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The Uganda Wildlife Authority has a problem. It has more than 100 old court cases, some 15 years old. These cases involve wild animals attacking people near parks and people entering parks when they should not. The cases have not been fixed for a long time, which makes it hard for UWA to do...

Health groups want more money for important work. They help with things like HIV and women's health. The United States said it would stop some aid money. President Trump wants to make sure the money is used well. This change was a surprise. Many groups in Africa need this money. They were not...

South Africa Pulls Troops From Congo After Deaths. South Africa said it would withdraw its fighters from East Congo, where the war is continuing. The news came as President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to meet with other leaders in Tanzania. South African state news worker Sophie Mokoena shared the...

Elder Rights Activist Dies at 87 After Road Crash. John Chrysostom Mbuga Kiwanuka, who became a strong voice for change in Uganda, died on Friday at the age of 87. His son Ashraf Kasirye said a fast-moving motorcycle hit him. Mr. Kiwanuka stepped into the public eye late in life. He stood with...

Rights Leader Steps Down From Uganda Group After 10 Years. Nicholas Opiyo has left his position as head of Chapter Four Uganda. He started the group in 2013 to advocate for people's rights. As a lawyer fighting for human rights, Opiyo built Chapter Four into a strong voice for freedom. The...

Road Cracks Worry Users on Key Uganda Highway. Deep cracks have formed on the Kabale-Kisoro Highway in Uganda, making drivers fear a repeat of last year's road collapse. The breaks appear in the Omubwindi area of Rubanda District. The road leads to Bwindi National Park, a major tourist...

Uganda's Judicial Body Rejects Reports of Top Court Appointments. The Judicial Service Commission of Uganda has denied news reports about changes in the nation's highest courts. The reports had named new judges for top positions. The Commission made clear on Friday that it did not send out any...

Fire Stops Cars on Main Road. A burning oil truck blocked cars near Kiwawu tea fields on the Mityana-Kampala road this morning. The fire spread across half the road path. Road police came to help cars move past the spot. Fire teams rushed to put out the flames. "We ask drivers to stay calm...

News Study Shows More Ugandans Turn to Internet. A fresh study finds that fewer people in Uganda use old forms of news. Instead, more read news on the internet. Ipsos asked 10,002 people about their news likes. The group shared what they learned on Friday. Radio remains the most loved news...

Buganda Chief Asks Catholics to Take Lead Roles. The head of Buganda land, Charles Peter Mayiga, wants Catholics to step up as leaders. He met with church chiefs at Lweza Monastery. Mayiga said the church needs strong leaders who mean what they say. "Leaders must act with clear minds," he told...

Top Law Maker Thanks Local Leaders. Uganda's head lawmaker, Anita Among, praised local chiefs at their big meeting on Friday at the Wakisha Resource Centre in Wakiso. Among said these leaders help ensure the land runs well. "You make laws work for the people," she told them. Your work makes...

Young People Face Hard Time to Sign Up as Voters in Lugazi. The head of a key group in Lugazi says young people cannot sign up to vote. Davis Wanyama leads the National Unity Platform in the town. He tells of chiefs who block papers needed by the young. These papers must come from village...

East African Leaders Meet as Congo Crisis Grows. Leaders from East and South Africa came to Tanzania on Friday to talk about war in the Congo. Uganda's President Museveni joined others at a key meeting about Congo's safety. The talks bring together chiefs from the East African Community and...

Trump Stops Aid to South Africa Over Land Law. Donald Trump has ended U.S. help to South Africa after the nation passed rules letting the state take land from white farmers without paying them. The order makes way for white South African farmers to come to America as people running from what...

Judge Stops Musk Team From Seeing Money Records. A court on Saturday blocked Elon Musk's new office from looking at the money records of many Americans. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer made this rule. The judge told Musk and his team to destroy any records they had already seen. This came after 19...

Trump Ends Biden's Access to Secret Files. Donald Trump has stopped Joe Biden from seeing secret papers and daily news about the nation's safety. This comes four years after Biden did the same to Trump. Trump said on Truth Social that Biden did not need to see secret files. He told Biden the...

Japanese Business Leader Faces Rent Dispute in Uganda. A top former leader of Kansai Plascon must pay $28,800 in missed rent for a home in Kampala's rich Munyonyo area. Building owner Margaret Kumba Nakau wants the money from Kalpana Abe, who led the paint company. The rent fight started small...

Super Bowl Clash Set Between Chiefs and Eagles. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will meet at Super Bowl 58 in a repeat of their battle from two years ago. The game starts Monday at 02:00 EAT for African viewers on ESPN. The big game comes to New Orleans this year. The Caesars...

Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo removed Ssemakadde from speaking at the event. The chief justice said Ssemakadde must apologize for past comments about the courts before he can participate in future events. In the planned speech, Ssemakadde aimed to address key problems in Uganda's courts. He...

Recent claims have questioned Wikipedia's fairness. Larry Sanger, who helped start Wikipedia, sees changes in how the site works. He says the online guide moved away from fair writing by 2006. Money ties raise more questions. George Soros gave $2 million to Wikipedia in 2018. The Wikimedia...