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Biography of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost

Before his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was Prefect of the Dicastery...

International News

A Life of Humble Service: Pope Francis Dies at 88

The Holy Father, Pope Francis, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88 at his...

News

ARFSD Closes with Call for Women’s Leadership and Innovation

The Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) has officially concluded with...

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)...

Health

Surviving Against All Odds: A Female Sex Worker’s Fight with HIV and Stigma

In Uganda, both sex workers and youth face significant risks of HIV infection, aggravated by stigma,...

Gender

Teenage Pregnancies Soar as Floods Uproot More Families in Kasese district

By Diana Taremwa Karakire Kasese District-Uganda Kasese district in Western Uganda, has in recent times gained notoriety...

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...

International News

States urged to take action on children’s rights to a clean environment focusing on climate change

Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States...

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...

Environment

From Desolation to Rejuvenation: Kamwenge Village Unites to Save Rushango Wetland

At the border of Kamwenge and Ibanda districts lies the Rushango Wetland, a once desolate and...

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,...

Business

President Museveni advocates for refinery, petrochemical industry cooperation with Iran

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged H.E Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati, the leader of the Islamic Republic...

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 “Kaleke Kasome” Rescue Mission in Karamoja, a case of Faith

By Tusiime Tutu Child Marriages continue to persist within African Cultures. Specifically, in Uganda, in the...

International News

Commonwealth Nations Convene in London to Drive Global Transition to Sustainable Energy

Representatives from 56 Commonwealth nations across Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Pacific, and Europe will convene...

Business

Total Energies Uganda Oil Project Advances Despite Opposition From Climate Campaigners

By Diana Taremwa Karakire Total Energies is pressing on with its $10 billion oil project, in...

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...

Health

HIV prevention a challenge in men who have sex with men as info on event driven PrEP remains scanty

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its recommendation for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to include...

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...

Feature

How the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected Palliative Care in Uganda

Pain is hard to explain as it is hard to endure. However, for patients with access...

News

How Ugandan Journalists started own Newspaper after losing jobs due to COVID-19

On March 20th 2020, President Yoweri Museveni made a national address and announced a full-time lockdown...

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

President Museveni Delivers Lecture on Economic Transformation to Zimbabwe Army

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has delivered a lecture on economic and strategic transformation to a delegation...

Business

PS Kumumanya Commissions UGX 845 Million Buwana Milk Collection Centre

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government, Mr. Ben Kumumanya, has commissioned the UGX...

Crime

Three Dead in Ultimate Security Company Shooting

Three people are dead following a shooting at Ultimate Security Company in Mbuya on Wednesday morning....

News

Museveni Tasks Leaders to Track Real Impact of Parish Development Model

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on local leaders to conduct a detailed parish-by-parish assessment of...

Environment

Uganda’s NEMA Hosts Kenyan Counterparts for Benchmarking on Environmental Licensing System

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Uganda, is hosting a delegation from Kenya’s NEMA for a...

Crime

Police Investigate Building Collapses in Buziga, Claims One Life

Kampala, Uganda – Police in Kampala are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a building...

Health

How Zimbabwe’s Health System Profits From the Dead

By Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Blessing Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when...

Crime

Mob Kills Robbery Suspect in Ndejje as Police Recover Two Guns

The police at Katwe are investigating a case of aggravated robbery and mob justice that occurred...

Crime

One Dead, Three Injured in Kansanga Electrocution Accident

One person died and three others were hospitalised following an electrocution incident that occurred on Friday...

News

Museveni Unveils Shs 72 trillion Budget, Says Uganda’s Economy Has Taken Off

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presented Uganda’s national budget for the 2025/2026 financial year, noting that the...