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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...

News

Museveni Presides Over Swearing-In of New Deputy Chief Justice

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s new Deputy Chief Justice,...

News

Speaker Oboth Ends ‘Donation Culture’ at Parliament, Prioritises Oversight Funding

The Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Rt Hon Jacob Oboth-Oboth, has called for the restoration of...

Business

Parents Warned as Digital Child Labour Gains Ground

As Uganda joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day Against Child Labour,...

Sports

World Netball Names Technical Officials for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

World Netball (WN) has announced the appointment of International Technical Officials (ITOs) and National Technical Officials...

Health

Global Shortage of Midwives Threatens Millions of Mothers and Newborns

LISBON, Portugal — A new peer-reviewed study has warned that the global shortage of nearly one...

News

Museven Demands Accountability for Government Programmes

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on both ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders and opposition...

Business

From Boda Bodas to Alcohol: New Taxes Set to Shake Household Budgets

The Government has introduced a series of new and revised taxes on selected commodities in the...

News

Inside the FY 2026/27 Shs 84.391 Trillion Budget: Government Prioritises Agriculture, Industry and Infrastructure

The Government has unveiled an ambitious budget for the 2026/27 financial year, prioritising agro-industrialisation, infrastructure development,...

Crime

Katwe Police Detain Three Over Suspected Government Stores

Police in Katwe are holding three suspects in connection with the possession of suspected government stores...

Sports

Police Heighten Security as 2026 FIFA World Cup Kicks Off

Kampala Metropolitan Police has issued security guidelines ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks...