Tag Archives: Uganda

Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Abraham Ainamani secured a 2-stroke victory over a strong field of 35 professionals to triumph after 4 rounds of action in the inaugural MTN Pro Tees Golf Series at Entebbe Club on Friday. The Palm Valley Golf Club professional sunk a total of 11 birdies …

Ar’u, DRC | URN | Ugandan health and security officials are in high level talks over joint management of the Ebola treatment center in Ar’u in DR Congo. Currently the government of DR Congo has established a satellite center to manage the pandemic but with limited capacity, a situation that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The expected oil revenues could provide an important source of financing for the country’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP), but they will not be sufficient on their own to fund investments required to transform the energy sector and achieve broader development goals, experts have said. The …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated 4 million U.S. dollars from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the Ugandan government’s response to Ebola, a UN spokesperson said Thursday. The newly-released funding is part of a …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala Lord Mayor and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) President Erias Lukwago has been brought to the magistrates’ court premises at Makindye, where the government is set to charge him with misprision of treason. Medard Ssegona is leading his defence team. Misprision of treason is …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The family and lawyers of former Kampala Lord Mayor and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) President Erias Lukwago have filed a habeas corpus application in the High Court, seeking orders compelling security agencies to produce him before the court and explain the legal basis of …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Former Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago, who was abducted by security forces at his home on Monday, has been dumped at Kira Division police headquarters, where a team of his lawyers has rushed to. According to former Deputy Lord …

  The R in Public Relations is a Card You Can Play to Win   COMMENT | SHIRLEY BIRUNGI | There is a growing appreciation of what public relations professionals bring to the table. This is because organizations continue to face a critical need to communicate strategically with their publics or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Veteran communications strategist, public relations professional, and corporate governance expert Henry Rugamba has been appointed the new chairperson of the Board of Directors for Equity Bank Uganda, effective June 15, 2026. He succeeds Mark Ocitti Ongom, who retired from the position after nine years …

  From Bidi Bidi in Uganda to Dollo Ado in Ethiopia, refugee families are proving that economic opportunity can be as important as humanitarian assistance   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When Viola fled South Sudan with her one-year-old daughter, survival was her only concern. The journey to Uganda’s Bidi …