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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Saturday urged the public to remain calm after the East African country confirmed three new Ebola cases, including its first two local transmission cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to five since the index case was reported on …

  COMMENT | YOWERI K MUSEVENI | Mr. Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile and incapable of judging right. You will, however, discover that at 82, I am still able to defend Uganda and myself with the Bible, the AK-47 and the pen. You are supposed to be a …

Kasese, Uganda | URN | Female fish traders operating along Uganda’s border points have raised concern over rising cases of sexual harassment, corruption, and inconsistent trade regulations that they say are undermining their businesses and livelihoods. The complaints were voiced during a stakeholder dialogue organised by Kilimo Trust in partnership …

‎Bukedea, Uganda | URN | Security operatives, including personnel from the Army, the Police CID, and the Internal Security Organization (ISO), conducted a three-hour search at the residence of Zipporah Akol, a personal assistant to the former Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. ‎‎ ‎‎The operation took place on Friday evening …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday the country has recorded three new cases of Ebola virus disease bringing the total number of confirmed cases recorded in the country to five. The new cases include a Ugandan driver who transported the first case who has …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | On the busy streets of Kampala, Uganda’s capital, a quiet transformation is unfolding. Sleek, locally manufactured electric buses are becoming part of the city’s daily rhythm, marking the country’s accelerating drive toward greener and more sustainable urban transport. Since their introduction, the green-and-gray 40-seater electric …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the former Kira municipality member of parliament, will dedicate most of his time now to growing his current party, the People’s Front for Freedom-PFF. Ssemujju, the Secretary General of PFF, lost the parliamentary seat he had held for 15 years to National Unity …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday proposed establishing a continental Ebola Incident Management Support Team in Uganda to strengthen coordination and monitoring of the disease response across Africa. The proposal was presented during a meeting between a visiting Africa …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda and Furaha Finserve Uganda have expanded their education financing partnership to include schools, introducing financing and school fee collection solutions aimed at improving financial sustainability within Uganda’s education sector. The announcement was made during a Headteachers’ and School Owners’ …

  Partnership born from a landmark leadership visit to Huawei’s global headquarters in Shenzhen commits both organisations to a shared vision of Bank 5.0 innovation, data-driven banking and expanding access to financial services for all Ugandans and Africans.   Shanghai, China | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s Centenary Rural Development Group and …