The leadership of the Independent Online Journalists Association Uganda (INDOJA-U) over the weekend ( Saturday) hosted a delegation from Open Society Foundation (UK) together with Human Rights Network for Journalists- Uganda (HRNJ-U), headed by Robert Ssempala. Ms Elisa Juega Ocana, the Program specialist, Program on Independent Journalism and Mr Carlos
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In a bid to facilitate planning and quality service delivery, the Ministry of Education and sport together with Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) have flagged a team of researchers that will carry out the exercise of counting all education institutions in Uganda for a period from 11th March to April
Read MoreThis month Pericles Lewis, Yale University's Vice President for Global Strategy and Deputy Provost for International Affairs, visits Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda to meet with leadership, alumni, and medical residents. Yale and Makerere University have a long, rich partnership that dates back nearly two decades. In 2002, Dr. Majid
Read MoreTony Elumelu, the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and the United Bank for Africa, has challenged African leaders to prioritise the future of the African continent in order to make it better. He made this call at the inaugural Africa Now Conference held in Kampala.
Read MoreSouth Sudan’s six-month-old peace deal is doomed to collapse unless the sides can settle a string of disputes and bring former rebels into the army before the formation of a new government in May, a think-tank said on Wednesday. About 400,000 people have been killed, and more than a third
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has revealed the basic leadership principle needed for Africa to transform. Museveni made the revelation on Tuesday in speech at the Africa Now summit held at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The summit is organised by the Africa Strategic Leadership Centre. "Education per se isn’t enough. If it
Read MoreRwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere wants the International Crimes Division of High Court to relax his bail terms and conditions. He made the request while appearing before Justice Margaret Oumo Oguli on Monday in fulfillment of one of his bail conditions. Mumbere was arrested on November 27th, 2016 together with
Read MoreForum for Democratic Change-FDC party has asked the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to isolate youth who have started attacking Dr. Kizza Besigye and other party leaders in the name of people power. Addressing journalists at the FDC headquarters on Monday, the party Spokesperson, Ibrahim Ssemujju
Read MoreThe Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has said Islamic banking could be a good initiative for Ugandans who hope to borrow money. According to Kasaija, Ugandans have been reluctant to borrow from banks due to the high interest rates charged by commercial banks. Islamic banking, is
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday with his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Entebbe. According to a post on Museveni's social media pages, the two leaders discussed bilateral matters affecting the two countries. "Hosted President Uhuru Kenyatta this afternoon at State House Entebbe. We discussed issues of bilateral
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