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Religion

Lent Explained: Fasting, Abstinence, and the Meaning Behind the 40 Days

Every year, usually in February or March, the Catholic Church begins the solemn season of Lent,...

Environment

Climate Change: From floods to droughts, struggles of an East Africa under threat of a food crisis

By Sarah Biryomumaisho (Uganda), Lenah Bosibori (Kenya), Emmanuel Ngabo (Rwanda), Yanne Mbiyavanga (DRC), Daniel Samson (Tanzania)...

Gender

Voices Unheard: Maternal Health Challenges Among Uganda’s Batwa Community

In Kanyamahene village, Rubuguru Town Council, Kisoro District, lives 20-year-old Ampeire Genesta and her husband Guma...

Environment

A Lake on Its Deathbed; Who Can Save Lake Victoria?

By Sarah Biryomumaisho and Nalweyiso Barbra In the bustling urban heart of Kampala and its neighbouring...

Environment

Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in West Nile Thrive Amidst Challenges

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption and a two-year dry spell in 2021 and 2022, West Nile...

Feature

An indigenous womens group is addressing food insecurity while preserving traditional foods in Kibera- Africa’s largest slum

By Diana Taremwa Karakire An indigenous women’s group in Kenya’s Kibera slum is undertaking backyard sack...

News

Climate-Resilient Agriculture: USD 190M World Bank-funded project to benefit 63,200 farmers

State Minister for Animal Industry, Hon. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore, represented the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry,...

Environment

NEMA calls for immediate action as plastic waste chokes Uganda’s environment

The Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Akankwasah Barirega has highlighted the grave...

Feature

The Economic and Social Outcomes of Kabaale Refinery PAPs years after resettlement

When Tumuhiirwe Fausta starts singing praises for Uganda’s oil, not even David and his Song of...

Gender

Nodding syndrome victims raped, impregnated and infected with HIV

Ariemo Milly had beaten all odds and the future was looking brighter for her. Despite being...

Feature

How involvement of men in Family Planning could harness Uganda’s Demographic Dividend

An average of three to five men receives vasectomies at Reproductive Health Uganda clinic in Arua...

Feature

How COVID19 Lockdown spiked teenage pregnancy in Uganda

By Sarah K Biryomumaisho, Stuart Tibaweswa & Miriam Watsemba Northern Uganda continues to emerge out of...

News

2021 Poll; Democracy in Undemocratic times

Democracy in Undemocratic times; the case of Uganda’s 2021 Presidential Election With tougher policing, tighter ministry...

International News

Museveni, Ruto Launch Kisumu–Malaba SGR Extension to Boost Regional Trade

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday arrived in Kenya, where he joined his counterpart William Ruto to officiate the launch...

News

Women’s Probono Initiative Concludes Two-Day SRHR Mentorship for CSOs and Champions

SRHR issues have, on several occasions, been misinterpreted and challenged by competing narratives that have significantly...

Crime

Two Arrested for Wandering at Night While Armed in Wandegeya

Police in Wandegeya have arrested two suspects in connection with the offence of wandering at night...

News

The Women’s Probono Initiative continues its efforts to empower young female law students in universities by equipping them with diverse life perspectives.

The Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI) continues to strengthen its efforts to empower young female law students...

Environment

Uganda Joins Global Celebrations of the Kigali Amendment

KAMPALA – Uganda has joined the rest of the world in marking ten years since the...

Crime

Police Arrest 75 in Coordinated Operations Across Kampala Metropolitan Area

Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area have conducted a series of coordinated operations between 15th and...

Crime

Police, U.S. Embassy Warn Ugandans Against Imposters and Visa Fraud

Ugandans are increasingly facing a wave of conmen posing as intermediaries while impersonating officials from government...

Crime

Three Killed in Early Morning Crash at Impala Interchange on Entebbe Expressway

Three people have been confirmed dead following a fatal crash that occurred on Monday morning, 16th...

Environment

Beyond the Noise: How You Can Support NEMA to Support You

March 11 to 13 found me in Mbale, attending a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) training...

Religion

Should Choir Members Be Paid? Bishop Bonsu Calls for Balance Between Devotion and Justice

Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu has weighed in on the debate over remunerating liturgical musicians, saying the Church...