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...

Religion

“God and Caesar”:Relics of Uganda Martyrs Return Home for Multimedia Historical Exhibition

Ugandans have been granted a rare opportunity to witness the story of the Uganda Martyrs through...

Entertainment

The first day of the annual Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival climaxed with a fashion showcase that impressed the Queen Mother Besty Kemigisa.

The first day of the annual Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival climaxed with a fashion showcase that...

Entertainment

Diva DubaiModelingAgency: Transforming Local Talent into Global Icons

*Dubai, UAE – [Date]* – As the oldest and most esteemed modeling agency in the UAE, Diva Dubai Modeling Agency...

Crime

28-Year-Old Boda Boda Rider Murdered in Nakaseke; Motorcycle Stolen

Police in Nakaseke District are investigating the circumstances under which Juko Adam, a 28-year-old boda boda...

Crime

Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Defilement and Murder of Infant in Kyankwanzi

The police in Kyankwanzi have arrested two suspects in connection with the defilement and murder of...

News

Uganda Airlines Expands Its Regional Network With Addition Of Abuja

Uganda Airlines has expanded its regional network with the addition of Abuja, Nigeria, as its 14th...

Entertainment

Beenie Gunter’s show postponed

Beenie Gunter’s show postponed Beenie Gunter’s debut concert has been postponed to November 2nd 2024 originally...

Politics

Electoral Commission Rejects Name, Clors of FDC Katinga Faction New Party

By URN The Electoral Commission-EC has written to the promoters of Peoples Front for Freedom [PFF],...

Entertainment

Everything in check for Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival

Artistes have already made their drops for this year’s Ekyooto Ha Mpango festival happening in Fort...

Crime

Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Defiling 15 year old Pupil in Kamuli

The Police in Kamuli have in custody a 39-year-old teacher for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old P.7...