[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.

[Nile Post] Wireless and broadcast towers provider, American Tower Corporation (ATC) and partners on Friday planted 1,000 trees in Kiteredde village, Nakaseke District.

[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...

[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...

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country.

[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...

[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.

[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...

[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...

[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.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health is appealing to Kenyans to minimize their movement along the Western Border following the Uganda Ebola outbreak.

[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...

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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 ...

[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.

[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 ...

[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.

[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.

[Nile Post] MPs have adopted a motion, urging government to increase funding for mental and psychiatric care services in the country.

[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.

[Nile Post] The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered Hoima Sugar Limited to restore degraded parts of Kikuube mixed land-use project area.

[Nile Post] The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has appointed Ugandan engineer, Dr. Bridget Ssamula as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

[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...

[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.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government says it does not intend to stop flights from Uganda following the Ebola outbreak in Mubende district.

[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...

[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.

[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.