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...

News

Child Protection Advocates Raise Alarm Over Rising Online Sexual Harassment Risks Facing Children in Digital Space

Following recent security operations in Kampala that led to the arrest of 27 girls and young...

Health

Country Rolls Out Lenacapavir Injection to Strengthen HIV Prevention Services

Researchers, through the Ministry of Health, have announced that Uganda has received 19,200 doses of Lenacapavir,...

News

Uganda Leads Africa’s Inland Fisheries Production as Demand for Fish Surges

Fisheries and aquaculture are key sources of food, nutrition, and livelihoods in Africa. However, as demand...

News

Museveni Addresses Regional Military Officers, Urges Africa to Unite Politically

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also Commander-in-Chief (C-i-C) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), today delivered...

Health

Preventing Unintended Pregnancies: A Key Step in Reducing Unsafe Abortions

As cases of deaths and lifelong complications resulting from unsafe abortion continue to rise, stakeholders are...

Crime

Police Arrest 40 Suspects in Operations Against Criminal Hideouts in Kira and Mukono

Detectives from Kampala Metropolitan East and the Mukono Territorial Police have conducted a series of successful...

News

Museveni Challenges New Cabinet to Prioritize Service, Integrity and Results

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State to dedicate themselves...

News

Museveni Presides Over Swearing-In of New Deputy Chief Justice

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s new Deputy Chief Justice,...

News

Speaker Oboth Ends ‘Donation Culture’ at Parliament, Prioritises Oversight Funding

The Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Rt Hon Jacob Oboth-Oboth, has called for the restoration of...

Business

Parents Warned as Digital Child Labour Gains Ground

As Uganda joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day Against Child Labour,...