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Martin Kpebu said committee members who prepared the Operation Recover All Loot program received no government money for their work. The lawyer told TV3 that the five-person team created by President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, gathered information without accepting state...

A University of Ghana professor claims the attorney general applies corruption laws unevenly through the Operation Recover All Loots program. Joshua Zaato said prosecutors dropped cases against former National Democratic Congress members while pursuing ex-officials from the New Patriotic Party...

Ghana's parliament plans to create legislation allowing officials to investigate people whose spending exceeds their known income sources. Kennedy Osei Nyarko, who represents Akim Swedru, said the proposed law would help reduce corruption and hold citizens accountable for suspicious wealth...

The National Resistance Movement nominated Jane Frances to run for the Oyam District woman member of parliament position in the next election. The party wants to take back the seat from the Uganda People's Congress, which has controlled it for 15 years. Frances thanked supporters after her...

Caritas Uganda needs 600 million shillings to help 380 poor children after international donations decreased. Bishop Serverus Jjumba of Masaka Diocese announced the target at the launch of a fundraising campaign ahead of a charity dinner scheduled for Friday, November 28, at Hotel Africana. The...

Glovo Uganda and Haba Na Haba food bank have provided more than 2.7 million meals to vulnerable families since March 2024 through a program that rescues surplus food from markets. The delivery company uses its courier network to deliver rescued food to households the same day, preventing waste...

Rebecca Kadaga called for action to prevent maternal deaths after singer Olivia Mildred Namubiru died in childbirth on Friday. The East African Community Affairs minister said the country must tackle the problem urgently and stop mothers from dying while giving birth. She wrote on social media...

Canon Mathew Rukikaire will lead Kabale University as chancellor after President Yoweri Museveni approved his appointment for a four-year term. The former privatization minister becomes the second person to hold the post at the southwestern institution since it gained public university status...

City Oilers defeated Namuwongo Blazers 76-70 in the opening game of the National Basketball League Finals on Friday night at Lugogo Indoor Arena. Chad Bowie scored 29 points to lead the defending champions to victory in the best-of-seven series opener. Namuwongo Blazers jumped out to a 7-0 lead...

Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi visited the grave of former President Apollo Milton Obote in northern Uganda on Friday while campaigning for the 2026 presidential election. Kyagulanyi, who leads the National Unity Platform, stopped at the home of Jimmy Akena, Obote's son and president of the...

Uganda will spend 25 billion shillings to build a College of Health Sciences at Mbarara University of Science and Technology to train more medical specialists. Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze announced the plan on behalf of Education Minister Janet Museveni, saying the project aims to...

Uganda's government has transferred 1.8 trillion shillings to the Bank of Uganda as part of efforts to reduce domestic debt obligations amid growing fiscal strain. Public debt has climbed to 96 trillion shillings from 88 trillion shillings one year earlier, driven by infrastructure spending and...

The Uganda shilling gained 4.3 percent against the dollar through August 2025, marking its strongest annual performance among regional currencies, as commodity exports and investor purchases supported the exchange rate. The Bank of Uganda reported net foreign currency inflows climbed to 73.3...

A United States tax on overseas money transfers threatens to reduce cash flows from Ugandans living abroad when the measure starts next year. The Bank of Uganda said the one percent levy under the One Big Beautiful Act will increase costs for people sending funds home from America, which...

Uganda's coffee and cocoa sales jumped 37 percent to $11.1 billion in the year ending July 2025, cutting the trade gap and generating a $1.25 billion payments surplus after a $805 million shortfall the previous year. The Bank of Uganda attributed the gains to stronger commodity prices and to...

President Yoweri Museveni began his Karamoja campaign at Abim Primary School grounds on Monday, crediting disarmament efforts for regional stability after security forces confiscated 41,000 weapons from civilians. The National Resistance Movement candidate told supporters that Karamoja's...

Uganda's Electoral Commission rescheduled candidate nominations for Monday, October 27, and Tuesday, October 28, after the deaths of several aspirants before election day. Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama announced the Parliamentary Elections Act mandates replacement filing periods when approved...

Activist Jestiere Malcom Masarira faced incitement charges before Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa on Saturday after authorities accused her of promoting an unauthorized demonstration against President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Police arrested the 35-year-old for allegedly distributing flyers...

Uganda's agriculture ministry adopted climate vulnerability mapping on Thursday to protect crop yields from weather disruptions at a two-day conference in Entebbe. The scientific tool helps officials direct resources toward areas most threatened by droughts, floods and pest outbreaks that...

The East African Community dispatched 67 election observers to Tanzania on Friday, led by former Ugandan Vice President Specioza Kazibwe. The mission responds to a Tanzanian government invitation and follows EAC Council directives requiring electoral monitoring across all partner states...