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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The United Nations Trade and Development agency has warned that rising public debt interest costs are increasingly squeezing spending on health, education and other development priorities in developing countries, with Uganda among the countries facing a particularly heavy interest burden. In its latest A World …

  Busia, Uganda | URN | Calls to redirect money spent on national Independence Day celebrations towards improving health services have emerged in Busia District, where residents say persistent drug stockouts and inadequate hospital facilities continue to affect access to treatment. As Uganda marked 64 years of independence on October …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Ugandan animal-health company ERAM Uganda Limited is set to receive regional recognition for its contribution to veterinary care and the livestock sector at the 6th Edition of the East Africa Brand Quality Awards, scheduled for October 16, 2026. Vice President Jessica Alupo is …

  SPECIAL REPORT | As unreliable rainfall leaves smallholder farmers across the country counting losses, the government is preparing to expand irrigation infrastructure. Solar-powered pumps could help farmers take greater control of water; but affordability, access to water and the delivery of public programmes will determine whether the technology reaches …

Arua, Uganda | URN | When Ayikoru Edith, not her real name, was growing up, she expected the adults around her to prepare her for the challenges of becoming a young woman. But the 16-year-old says that guidance never came. In 2023, while preparing to sit her Primary Leaving Examinations, Ayikoru …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has warned charcoal dealers, transporters and even domestic users that the ban on charcoal burning and trade in northern Uganda remains in full force, declaring that carrying even a single bag will not be spared. The warning came as inter-agency enforcement …

  Cotton output fell from 78,000 tonnes in 1972 to 14,000 tonnes in 1976 and just 2,000 tonnes in 1987.   NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | As Uganda marks 64 years of independence, cotton remains one of the country’s traditional cash crops, but production and export earnings have fallen far …

  For Evelyne Masika in Kasese, carbon payments have become livestock, school fees and a plan that runs to 2030.   Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On her half-hectare farm in Kogere Village, Rukoki Sub-county, Kasese District, Evelyne Masika has transformed how she uses her land. Until 2021, the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The shortage of bitumen and delays in relocating utility services could derail Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) target of completing most ongoing road construction works by December 2026. KCCA says construction has progressed well across several divisions, but contractors still need bitumen to surface some …

Busia, Uganda | URN | Uganda has been urged to urgently complete a 12-kilometre road linking Lumino Sub-county in Busia District to the Mulwanda border point, where Kenya has already extended its road network to the border river. The proposed road would open a third border connection between Uganda and …