COMMENT | JEREMIAH NYAGAH | As Uganda marks World Environment Day 2026 under the theme: “Climate Action Begins with You: Act Now”the conversation will likely focus on carbon emissions, global targets and international commitments. But in Uganda’s refugee-hosting districts, climate change is experienced in far more immediate ways. It …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Anne Alan Sizomu, Programs Specialist at UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Uganda has indicated that teenage pregnancy in the country is driven by a shifting and complex mix of vulnerabilities that vary across regions, rather than a single cause. “While early marriage was once …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Low participation of women in agricultural mechanization is emerging as a major concern in northern Uganda, despite increasing adoption of modern farming technologies aimed at boosting commercial agriculture and productivity. After nearly two decades of insurgency, particularly during the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency, agricultural production …
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New phase of MTN’s AWE programme targets scaling women-led businesses through finance, digital systems and supply chain integration Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Corporate leaders and entrepreneurship experts have called for stronger support systems to help women-owned businesses transition from survival enterprises into scalable, investment-ready companies following the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Women have asked the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to ensure gender balance when electing the Speakers of the 12th Parliament following the withdrawal of outgoing Speaker Anita Annet Among. The call comes amid growing indications that the race for the top parliamentary positions could …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Development Bank (EADB) has announced the establishment of a USD13 million fund dedicated to supporting youth and women-led enterprises across the East African region, in a move aimed at deepening inclusive financing in the region. The Fund, unveiled during the Bank’s …
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COMMENT | MIRANDA BAGEINE MUSOKE | One of the most powerful forces in our economy remains consistently overlooked. It rarely sits in boardrooms, does not dominate headlines, and is too often missing from mainstream success narratives. Yet it is everywhere, embedded in the lives of women who are building, …
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New study shows where the gaps lie COMMENT | OBASANJO BOLARINWA & SYLVESTER OKEKE | HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV globally. Young people continue to account …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | 94.3 percent of women of reproductive age are aware of family planning service providers in Uganda but only 38 percent have access to modern contraceptives currently, a study conducted by researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. Dr Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, a …
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Kole, Uganda | URN | In the quiet village of Alelibanya in Kole District, Eunice Aceng spent three years living a life defined by pain, isolation, and stigma. “I had a disease called fistula. I leaked urine for three years,” she recalls. Her condition, Obstetric fistula, left her constantly wet, …
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