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Read More »Ambassador Adonia Ayebare takes over at Foreign Affairs
Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Ambassador Adonia Ayebare has formally assumed office as minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda. This follows his swearing-in ceremony held 11th August 2026, at State House, Entebbe, where he subscribed to the Oaths of Allegiance and of Minister before President Yoweri Museveni. At a …
Read More »Cyberattacks Threaten Uganda’s Growing Digital Economy – Airtel Warns
Airtel Uganda has called for the establishment of a national cyber resilience framework to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and essential services. Airtel Uganda IT Director, Uwagboe Ehimwenman, made the call during a panel discussion at the inaugural National …
Read More »The lies of Uganda’s Rasputin
How a fraudulent young man infiltrated the state house, spread nd caused the president to fire many of his staff KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS TEAM |When Stephen Nuwagaba went to parliament for the first time, he was seeking audience with the speaker, Anita Annet Among. He had called …
Read More »Olara Otunnu: Uganda’s 30-year-late gamble for UN top job
After three decades of waiting, Uganda has finally put its weight behind the man it once might have backed when his moment was at its brightest COVERY STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Saturday, Aug. 8, Olara Otunnu boarded a plane to the United States, headed for New York …
Read More »Uganda Airlines: The architecture of a turnaround
Five months into the job, Ato Girma Wake is quietly rebuilding Uganda Airlines from the inside out COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | When Ato Girma Wake accepted the role of acting chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines five months ago, he inherited something few airline executives would envy. An …
Read More »CONFIRMED: Ugandan troops heading to Gaza for peace mission
Parliament approves UPDF deployment to Gaza after heated debate Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip after a heated and deeply divided debate. The motion, introduced unexpectedly during plenary by the Minister ofa …
Read More »Has Uganda changed the Ebola rulebook?
Uganda says modern outbreak science has changed what investigators can know. Is it time to rethink the 42-day rule? COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When Uganda’s Ministry of Health announced on July 28, 2026, that the country had declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, something unusual …
Read More »The enemy within State House
How a crook infiltrated the highest office in Uganda and caused untold disruption Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | Erina Kagisha is the wife of the former commander of SFC, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa. She works in the legal department of the Office of the President at …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Who is Nuwagaba?
Response to Mwenda on the issue of Stephen Nuwagaba COMMENT | YOWERI K MUSEVENI | The People of Uganda, especially the Bazzukulu. Kopango. Iriyo maber. Apoyo kwir maber recently. Having thanked Ugandans for voting very well in the recent LC-1 elections, we shall get time to say more …
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