Rukungiri, Uganda | URN | The number of incumbent Members of Parliament who have lost their seats in the general election in the Kigezi region has risen to nine. Among the latest casualties is Naboth Namanya, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) flag bearer and incumbent Member of Parliament for …

Mbale, Uganda | URN | Three incumbent Members of Parliament in Mbale District have lost their seats following the just-concluded parliamentary elections. The affected legislators include Robert Wandwasi, the Bungokho South MP, who was defeated by Geofrey Wokuri, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer. Wandwasi polled 7,527 votes against …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has expanded its parliamentary presence in the Busoga sub-region, winning eight seats compared to just one in the previous term. The incumbent Jinja City Woman Member of Parliament, Manjeri Kyebakutika, had previously been the lone NUP MP from the sub-region. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Kampala District Returning Officer, Rashid Hashakya, has officially declared Erias Nalukoola the winner of the Kawempe North parliamentary seat, securing more than 34,000 votes. Nalukoola, who contested on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, once again defeated the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Faridah Nambi …

Mbarara, Uganda | URN | At least thirteen incumbent Members of Parliament in the Ankole sub-region lost their seats in the 2026 general elections, marking a major political shake-up across several districts. In Mbarara City, Mbarara City North MP Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari lost his seat to Christopher Bakashaba following a …

With external borrowing under pressure, African states are redesigning how they fund infrastructure. Capital-market instruments, pooled funds and long-term domestic investors are emerging as central to the continent’s next build-out. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are increasingly exploring alternative ways to finance infrastructure, moving beyond conventional external …

COMMENT | PETER THOMSON  |  While the ocean’s health is perilously close to a tipping point, 2025 offered reasons for hope. In fact, over the next five years, we have an opportunity to pull back from the brink and ensure that the ocean continues to stabilize the climate, feed billions …

COMMENT | TIMOTHY SNYDER | In certain ways, this autumn in the United States has recalled the autumn of 1938 in Nazi Germany, when mass deportation of undocumented people was one of Hitler’s most ambitious coercive policies before the start of World War II. In the US, too, the connection …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seeks a seventh term in office, his case to Ugandans is increasingly framed not in ideology or liberation history, but in economics. Growth figures, infrastructure investment, financial stability, and a long-term vision for structural transformation now sit at the centre …

CARACAS | Xinhua |  Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday called on the legislature to approve an oil industry reform plan to attract foreign investment and promote the country’s economic recovery. In her annual report to the legislature on behalf of the administrative body, Rodriguez said that the relevant …