Uganda

Uganda: Education Minister’s announces dates for reopening schools and tertiary institutionsUganda: Education Minister’s announces dates for reopening schools and tertiary institutions

Uganda: Education Minister’s announces dates for reopening schools and tertiary institutions

Minister for Education and Sport, Janet Kataaha Museveni has said that if everything goes according to plan, the schools will…

April 6, 2020
Uganda donates food to vulnerable people during lockdownUganda donates food to vulnerable people during lockdown

Uganda donates food to vulnerable people during lockdown

Officials in Uganda have donated food to vulnerable people living in the metropolitan area of Kampala during the lockdown. Stringent…

April 5, 2020
Uganda’s COVID-19 cases reach 44Uganda’s COVID-19 cases reach 44

Uganda’s COVID-19 cases reach 44

This was announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday night as he clarified on some of the measures he had…

April 1, 2020
Uganda confirms first COVID-19 caseUganda confirms first COVID-19 case

Uganda confirms first COVID-19 case

Uganda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus from a 36-year-old Ugandan who travelled from Dubai on Ethiopian airlines on…

March 22, 2020
Uganda’s Tumukunde charged with treasonUganda’s Tumukunde charged with treason

Uganda’s Tumukunde charged with treason

A Kampala court on Wednesday remanded Ugandan presidential aspirant Lt-Gen Henry Tumukunde in Luzira prison until March 30 on charges…

March 21, 2020
MTN reviews tariffs in Uganda, CameroonMTN reviews tariffs in Uganda, Cameroon

MTN reviews tariffs in Uganda, Cameroon

Mobile phone giants, MTN, are tweaking their tariffs in the area of mobile money transfers in some African countries with…

March 20, 2020
COVID-19: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries COVID-19: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries 

COVID-19: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran,…

March 13, 2020
ICC bans people from trial in UgandaICC bans people from trial in Uganda

ICC bans people from trial in Uganda

International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Uganda-based Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA),…

March 12, 2020
Museveni describes the poverty in UgandaMuseveni describes the poverty in Uganda

Museveni describes the poverty in Uganda

President Museveni has said Ugandans will remain poor if they spend much of their time sleeping instead of engaging in…

March 10, 2020
AFDB launches Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI)AFDB launches Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI)

AFDB launches Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI)

The African Development Bank and its partners on Wednesday launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), designed to aid…

June 13, 2019
Uganda protests Rwanda military incursion on its territoryUganda protests Rwanda military incursion on its territory

Uganda protests Rwanda military incursion on its territory

Uganda on Saturday protested an incursion by Rwandan soldiers on its territory that it said resulted in two deaths, a…

June 3, 2019
Uganda Hosts Commonwealth Anti-Corruption ConferenceUganda Hosts Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Conference

Uganda Hosts Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Conference

Anti-corruption chiefs will convene in Kampala from 6th to 11th May 2019 to discuss ways of dealing with corruption, one…

May 8, 2019
Uganda at Risk of Ebola Following Violence in DR CongoUganda at Risk of Ebola Following Violence in DR Congo

Uganda at Risk of Ebola Following Violence in DR Congo

Reports of people from DR Congo being prevented from crossing the border into Uganda and choosing to enter the country…

May 6, 2019
Charcoal Traders Go to Uganda After Kenya BanCharcoal Traders Go to Uganda After Kenya Ban

Charcoal Traders Go to Uganda After Kenya Ban

Kenya's ban on logging in 2017 has seen charcoal traders flock to Uganda, which is now putting a strain on…

May 6, 2019