South Sudan’s army and several armed groups killed more than 100 civilians in a surge in violence in a southern region of the country after the signing of a peace deal last year, a U.N. report said on Wednesday. The armed forces also committed sexual violence including rape against around
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women-UN Women has partnered with Gulu district local government to boost Chia seed production among women farmers, URN reports. Chia farming has gained momentum as a popular and exciting farming enterprise among farmers in Gulu and other neighboring districts
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Lawyers of property mogul, Sudhir Ruparelia have objected to the case in which Bank of Uganda (BoU) sued their client (Sudhir) for allegedly fleecing his own bank (Crane Bank in receivership) of Shs397 billion in fraudulent transactions. Ruparelia through his lawyers of Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) today presented a preliminary
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Although the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde is already one of the world's most powerful women. But now she's poised to assume even more influence: on Tuesday, European leaders nominated Lagarde to become the next president of the European Central Bank. Lagarde's nomination was announced in a tweet by
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Uganda’s plan to nationalise its internet data exchange service will result in poorer quality services and discourage investment in one of East Africa’s most thriving information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, industry players say. Internet exchanges are platforms on which internet service providers and network operators exchange data traffic. Uganda’s
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The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), meeting in Baku since 30 June, Tuesday decided to remove the Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine) from the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee said
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The Opposition has attacked President Yoweri Museveni for appointing four Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers as new Assistant Inspector General of Police, saying the move is aimed at militarizing the Police as the country heads into 2021 polls. The Opposition Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda (in featured photo) says
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The Stanbic Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for June 2019 signalled a further improvement in business conditions in the Ugandan private sector. At 57.8 in June, up from 57.3 in May, the survey reflected that Ugandan companies continued to secure greater volumes of output and new orders. In response, firms took
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Parliament is among the list of government entities that owe Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA Shillings 16billion in ground rent and property rates for the 2016/2017 financial year. The others are Uganda Police Force headquarters, National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC among others. The acting KCCA Executive Director, Andrew
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The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has lashed out at the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) for failing to manage the issues of Uganda Cranes players’ allowances better. He said that FUFA should resort to dialogue with the players in Egypt instead of dishing out press statements.
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