Kampala, Uganda | URN | There is heavy security deployment at the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) headquarters and Katonga Road in Kampala, preventing party members and staff from accessing the offices ahead of a planned protest march to the Judiciary headquarters. Field Force Unit (FFU), anti-riot police and traffic officers …

Masaka, Uganda | URN | Dozens of people claiming to be victims of election violence have gathered outside Masaka High Court, demanding justice as hearings of petitions challenging the February 15 parliamentary elections get underway. The group, dressed in yellow overalls bearing portraits of Hellen Nakeeya, the National Resistance Movement-NRM candidate …

Arua, Uganda | URN | West Nile is set to become the first region to formally endorse Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s bid for the Ugandan presidency in 2031, with supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda-PLU preparing for a major mobilisation event in Arua City. The endorsement is scheduled for today, September …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s long-awaited first commercial oil production is now expected by June 2027, after the government again revised its production timeline, raising fresh questions about a project whose delivery dates have shifted repeatedly over the past two decades. The latest indication was given when Finance Minister …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | In the misty shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains, behind the pristine white walls of Karuziika – a Royal Palace that has stood for over a century, a high-stakes historical drama is unfolding. It is an elegant, tense standoff that perfectly mirrors a 200-year-old cycle of …

MADRID, SPAIN | Xinhua | FC Barcelona remained top of La Liga and preserved its perfect start to the season with a 4-2 win away to a determined Levante on Sunday. Raphinha was one of Barcelona’s standout players, providing assists for young defender Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal as the …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Erling Haaland scored the only goal as Manchester City battled to a 1-0 win away to Manchester United in a bad-tempered derby on Sunday, maintaining its perfect record. The Norwegian striker stuck out a foot to score from a narrow angle on the hour mark, …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Friday that its ongoing Ebola outbreak is “under control” and has passed its peak, although local flare-ups, continued transmission and the spread of the disease to a seventh province point to persistent risks. …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | From the 1977 EAC breakup to the Rift Valley Railways concession and today’s missing wagons, Uganda’s railway records reveal decades of investment but no continuous account of where the assets ended up. After the collapse of the East African Community (EAC) in 1977, the Uganda …

Kitgum, Uganda | URN | Residents in Kitgum District are calling for the decentralisation of national identification services to sub-counties to reduce the distance and costs involved in accessing National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) services. The residents say the current arrangement, where they are required to travel to designated …