Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security operatives on Sunday arrested Digitaltalk Media journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose, one of the petitioners in the recently nullified Computer Misuse Act 2022, on unspecified charges. Mukose was picked up shortly after appearing on a political talk show on 90.8 Metro FM, located on Martin Road …

Arua, Uganda | URN | At 18 years of age, Janet Eyotaru, now 62, joined male artisan miners at the Ayelembe stone quarry site after getting married in the same area at the age of 16. After giving birth to her first child, Eyotaru was forced to join a group of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | In many Ugandan communities, the birth of a child with a disability is met not with celebration, but with silence—a silence rooted in stigma, superstition, and limited medical knowledge. According to the UBOS 2024 National Population and Housing Census, approximately 13.2% of children aged 2 …

Kasese, Uganda | URN | Government-aided primary schools in hard-to-reach areas in Kasese District are grappling with severe challenges that continue to undermine pupils’ academic performance, despite efforts by education stakeholders to improve learning outcomes. In Maliba Sub-county, Kamabwe Primary School is among the worst hit.The school lacks permanent classroom structures, forcing …

OPINION | URN | Just weeks ago in Maputo, African trade ministers took a step the continent has often postponed: defining a common position before others define it for them. The February 26, 2026 meeting was a focused effort to consolidate Africa’s priorities ahead of the World Trade Organization Fourteenth …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A new UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report highlights chronic underfunding as one of the biggest barriers to education in Uganda. It warns that low public spending continues to undermine learning outcomes and fuel alarmingly high dropout rates across the country. Uganda has, over the years, …

Hoima, Uganda | URN | The state minister of state for sports, Peter Ogwang, has said the government is ready to fix all anomalies discovered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at Hoima city stadium and other stadiums across the country ahead of the 2027 African Cup of Nations …

Gulu, Uganda | URN | Fugitive Prison Warder Moses Anguyo who shot dead Deputy  Officer in Charge Prisons and two other  people in Kiboga Prison has been arrested from Aru Town (Congo)  by security. Anguyo has been on the run after committing the offence and his arrest comes three weeks …

Gulu, Uganda | URN | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has registered a drastic increase in premature births in its maternity ward, despite ongoing efforts by health officials to sensitise expectant mothers on healthy lifestyle practices. The hospital, which serves the entire Acholi sub-region and parts of Northern Uganda, recorded 7,632 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Just two days before nominations were due to open, the Parliament of Uganda has indefinitely suspended the by-election process to fill two seats in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), citing an official clarification issued today. In a formal notice dated March 28, 2026, and …