Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has partnered with Starlink to extend the MTN Group–Starlink partnership in Uganda, bringing satellite-enabled connectivity closer to enterprise customers operating in remote, underserved and hard-to-reach areas. This collaboration adds Starlink’s satellite capability to MTN Uganda’s enterprise solutions portfolio, offering an additional connectivity …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has been re-declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization after completing the required 42-day period without recording a new confirmed case. The declaration was made on Wednesday by Dr Kasonde Mwinga, the WHO Representative in Uganda, almost a month after the Ministry of Health …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has defended the anti-corruption inspection tours being conducted by Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara and State Minister Justine Nameere, dismissing concerns that the ministers could be “Kutomera” or blindly searching for wrongdoing. Museveni says the inspections are responding to longstanding complaints from …

Terego, Uganda | URN | Over forty South Sudanese refugees have been arrested and detained in Terego District in connection with Tuesday’s riots at Imvepi Refugee Settlement that left offices belonging to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), UNHCR and police damaged or burnt. The violence followed a dispute …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government needs to establish a comprehensive methane emissions management framework before commercial oil production begins, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has warned. In a new briefing titled Strengthening Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emission Abatement, NRGI says Uganda is approaching oil production without …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government is on course to issue its first-ever sovereign green bond early next year, targeting up to 500 million US Dollars, equivalent to about 1.865 trillion shillings. The move, if implemented, would help the country mobilise funding for climate-friendly projects and narrow the large …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four new Irish potato varieties developed by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) are now ready for distribution to farmers following successful testing and approval. The varieties—NAROPOT 7, NAROPOT 8, NAROPOT 9 and NAROPOT 10—were approved and released for multiplication in March 2025 after completing …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Only seven of an estimated 90 large Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) have so far obtained licences from the Bank of Uganda, with just over five weeks remaining before the September 30 deadline for eligible institutions to come under direct central bank supervision. The …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has adjourned its scrutiny of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) after a dispute over the regulator’s leadership prevented MPs from proceeding with substantive audit queries. COSASE had summoned IRA officials to respond to findings contained …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A group of Uganda Police Force officers who joined the institution in 2001 has marked 25 years of service, with former Inspector General of Police Gen. (Rtd) Katumba Wamala commending them for producing some of the Force’s most dependable and accomplished officers. The 70 members of …