Kampala, Uganda | URN | Food once meant to nourish and sustain households is now, in many homes, increasingly linked to sickness, chronic illness, and even death. The Food Rights Alliance and partner organizations warn that unsafe food has become a silent public health crisis, with contaminated meals sending an estimated …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has clarified that Ugandans travelling abroad are not required to present Ebola-free certificates as a condition for departure, despite the country’s ongoing response to an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease. Speaking to journalists on Monday, the Director …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds, African football fans find themselves deeply divided over whether to support South Africa’s national team, Bafana Bafana. For many, the joy of continental solidarity has been overshadowed by recurring xenophobic violence and the mistreatment of African migrants …

MIAMI, United States | Xinhua | Dick Advocaat wept as Curacao’s anthem echoed around Houston Stadium before the island team’s first World Cup match. The veteran Dutch coach later spoke of the “joy of the people” on the island of around 150,000 at seeing their team make history. Barely 24 …

PRAIA | Xinhua | “We are small, yes. But our hope is as vast as the sea.” The words, written in Portuguese on a hand-held placard, rose above a crowd in Praia on Monday night as Cabo Verdeans celebrated a result that already felt larger than football. Around the woman …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The United States and Iran on Monday announced the finalization of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end hostilities following months of negotiations. Despite widespread viewing of the agreement as an important step toward peace, it does not resolve the underlying disputes, leaving the future …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s newly constituted Cabinet has pledged disciplined leadership, accountability and zero tolerance for corruption as ministers began a ten-day induction retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The commitment was voiced by Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has sharply criticised the proposed National Budget for the Financial Year 2026/27, describing it as detached from the realities of ordinary Ugandans and overly skewed towards government and security spending. Speaking during a media briefing at the party headquarters …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | Jinja city-based Nalufenya Children’s Hospital has disclosed that they handle a whopping 800 cases of Sickle Cell disease every month. James Kitonsa, a pediatrician at the hospital, says that their monthly sickle cell disease (SCD) clinic’s load has grown from 760 in 2024 to 800 per …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Christopher Okello Onyum, 39, who was recently sentenced to death over the killing of four nursery school children in Ggaba, has filed an appeal challenging both his conviction and sentence before the Court of Appeal in Kampala. Okello was convicted by the High Court following a …