BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has been busy this spring, leading efforts to drive international cooperation, share development opportunities and uphold fairness and justice, thereby injecting much-needed stability and certainty into a volatile world. ENHANCING COMMUNICATION TO BOOST TIES Amid a turbulent international landscape, Xi has …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Months after the conclusion of the 2026 general elections, Uganda remains locked in a digital standoff. While the Electoral Commission (EC) officially declared Yoweri Museveni the victor in mid-January, opposition figures have turned to X (formerly Twitter) to wage a persistent campaign for “granular transparency,” …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | URN | Civil society leaders, activists, and opinion leaders in the Sebei sub-region have called on President Yoweri Museveni to use his upcoming swearing-in address to respond to growing public concerns over the rising cost of living, unemployment, land disputes, and shrinking civic space. The leaders say many …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded eight people, including Counter Terrorism Police officers and private security guards attached to the security detail at the Bank of Uganda, on charges of neglect to prevent a felony in connection with an alleged office break-in and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security officials have ordered heightened deployments across the Kampala metropolitan area ahead of the presidential inauguration, including targeted operations against entertainment venues suspected of harboring criminals and against late night moving motorists. Heavily armed columns of UPDF soldiers, SFC Presidential Guards, Field Force Unit personnel, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni prepares to take the oath of office for a seventh term on May 12, 2026, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, security has been tightened across Kampala, with major traffic diversions and restricted access expected to affect movement in the capital. The …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A fast-tracked feasibility study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the proposed 400-megawatt Kiba Hydropower Project has officially been launched by the Government. Speaking during the flag-off meeting at Amber House in Kampala on Friday, officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | While the Ministry of Education declared a three-week holiday break for learners to rest after a long term, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Across the country, children carrying heavy school bags still walk or ride boda bodas to school. In places …

Mbabane, Eswatini | URN | Calls for African legislators to unite against what was described as growing interference by the European Parliament in the domestic affairs of African states dominated discussions at a meeting of the Eastern Africa Regional Parliamentary Group under the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Totore FM, a Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) regional radio station in Karamoja, has been officially launched in Moroto District with a renewed mission to drive transformation and development through the promotion of culture, tourism, and government programs in local languages. The station was first established …