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Urban Sudanese professionals find a new purpose in rural Uganda Kiryandongo, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | When war tore through Khartoum and Darfur, over 20,000 Sudanese fled their homes, arriving in Kiryandongo District by May 2024. But this influx was unlike any the region had seen before. The new arrivals were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ofwono Opondo, a former Uganda Media Centre (UMC) Executive Director, will be the NRM party’s flag bearer in elections for the older persons in Parliament for Eastern Uganda. Opondo won the NRM election to pick a flag bearer decisively, 168 votes against State Minister for Older …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Prudential Uganda, in partnership with the social enterprise Tusafishe, has announced the successful completion of the Prudential Climate and Health Resilience Fund, an eight-month initiative that has delivered sustainable, safe drinking water and environmental education to communities across Western and Eastern Uganda. The fund, established …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has entered a three-year partnership with Junior Achievement Uganda (JAU) to deliver a financial literacy and entrepreneurship programme that will empower more than 25,000 learners (aged up to 25 years) with practical skills for sustainable livelihoods and the future world …

Move weaponises aid which America uses to pressure poor countries NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME |  In a controversy-sparking move, Uganda has agreed to a deal with the U.S. to accept migrants deported from America. As Uganda becomes the latest African nation to join Washington’s controversial third-country deportation strategy, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged National Resistance Movement (NRM) delegates to play a leading role in fighting corruption at the local government level and ensuring that government services reach the people. While addressing delegates of the NRM Special Interest Groups (SIGs) at Kololo Independence Grounds …

The airline is set to mark its sixth anniversary on 28 August 2025, and the development adds to the list of milestones since the carrier’s revival Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Flag carrier Uganda Airlines has reached a technical and strategic milestone with its Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), successfully carrying …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jeane Byamugisha, CEO, Hotel Owners Association, summed up the mood in the country today: “Sports tourism—it’s time for it to shine.” She made the bold statement recently on The Podcast, a flagship initiative of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, which is a …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi, officially launched Masheda Foods’ new catfish processing factory, hailing it as a prime example of the country’s ambitious strategy to transform its economy. During the launch event, Ggoobi celebrated the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For decades,  apiarists in Acholi have harvested honey and beeswax, selling them in community markets, cooperatives and processors. Yet one of the most valuable by-products of beekeeping, bee venom, remains largely untapped. Bee venom is the poison that makes bees’ stings painful. Bee venom is …