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

64-year-old Yonasi Kwitegeka arrested over alleged aggravated defilement in Kanungu

The police in Kanungu have arrested a 64-year-old man identified as Yonasi Kwitegeka, alias Swenkuru, a...

Feature

Intergenerational community vibes as youth pop corn and receive skills.

By Tusiime Tutu On Tuesday, while the current president of Uganda swore in for his seventh...

Business

Museveni, Jacob Zuma Discuss Uganda–South Africa Investment Cooperation

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today hosted former South African President Jacob Zuma at State Lodge Nakasero,...

Crime

28 Held Following Kira Raid Over Suspected Pornography and Human Trafficking

Police in Kira Division are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking and the promotion of...

Crime

Over 60 Suspects Arrested in Kampala Crime Crackdown

Detectives from the Kampala Metropolitan Police have carried out a series of operations targeting street crime,...

Crime

Mubende Mobile Money Agent Attacked, Shs 9 Million Stolen in Armed Robbery

Police in Mubende District are hunting for assailants who attacked a mobile money and banking agent,...

Health

Government confirms Uganda safe despite isolated Ebola cases

The government has dismissed reports suggesting that Uganda is unsafe due to the Ebola outbreak, assuring...

Religion

Uganda Martyrs Day to Be Marked in Parishes Amid Ebola Concerns

The Uganda Episcopal Conference has announced that Catholic faithful across the country will commemorate the Uganda...

Crime

22-Year-Old Woman Dies After Suspected Self-Stabbing in Entebbe

Police in Entebbe are investigating a suspected suicide by stabbing that occurred in Kitoro, Entebbe Municipality,...

Business

Museveni, Dangote Discuss $17 Billion Regional Refinery Project

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed Uganda’s support for a proposed regional oil refinery project following...