Uganda
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:04:36 GMTDRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double As Conflict Rages
[VOA] Kampala -- The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:36:54 GMTAtc Uganda Plants 1,000 Trees in Nakaseke to Mitigate Climate Change
[Nile Post] Wireless and broadcast towers provider, American Tower Corporation (ATC) and partners on Friday planted 1,000 trees in Kiteredde village, Nakaseke District.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:10:02 GMTWhy Internet Is So Expensive in Uganda Compared to Other Countries in East Africa
[Nile Post] Uganda's telecom companies have invested heavily in infrastructure services to boost internet access but the low number of users have limited their ability to lower internet costs for their customers including the Small and Medium Enterpr...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:09:57 GMTBesigye Calls for Transparency, Accountability in the Oil Sector
[Nile Post] The leader of People's Front for Transition (PFT) Dr Kizza Besigye has asked President Museveni to make public oil sharing agreements to Ugandans, adding that many people are unaware how he negotiated this issue regarding the oil agreemen...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:07:54 GMTLawmakers Urge Govt to Increase Funding for Mental Health Services
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:10:21 GMTBobi Wine to Judiciary - "Why Pretend You Respect Human Rights By Honouring Benedicto Kiwanuka?"
[Nile Post] The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, has lashed out at the judiciary for honouring the legacy of former Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka, claiming that the same institution has failed to addr...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:10:21 GMTMP to Table Private Member's Bill On Business Startups
[Nile Post] The Youth MP (northern Uganda) Boniface Okot, has announced that soon, he will move a motion to introduce a private member's bill to support startups on the floor of parliament.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:08:00 GMTNSSF Stuck Over 'Orders From Above'
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- In September President Museveni launched a new housing estate constructed by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lubowa, outside Kampala. The $73m estate has 370 housing units and Museveni praised NS...
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:27:05 GMTMassacre Offers Window Into the Past and Future of the DRC Conflict
[The Conversation Africa] For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border c...
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:22:32 GMTAwakening Africa's Sleeping Giant - the Tshisekedi Touch in DRC
[The Exchange] The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the country of its peace.
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:22:16 GMTGovt Urges Kenyans to Minimise Border Movements After Uganda Ebola Outbreak
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health is appealing to Kenyans to minimize their movement along the Western Border following the Uganda Ebola outbreak.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:45:22 GMTUganda Seeks Ebola Funding Amid Exposure of 65 Health Workers
[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- The World Health Organization and Ugandan authorities are seeking nearly $18 million to help contain the Ebola outbreak in the country for the next three months. The initiative comes as Uganda registers the death of the first...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:34:27 GMTParliament Sets Tough Penalties for Human Organ Trade
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Parliament has passed the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill, 2022 setting tough penalties for dealing in human organs for commercial purposes.
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:43:45 GMTThree Africans Among 2022 Right Livelihood Award Winners
[DW] Somali-born Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman with Ugandan Dickens Kamugisha are among the 2022 Right Livelihood Award winners. They have been honored for their fight for human rights despite facing dangers.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:43:22 GMTNo Need of a Lockdown, Ebola Is Easy to Fight, Says Museveni As Five Doctors Test Positive
[Nile Post] President Museveni has ruled out a lockdown as had been suggested by some sections of the public after the outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:30:46 GMTGovt Fights Deadly Ebola Outbreak As President Assures It's Under Control
[VOA] Kampala -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assured the country that an Ebola outbreak is under control and that no restrictions on movement are needed. The country's health officials confirmed cases of a deadly Sudan ebolavirus with six ...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:43:24 GMTSolar Technologies Could Become Next Biggest Environmental Threat, Experts Warn
[Nile Post] Environmental experts have warned that solar technologies could become one of the biggest environmental threats in the near future due to poor disposal of solar waste.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:29 GMTActivists Call for Serious Action to Combat Environmental Degradation
[Nile Post] Environmentalists have said the rapidly growing population of Uganda is greatly affecting the country's climate and have called upon leaders and Ugandans to become the lead champion on the war against environmental degradation to save it ...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:30:00 GMTGovt to Release S.$7.7 Million for Coffee, Tea Seedlings
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Government has agreed to release Shs30 billion towards the supply of seedlings to coffee and tea farmers, the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, has said.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 05:21:33 GMTHow Uganda Plans to Contain a New Ebola Outbreak
[DW] Uganda has quickly put in place emergency plans to deal with recent Ebola cases. Though experts believe that the country is well prepared to handle the outbreak, a new epidemic cannot be ruled out yet.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:30 GMTParliament Gets Serious About Mental Health, Funding Plan Mooted
[Nile Post] MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:29 GMTKasangati Death Sample Is Negative, Ruling Out Any Confirmed Ebola Cases in Kampala
[Nile Post] Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng has said samples from the alleged Kasangati fatality have tested negative, meaning that Kampala is still free of Ebola.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:29 GMTNEMA Orders Hoima Sugar to Restore Degraded Kikuube Forest Reserve
[Nile Post] The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered Hoima Sugar Limited to restore degraded parts of Kikuube mixed land-use project area.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:25 GMTUganda's Bridget Ssamula Appointed CEO of South Africa Engineering Council
[Nile Post] The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has appointed Ugandan engineer, Dr. Bridget Ssamula as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:11:30 GMTAfrican Union Launches Push for Universal Ratification of Anti-Graft Convention
[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi, Kenya -- The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), established in 2009 to invigorate the fight against corruption, has been lobbying countries to ratify its convention to facilitate the elimination of th...
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:27:21 GMTStressed Traders Beg Parliament to Intervene As Taxes Drive Them Out of Business
[Nile Post] Traders under the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have petitioned the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on the high costs of doing business and prayed that government stops selective giving of tax waivers.
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:10:40 GMTGovt Says Does Not Intend to Stop Flights From Uganda After Ebola Outbreak
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government says it does not intend to stop flights from Uganda following the Ebola outbreak in Mubende district.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:31:30 GMTReach a Hand Uganda, Dkt Use Music and Drama to Educate Youth On Sexual and Reproductive Health
[Nile Post] Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU), a civil society organisation in partnership with DKT International have started using music, dance and drama to communicate the various challenges that young people go through while accessing contraception serv...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:33:54 GMTNGOs Launch Self-Regulation Campaign to Help Fuse Tensions With Govt
[Nile Post] In a bid to end the frequent squabbles and clampdown by government, several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) across the country have launched a campaign in which they will conduct self-reflection and adopt their own regulations.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:33:54 GMTLukwago Calls for Quick Enactment of Law to Regulate Boda Boda
[Nile Post] Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has called upon stakeholders in the transport sector to be supportive and expedite the process of enacting an ordinance to manage boda boda cyclists in the city.