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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...

Entertainment

Cover Band Singers Clash with UPRS Over New License Fee Directive

Cover band singers have expressed their frustrations about Uganda Performing Right Society (UPRS)’s new directive to...

News

NIRA Marks Valentine’s Day by Officiating Marriages for Couples in Kololo

It was an unusual Valentine’s Day for 12 couples as the National Identification and Registration Authority(NIRA)...

Entertainment

Uganda Dance Nights Announces Ticket Discounts For Ugandan Latin Ballroom Experience

The  Uganda Dance Nights has announced its new ticket prices for the show dubbed Ugandan Latin...

News

Museveni Commends Kanungu’s Nyekundire Group, Pledges UGX 500M Boost

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised Nyekundire Group in Kanungu District for their unwavering support towards...

Entertainment

Daddy Andre Credits A Pass For Waiting Over A Decade To Stage A Concert

Singer-songwriter and producer Daddy Andre, born Ojambo Andrew, has raised concerns about the growing number of...

Environment

Over 54 Illegal Structures Demolished as NEMA Reclaims Lubigi Wetland

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in a joint operation with the Environmental Protection Force, Environmental...

Crime

Four Dead, 37 Injured as Truck Carrying Owobusobozi Bisaka Believers Overturns in Bushenyi

Four people have died following an accident at Omukatagu along the Ishaka-Kagamba road in Bushenyi. The...

Crime

Tragic Death: 15-Year-Old Girl Jumps from Moving Vehicle in Moroto

Police in the Mt. Moroto Region are investigating the circumstances under which a 15-year-old girl jumped...

Entertainment

Iryn Namubiru : Uganda’s Music Lost Its Essence And Direction

Renowned songstress Iryn Namubiru has voiced her frustration over the current state of the music industry,...

Crime

Two Suspects Arrested for Murder of Tanzanian Fishermen on Lake Victoria

The police in Kalangala have arrested two suspects believed to have taken part in the murder...