UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua |  The hostile environment in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is hampering response to an Ebola outbreak, UN humanitarians warned Monday. The United Nations (UN) and its humanitarian partners said that insecurity, population movements and displacement are significantly complicating surveillance, contact tracing and …

  The Fall of Uganda’s Parliamentary Caesar   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The political arena of Kampala has long resembled a modern Colosseum, but no one quite expected the Senate floor to turn so decisively on its chief architect. For four years, Speaker Anita Among ruled the August …

Kanungu, Uganda | URN | The Uganda–Democratic Republic of Congo border in Kanungu District has been temporarily closed following an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo, as authorities intensify measures to prevent the disease from spreading into Uganda. The closure affects the Ishasha and Kyeshero border points, which serve as …

Archbishop Grysa, a senior Vatican diplomat from Poland, has been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Seychelles and Mauritius, and as Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and La Réunion Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Tomasz Grysa as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, in a …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Police detectives are at Parliament to conduct a search as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. A convoy of five police vehicles carrying officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the police forensics team …

  Starlink is already operational in several African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Ghana   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has licensed Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate in the country, joining a growing but uneven wave of African markets opening to satellite internet services …

The region is growing, but fiscal fragmentation is keeping businesses from trading freely across borders   NEWS ANALYSIS | AHMED FARAH | East Africa’s growth story remains one of the most encouraging on the continent. The IMF projects the East African Community (EAC) to grow by 5.6% in 2026, above …

Anita Among’s Political Rise Faces Its Toughest Test NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | Anita Annet Among’s reported withdrawal from the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has triggered renewed debate about the trajectory of one of the country’s most influential political figures. The withdrawal, announced via her official X …

  How new Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo forced Uganda to halt its biggest religious gathering   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For weeks, Christian Congolese pilgrims had been walking. From the crowded trading centres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from villages shadowed by militia violence and chronic displacement, …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Boda boda riders in Uganda have appealed to the Uganda Traffic Police and government to consider reinstating the Express Penalty System (EPS), warning that road discipline has sharply deteriorated following the suspension of the automated traffic enforcement system. Speaking on behalf of riders in Kampala …