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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...

Crime

Suspect Arrested After Attempted Robbery in Najjera

Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested a suspected robber accused of targeting bank customers...

Religion

Museveni Calls for Global Justice, Affluence at State House Iftar Dinner

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda and current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), has called...

Crime

Gun Recovered as Police Foil Attempted Robbery in Bugolobi

Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area have conducted a series of disruptive operations targeting criminal elements...

Crime

Man Arrested Over Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Luwero

The Police in Luwero District have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing...

Environment

NEMA’s Tushabe Receives International UNEP Recognition for Protecting the Ozone Layer

KAMPALA – Josephine Tushabe has received the international recognition from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), a...

Crime

64 Suspects Arrested in Joint Night Security Operations Across Kampala Metropolitan

The Uganda Police Force, in coordination with sister security agencies, has intensified intelligence-led disruptive operations across...

Opinion

ANIMOSITY WITHOUT END: THE US’S GENERATIONAL OBSESSION WITH BREAKING CUBA

BY Osbert R. Biryomumaisho “He who makes a habit of punishment soon forgets he ever had...

Crime

Over 3,100 Suspects Taken to Court as Police Nab Two Panga Weilding Men in Kabowa

The Uganda Police Force has arraigned more than 3,000 suspects in court in February alone as...

Crime

10 Stolen Motorcycles Recovered in Old Kampala; Three Arrested

Police in Wakiso have arrested three suspects in connection with a spate of motorcycle robberies and...

Environment

NEMA Rolls Out Domestic Solid Waste Management Initiative in Mukono Municipality

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has launched a new waste management initiative aimed at promoting...