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An NGO called Spark Microgrants is testing a different way to fight rural poverty in eastern Uganda. They are working with local officials in Bulambuli District on Mount Elgon, supporting village savings groups. Their project coordinator, Grace Emma Akello, explained the simple model where...

Bank staff from UBA Uganda showed up at the Busoro Christ Church Orphanage in Fort Portal with a bunch of supplies. The visit was led by the bank's Chief Operating Officer, Claudia Appia-Asiamah, alongside the marketing head, Hoziana Niyonsaba Semanda, and the local branch manager, Wilber...

A music group from Katobo in Rukungiri District totally pivoted from performing to pig farming. They got seed funding and training from the Microfinance Support Centre, or MSC, in partnership with the Rukungiri Producer Cooperative Union. The group, now called the Katobo Dairy Farm and Piggery...

Military and police units conducted community service in Entebbe ahead of an annual celebration. Joint teams cleaned public markets and trading centers while offering free medical camps in several neighborhoods. Officials stated these activities are part of a broader civil-military cooperation...

Agricultural experts are pushing for major changes to Uganda's broken extension system. A coalition meeting in Kampala highlighted critical issues like poor coordination between groups, a severe shortage of field agents, and ineffective programs that fail to change farm practices. Participants...

Money sent back by Ugandans abroad has become a huge economic asset. Officials noted these remittances topped 1.4 billion dollars last year, which is more than traditional foreign aid. A representative from the International Organization for Migration called this flow a strategic national...

The health ministry has launched a new group of community health workers in Rubirizi District. Permanent Secretary Diana Atwiine stated these trained CHEWs will now operate alongside existing village health teams. Their goal is to boost preventive care and early diagnosis through a unified...

A couple died after a fire trapped them inside a private sauna room in Tokyo. The victims were Yoko Matsuda, thirty-seven, and her husband, Masanari, thirty-six. The incident occurred at a facility called Sauna Tiger in the Akasaka district. Investigators found the room's doorknob had broken...

The board of Washington D.C.'s performing arts center has decided to change its name. It will now be called the Trump-Kennedy Center. A White House spokesperson stated the vote was unanimous, crediting the president for securing funding and saving the building. This action follows the...

A senior police official has promised to keep Nansana peaceful during the holidays and the election period. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Gerald Twishiime stated there will be no tolerance for lawlessness or attempts to disrupt order. He warned that anyone planning to cause chaos...

Women and young people trading fish across borders say unfair barriers are crippling their business, especially for reaching the key market in the Democratic Republic of Congo. During a meeting in Jinja, traders from Uganda and Kenya urged their governments and the DRC to align policies for...

A cattle herder known as Alfred died after being attacked by a cow in the Luuka district. The incident happened in Bulike village while he was watering the animals. Witnesses say the cow grew agitated and charged him, goring him in the abdomen before trampling him. He was pronounced dead at a...

Uganda's prison system is now on its highest alert level ahead of the national elections. The commissioner general directed all units to intensify security and intelligence coordination from mid-December through mid-February. This Standby Class One order restricts staff leave, suspends the use...

The so-called Washington Accord between the DRC and Rwanda is getting a lot of hype. The deal, signed in the US capital, commits Rwanda to pulling its troops out of eastern Congo and stopping support for armed groups within ninety days. It also sets up a joint security mechanism and a new...

Aquaculture, particularly cage farming on Lake Victoria, is exploding across East Africa. This industry now supplies a quarter of Kenya's fish, supporting millions of people. The rapid growth faces a major threat from massive, repeated fish kills linked to water quality. Researchers surveyed...

Officials from Uganda's trade ministry and sugar companies in the Busoga region have set a minimum price for sugarcane. The new rate is 125,000 shillings per ton, established during a meeting with six major millers. Those companies include SCOUL, Kakira, GM Sugar, Kamuli Sugar, Mayuge Sugar, and...

South Sudan's leadership plans to hold a national election next year without finishing a permanent constitution. President Salva Kiir met with ruling and allied party officials in Juba, where they agreed to alter the foundational 2018 peace deal. This change removes the requirement for a new...

Over two thousand new election cops in West Nile just got a serious talking to about staying in line. Officials warned the 2,232 graduates from Zombo, Nebbi, Pakwach, and Madi-Okollo districts against bribery, extortion, drunkenness, and harassing people. They will be posted at polling stations...

President Yoweri Museveni told young people they need to control their sexual behavior. He said the government did its part through childhood vaccination programs, protecting kids from diseases like polio and measles. He argued that personal responsibility is required once someone becomes an...

The UK might send its army doctors to work at the main Ugandan military hospital. This idea got talked about in a meeting between General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's military chief, and the UK's top diplomat in the country, Lisa Chesney. Their discussion happened at the Special Forces Command...