Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out the transportation of petroleum products across Lake Victoria, warning that an accident involving a fuel vessel could contaminate one of Uganda’s most important freshwater resources. Museveni said Uganda should instead rely on pipelines and railways to move petroleum products, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Long after the final Amen has faded, the melodies remain. Every Sunday, in Catholic churches across Uganda, congregations rise in unison to sing the songs that defined their faith: “Tusimbe ffena mukisinde,” “Alifuga Ensi Yonna,” “Ndi mu ssanyu lingi,” “Ndisiimisaaki nze Omukama,” and “Ddunda tusasire.” …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the construction of the Kampala Storage Terminal (KST), a major infrastructure project in the oil and gas industry. The terminal, located in Nsujjumpolwe Village, Kiringente Sub-county, Mpigi District, off the Kampala-Mityana Road, will serve as a petroleum storage facility for finished …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has heard that the Criminal Investigations Department of Police paid UGX 59,300,000 to Makerere University’s Institute of Languages Project Account for transcription services of audios and videos arising from various meetings in which jailed Dr Kizza Besigye and others discussed a …

Geneva, Switzerland | URN | The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is showing encouraging signs of slowing in some areas, but continues to grow and kill, with cases rising sharply in North Kivu. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says transmission is …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Makerere University is offering supplementary examinations to final-year students with retakes so that students don’t wait for an additional academic year to complete their degrees. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabus Nawangwe, told journalists on Tuesday that the initiative follows concerns by students over delays in completion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s marketing industry is set to come under review as the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) return for their sixth edition, with organisers planning a State of Marketing Address to examine emerging trends and challenges shaping the sector. The awards, organised by Evolve Group …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States faces global doubts and criticism after announcing for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, with countries warning against an “arms race” in space. U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the United States has …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) says it is working with employers to remove unqualified personnel from positions that require professional accounting qualifications, rather than relying on forceful enforcement. ICPAU Council President David Timothy Ediomu said the approach is yielding results, with …

Paris, France | URN | Uganda is stepping up efforts to attract more French tourists and investors as the country seeks to increase its share of the lucrative French tourism market through the International French Travel Market (IFTM) in Paris. The three-day tourism exhibition, which started Tuesday at Paris Expo …