Bars, beer makers spike uptake in vaccinations, East African states fight over job quotas, Museveni vows to catch ‘pigs’ killing Ugandans, President outlines Africa focused COP agenda

Beer makers Uganda Breweries Limited, Century Bottling Company, the makers of Coca Cola in Uganda, the…

Let Africa make its own choices, Museveni makes passionate call on renewable energy

President Yoweri Museveni has called on the world to allow Africa explore more than a few…

NSSF in continued ping pong with savers; Kenya, Uganda announce date for inspection of Uganda’s milk and sugar facilities; Uganda Airlines reaches for the sky as Bobi Wine snubs Besigye pressure group

Last week was not a very pleasant one for Ugandans with savings in the National Social…

No, Uganda is not making it illegal to be gay (again)

Seven years after an act of parliament made homosexuality a crime punishable by death, the anti-gay…

Why merging government agencies is the way to go

In July, the government of Uganda set out to reform its operations in a process of…

Aucho replaces Okwi as Uganda captain ahead of 2022 World Cup Qualifiers

BY MARK KAWALYA Uganda cranes Serbian coach Micho Sredojevic named a new captain that would hopefully…

Battle of the decade: How Tyson Fury rose from double knockdowns to stop Wilder

By MARK KAWALYA Tyson Fury had one of the most grueling tests of his unbeaten career…

KCCA’s new signing Emmanuel Wasswa anticipates stronger post-surgery recovery

Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club’s newly signed midfielder Emmanual Wasswa is hopeful he will return…

Social Media giants must regulate hate content across Africa

BY ROSE NAMAYANJA NSEREKO For years, a graphic video of the torture of former Liberian President Samuel Doe…

How Africa’s ‘strongmen’ have helped return peace to Sudan after 17 years

On March 28, 2021, the Government of Sudan signed an agreement with the Sudan’s People Liberation…

From shooting people to development activity, a major shift for African armies

BY PETER MWAYI Arguably, conflict in Africa over political contestations is slowly reducing and being gradually…

Chobe, a pearl within the Pearl of Africa

For many years now, the Source of the River Nile has been one of the biggest…

How penetrating Middle East market could change Uganda’s export bill

The Government of Uganda in October launched a 6-month hunt for investors to pump $40 billion…

Kampala’s rapidly growing suburbs explain why businesses are closing shop

Over the last two years, Uganda’s capital city, Kampala is experiencing a transformation of its metropolitan…

Uganda’s Ssese Islands, a group of 84 islands, each with a unique story

The Ssese Islands are an archipelago of 84 islands in the northwestern part of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, the world’s largest tropical lake, the…

The underlying milestones as Uganda, South Sudan waive entry visa requirements

BY PETER MWAYI October 1, 2021 marked a key milestone for trade partners South Sudan and…

1986 to date: The changing face of Uganda’s entertainment industry

BY PETER MWAYI Between 1991 and 1997, Congolese musicians Kanda Bongo Man, Tshala Mwana, Alous Mabele,…

Without Ugandan government’s UPE programme, all hope was lost for MP Ssemwanga

BY PETER MWAYI Born in 1986, as the National Resistance Army/Movement (NRA/M) shot their way into…

A few concessions is all it took for Kenya, Uganda to bury looming trade hatchet

Since the 1970s and long into the early 1990s, Uganda was heavily dependent on its eastern…