda

  COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI |  Uganda has experienced one of the most impressive rates of economic growth in Africa for the last four decades. This has been possible mostly due to the long period of political stability managed by President Museveni and the good economic policies implemented by his …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | England-based professional Peace Lekuru has boosted the Uganda Lady Cranes squad ahead of the Rugby Africa Women’s 7s Championship. “I am very excited to be back with the national team after several months since I moved to England. It feels good to be back with …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Uganda officially inaugurated its first Sugar Industry Stakeholder Council as part of efforts to strengthen governance, enhance productivity, and regulate the nation’s sugar sector. The ceremony, held at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on Oct.23, followed the enactment of the Sugar (Amendment) …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s women’s national cricket team defeated Canada again to increase its lead to 3-0 in the ongoing 2025 Victoria Series. Guided by the in-form Kevin Amuge, hosts Uganda won by 18 runs at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala on Thursday. Uganda batted first to …

Through a showcase of photographs of recently returned cultural artefacts to Uganda, the exhibition Ethics of Loaning instigates deep conversations on the subject of restitution. ARTS |  Dominic Muwanguzi |  The act of restitution is not new in Uganda’s cultural history. In 1961 as part of the preparations to gain independence …

Scientists are testing genetic modification to collapse mosquito populations. What are the risks? HEALTH FEATURE | KEVIN GITHUKU | Malaria places a crushing burden on Uganda’s health system, as it does in many African countries. The disease accounted for 30-40% of Ugandan outpatient visits in 2023, states the World Health …

Rubis Energy Uganda partners with the Remnant generation to empower survivors of sexual abuse and teen mothers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rubis Energy Uganda has announced a new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnership worth 10,000 Euros (approximately Shs 40.2 million) with The Remnant Generation (TRG), a faith-based non-governmental organization that supports …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will receive more than two billion U.S. dollars in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support the East African country’s development agenda, a senior government official said Tuesday. Ramathan Ggoobi, permanent secretary and secretary to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have hailed the late former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga for his Pan Africanism spirit saying that he was a leader revered across Africa and the whole world. Odinga died in India on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 after he reportedly suffering a …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda will lead a three-day strategic visit to oil and gas operations in the Albertine Graben this week, the company announced Monday. The delegation, scheduled to tour the area from October 21-23, will be led by the company’s Managing Director, Joanita Mukasa …