Tag: Uganda
Uganda court releases prominent rights activist on bail
Kampala, Jan. 28, 2026 (Reuters/NAN) A Ugandan court on Wednesday released on bail a prominent human rights activist whose detention was seen by campaign...
Ugandan President, Museveni, seeks 7th term after 4 decades in power
Kampala, Jan. 13, 2026 (Reuters/NAN) When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda...
Ugandan lawmakers in Nigeria for study on assisted reproductive technology
Abuja, Oct 29, 2024 (NAN) A Ugandan parliamentary delegation led by Dr Joseph Ryonga has visited Nisa Medical Group in Nigeria to study Assisted...
New project launched to boost grain trade in East Africa
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), a regional umbrella body for the grain sector, has launched a three-year project to boost regional trade in...
MMA: Nigeria’s Ukah defeats Uganda’s Akello to extend unbeaten record
Nigeria’s female fighting sensation, Cpl Juliet Ukah of Police College, Ikeja, defeated Eunice Akello of Uganda on Sunday night in Enugu to extend her...
Uganda faces malaria funding crisis as int’l donors withdraw support
Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts...
Scrabble: Winning gold at African Games, a dream fulfilled, says...
The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Olobatoke Aka, has said that winning gold at the just concluded 13th African Games was a...
Uganda’s president appoints son as military chief
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defense ministry said on Friday.
Kainerugaba, 48, a general...
UN appeals for support as millions face food insecurity in E....
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has called for urgent support from the international donor community as millions suffer from acute food insecurity...
African Games: Falconets to battle Ghana in Final
Nigeria’s Under-20 female football team, the Falconets, will take on Ghana on Thursday in the final of the women’s football event at the 13th...
Africa needs innovative instruments for economic growth, say stakeholders
Government and institutional representatives have called for innovative instruments that would foster climate action and address the African current debt crisis for the continent...
AHF Applauds Continued Effort to Combat Malaria in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — As the World Health Organization, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF recently announced the allocation of 18 million doses of the first-ever...
AHF Africa Commemorates International Day of the African Child: “CSE Access...
KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Africa joins the world on June 16 in commemorating the International Day of the African Child with their...
AHF Salutes Uganda on Ebola Response Win
KAMPALA, Uganda: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global HIV/AIDS organization, hailed today the Government of Uganda’s heroic efforts in successfully controlling the Ebola Sudan...
16 Days of Activism: Combatting Gender-based Violence is Essential for HIV...
KAMPALA, Uganda — For this year’s 16 Days of Activism, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Africa Bureau urges collective action to turn the tide on...
CHINT’s First Meter Factory Opens in Uganda, Bridging Local Industrial Development
MBALE, Uganda — After 15 years of rooting in Uganda's electric industry, CHINT has built its meter production line in Mbale, eastern Uganda.
CHINT's Uganda...
Quest Digital Finance Connects the Unbanked to Formal Credit Systems
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is home to 25 commercial banks, four microfinance deposit-taking institutions (MDIs), three credit institutions and more than 300 non-deposit-taking microfinance...
