News Uganda: From Gloves To Crown: London Goalkeeper George Kamurasi In Line To Become Next King In Uganda
A football goalkeeper from south-east London could soon trade his gloves for a crown after being selected as the proposed next king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom. George Desmond Kamurasi (36) is the ...
News Uganda: Uganda’s rise to Africa’s top tier medical research hub
A massive expansion in clinical trial capacity and long-term research infrastructure has propelled Uganda into Africa’s top recipients of major medical research grants from leading partners like the ...
News Uganda: Uganda pushes to simplify carbon market rules to safeguard local investors, farmers
To streamline the market, Uganda introduced the National Climate Change (Climate Change Mechanisms) Regulations, 2025 ...
News Uganda: Ugandan Online TV Bridges Information Gap For The Deaf
Signs TV Uganda Team Leader Simon Eropu gestures during an interview with Reuters inside their studio in Kabalagala suburb of Kampala, Uganda July 18, 2022. Reuters / ABUBAKER LUBOWA When Susan Mujawa ...
News Uganda: Glovo is betting that Uganda’s informal economy can go digital
Kolawole Adeniyi has spent the past four months leading Glovo Uganda as its general manager. A trained pharmacist from Obafemi Awolowo University, he holds an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid.
News Uganda: Uganda courts investors to tap trillion-dollar mineral wealth
Despite its mineral potential, Uganda's mining and quarrying sector currently contributes about 2.2 per cent to GDP ...
News Uganda: Uganda’s golf breakthrough opens new window for tourism, business and investment
Uganda is set to gain greater visibility on the international golfing circuit this September after the Pearl of Africa Golf Series became the country’s first professional golf tournament to attain ...
News Uganda: Uganda's military unveils statue of Netanyahu's brother who died in 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue
Uganda’s military has unveiled a monument to Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yonatan Netanyahu was killed during a 1976 hostage rescue in Uganda....
News Uganda: Uganda: Njeru Investors Raise Land Grabbing Concerns, Warn of Impact On Investment
Investors in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, have raised concerns over alleged land grabbing, warning that prolonged land disputes are affecting business expansion and could undermine the area's attractiveness to potential investors.
News Uganda: Uganda: Government Subsidises Eco-Friendly Cooking Stoves By 50 Percent
The government is subsidising eco-friendly cooking stoves by 50 percent to make clean cooking more affordable and accelerate Uganda's transition away from charcoal and firewood.
News Uganda: Uganda central bank holds rates, says price pressure from oil hasn't spread
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Uganda's central bank maintained its key lending rate on Thursday, saying higher oil prices had not triggered broader price pressures so far. • The rate was held at 9.75% for the eighth consecutive policy meeting in a row. • Headline inflation in the East African country rose to 4.0% year-on-year in July, up from 3.7% in the previous month. • "
News Uganda: Uganda Footballer David Owori Killed In Kampala Robbery Attack
SC Villa captain David Owori, 27, died after a suspected robbery attack in Kampala. The Uganda international was remembered as a leader who helped the club win the 2024 Uganda Premier League title ...
News Uganda: What experts are saying as Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda kills more than 1,000 people
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing in history, with over 1,000 deaths. Health officials are racing to contain the virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment. The...
News Uganda: Facebook says it is committed to Uganda despite social media tax to quash 'gossip'
Facebook has told CNBC that it is committed to its connectivity work in Uganda despite a recently imposed tax on social media use in the country. A report surfaced earlier this week saying that the ...
News Uganda: Can Northern Uganda become tourism’s next star?
When most international travellers think of Uganda, images of mountain gorillas, national parks and the source of the Nile often come to mind. But in Doha this week, Uganda set out to tell a different ...
News Uganda: Paara, Chobe Safari Lodges granted another 30-year concession
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has renewed concession agreements with Marasa Africa, allowing the hospitality company to continue operating three of Uganda’s best-known safari lodges for another ...
News Uganda: Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo, Uganda
A new outbreak of the infectious Ebola virus has killed dozens of people in a remote part of Congo, according to the Africa CDC health authority. Neighboring Uganda later said one person had died in an "imported" case.
News Uganda: Why Uganda Is The Next Big Destination To Know
Often described as one of the most powerful wildlife experiences, an encounter with a mountain gorilla is high on many a wish list. Uganda has the highest number in the world of these elusive primates and trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is one of the best places to see them. Elsewhere, Uganda also has an abundance of other wildlife, including chimpanzees and the Big Five. Here’s why Uganda should be top of your travel list this year…
