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A Kenyan senator urged East African nations on Thursday to coordinate management of shared waters after visiting Uganda's fisheries research center. David Wakoli Wafula informed officials at the National Fisheries Resources Research Institute in Kajjansi that pollution and inadequate oversight...

President Yoweri Museveni addressed thousands of supporters at Matany Grounds in Napak District on Thursday, concluding his campaign tour of the Karamoja region despite heavy rainfall. The National Resistance Movement candidate praised residents for supporting disarmament efforts that removed...

Justice Minister Norbert Mao asked the government on Wednesday to transfer oversight of the National Transitional Justice Bill from the Internal Affairs Ministry to his own ministry, in order to expedite the passage of the legislation. Mao told a regional working group meeting in Gulu City that...

Police arrested a suspect on Wednesday after a security guard was beheaded at a Kansanga church the previous night. Officers detained Alimu Caleb at Ggaba Landing Site following intelligence work that identified him as the primary person of interest in the attack on Epodoi Moses, age 32. The...

Parliament approved 10.5 trillion shillings in fresh borrowing over three days this week, increasing Uganda's total debt to 126.7 trillion shillings, or 56 percent of the country's gross domestic product. The figure exceeds the 50 percent ceiling that financial institutions recommend for...

Ten members of the National Unity Platform face court proceedings on Friday afternoon in Lira over allegations they damaged a police vehicle and stole equipment. Authorities arrested the individuals on Monday, Oct. 28, 2025, after they allegedly attacked a Criminal Investigations Directorate...

The Uganda Advertising Association has partnered with The Loeries to launch Silverback Creative Week, a series of professional development events taking place from Monday, November 10, to Saturday, November 15, 2025. The six-day program targets marketing, advertising, media and public relations...

Uganda's under-17 men's football team will bring 21 players to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after coach Brian Ssenyondo finalized his roster with four days remaining before competition begins. The squad features three goalkeepers, five defenders, seven midfielders and six forwards who trained in...

Entebbe International Airport processed 226,301 international travelers in September 2025, with departures exceeding arrivals by more than 16,000 passengers. The facility averaged 7,543 people daily across 105,043 incoming and 121,258 outgoing movements, marking a decrease from August, when...

Religious officials from western Uganda have asked King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV to restore the Tooro Kingdom Constitution, which was suspended in 2012. The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Tooro Chapter, met at the Fort Portal Catholic Diocese to address governance concerns stemming...

President Yoweri Museveni declared that cattle rustling and insecurity in Karamoja had been permanently eliminated under the leadership of the National Resistance Movement. The president addressed journalists at Morulinga State Lodge in Napak District on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, while...

President Yoweri Museveni announced that 172 of 209 villages in Nakapiripirit District receive safe water, achieving 82 percent coverage in the Karamoja region. Government data presented on Wednesday showed the district ranks among the highest for water access, as officials plan to address gaps...

Religious leaders from western Uganda urged political candidates and citizens to prioritize peaceful conduct ahead of the 2026 national elections. The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Tooro Chapter, met at Fort Portal Catholic Diocese on an unspecified date to address concerns about campaign...

Uganda National Examinations Board reported zero examination breaches as the Uganda Certificate of Education tests concluded on November 7, 2025. The agency has eliminated fraud schemes that previously targeted private institutions through extortion attempts involving false claims of paper...

A Ugandan magistrate refused bail for two National Unity Platform bodyguards who have been detained since August on accusations of conducting unauthorized military training. Edward Sebuufu and Achileo Kivumbi have remained in custody for 68 days alongside party officials Alex Mufumbiro, Doreen...

Equity Bank Uganda joined Water.org at a gathering in Kampala to establish financing programs addressing the nation's water and sanitation deficit. The agreement extends a 2011 Kenya collaboration that created specialized loan products for infrastructure improvements across East Africa...

Tanzanian cities faced renewed unrest on Thursday as demonstrators challenged election results showing President Samia Suluhu Hassan winning nearly 95 percent of the votes in Mbeya province. Armed forces fired weapons in Mwanza while security personnel blocked major thoroughfares in Dodoma and...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing growing calls to eliminate deputy minister positions after two deputy police ministers revealed that they had operated without assigned duties for more than a year. Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale informed a parliamentary committee this...

Landless People's Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi questioned the government's capacity to deliver free tertiary education under its present structure when he addressed the National Assembly on Thursday. His remarks came as officials redirected $814 million from the annual budget to education...

A fundraising effort has collected over 800,000 Namibian dollars toward a 1 million dollar reward for tips leading to arrests in the poaching death of a pregnant black rhino named Dorsland. Poachers shot the animal at Doro Nawas conservancy over the weekend and removed horns valued at 500,000...