Press freedom in Uganda is facing a deeply disturbing downward trend, United States Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has said. She made the remarks last night while speaking at the launch of the Uganda Press Photo Awards (UPPA) publication titled 'UPPA: 5-years of Photojournalism.' The book, a brainchild of Foreign
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President Yoweri Museveni's former tutor has spoken about the character of President Yoweri Museveni during his university days. Dr Graham Mytton described him as a bright but fierce, forceful, frightening and intimidating student during his days at the University College, Dar es Salaam. Mytton, a veteran scholar, author and media
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) condemns the high-handed manner in which the state has treated the directors and editors of Red Pepper, who have been in detention for two weeks. In a press statement issued on Thursday, ACME says the continued shutdown of Red Pepper and its affiliate titles
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Uganda’s Health Ministry has revealed that it is true that Cabinet discussed the issue of hiring doctors from Cuba at the time Doctors were striking. State Minister for Health-General Duties Sarah Opendi made the revelation on Wednesday while appearing before the Parliament Committee on Health. This is after e MPs
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Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing "a mega-crisis", aid agencies say. This means that for the second consecutive year, DR Congo is worst-affected by conflict displacement in the world, the agencies add. DR Congo has been hit
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Ugandan judge, Solome Balungi Bossa was on Tuesday elected to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands. Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN broke the news of her election on twitter praising the efforts of the East African nation's team to have scoop
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By Farhad Khan The African Development Bank projects that Uganda’s GDP will grow from 5.1% in 2017 to 5.8% in 2018. Among other factors, the government has highlighted the role of information communications technology (ICT) as key enabler for this trend toward growth. As key stakeholders in the country continue
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Aliko Dangote was honored at the Bloomberg 50 annual gala dinner held at New York's iconic Gotham Hall on Monday night. Bloomberg's list of 50 most influential names who have had an impact on the world in 2017 included Dangote, Africa's richest person, for his outstanding commitment of over $4B
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Uganda’s military says it has begun the withdrawal of 281 troops serving in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. This is part of a UN plan that will see African Union (AU) soldiers’ numbers reduced by 1,000 by the end of this year. At the moment there are more
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Ending child marriage today could generate $3 billion (Shs10.9 trillion) per year for Uganda by 2030, says a new report published by the World Bank. In contrast, the perpetuation of child marriage would lead to lower educational attainment for girls and their children, higher population growth, substantial health risks, higher
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