Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda continues to face a significant household energy challenge, particularly in rural communities where access to modern energy sources remains limited. The vast majority of families rely on biomass fuels such as firewood and charcoal, burned on traditional three-stone fires or rudimentary metal …

  As the world marked World Refugee Day, a growing number of displaced families in Uganda are moving beyond survival and building sustainable livelihoods through access to financial services.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Every year on June 20, World Refugee Day reminds the world that behind every …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court has today postponed a ruling on the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer Erias Lukwago. Lukwago is seeking temporary freedom on misprision of treason charges. The ruling is now expected to be delivered electronically through the Electronic Court …

Arua is currently Uganda’s second-busiest airport after Entebbe and sits at the centre of a region rich in agricultural, tourism and mineral resources   Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured €155.99 million (Shs 677.4 billion) in financing from the African Development Bank Group to transform Arua Airport into …

  Kigo, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  Dr Kato Sebbaale strengthened his lead in the I&M Bank Serena 63 Golf Series on Saturday at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort in Kigo. Sebbaale’s 242 turned up as the highest points of the day, consolidating his lead ahead of the second …

  Uganda’s Shs84.4tn budget, the largest in the country’s history, allocates substantial funding to security, transport infrastructure, healthcare, education and agro-industrialisation   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economic prospects will depend less on policy announcements and more on execution, economists and business leaders have warned, as the country …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said travellers leaving the country do not require Ebola-Free Certificates for international travel, visa applications or overseas employment, as authorities seek to curb misinformation and fraudulent testing schemes targeting prospective migrants. Prof. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health …

  BB Energy initiated legal proceedings in London’s courts last year, alleging that South Sudan failed to deliver oil cargoes purchased under the prepayment arrangements   London, UK | AGENCIES | London’s High Court has upheld an injunction preventing South Sudan from entering into new oil prepayment agreements until it …

  Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Richard Mucunguzi and Helen Kisinde stole the show on the par-71, lakeside Entebbe Golf facility on Saturday during the MTN Quarterly Tee. Mucunguzi took the top prize of the day with a brilliant card score of 65 nett on the day to claim …

    Kampala, Uganda | URN | Lawyer Medard Lubega Sseggona has accused prison authorities of locking up former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago together with a tuberculosis (TB) patient. Sseggona told Makindye chief magistrate’s court that although prison authorities had made efforts to manage Lukwago’s condition, overcrowding at the facility, …