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PRAU members launched the PR Report in Jinja Wednesday.

Minister Tumukunde with delegates to the Uganda–Somalia Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) at the Airport Hotel in Mogadishu Mogadishu, Somalia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda’s exports to Somalia more than doubled in a year, but government officials say busi…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the Berlin Global Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 21, 2026.

WAYA BOY: Tonny Lukwago The Strategy Behind Verified by Waya Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | From Mirembe Beddings and Curtains to Nsambya Furniture Workshop and other established names, Ugandan brand developer Tonny Lukwago is building a professio…

Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo, Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance (2nd left) at the launch on Tuesday.

Deputy Speaker Tayebwa chaired parliament today Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a journalist who edited and shared a misleading version of his remarks about nurses to issue a public apolog…

Cabbage growers in Labongo Amida Sub County, Kitgum district.

Diana Ondoga, Manager, Corporate Social Investment (middle) reiterated the bank’s commitment to partnerships involved with environmental conservation at the kit handover ceremony Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has pledged Sh20…

Justine Nameere, State Minister for Local Government Masaka, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Masaka has dismissed a petition filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Rose Naluboowa, challenging the vote recount and the declaration of Justine Name…

Minister Tumwebaze visits a stall at the World Food Day show.

Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro (4th left) with panelists during the launch yesterday.

Some of the refurbished school facilities under its Adopt A School Programme handed over by Airtel Uganda through the Airtel Africa Foundation.The four beneficiary schools are Arua Public Primary School in Arua City, Kibeedi Primary School in Kibaale Dist…

Farmers cultivating.

Dr Mukiza Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has described the newly unveiled National Data Strategy as illegal, irregular, redundant and adds no value to the National Statistical System.

Gertrude Bulya Nambi, popularly known as Leedear 9, whose TikTok account, @lydiabulya3, has attracted a substantial following through cooking-related entertainment.

Yusuf Nsibambi: I think the burden should be on the state to ensure proper governance.

ABANDONED: Uganda’s parliament has not learnt from the SGS debacle NEWS ANALYSIS | TINAH AKETCH | Uganda’s push to attract investment is confronting a challenge beyond financing and infrastructure: uncertainty over whether government contracts will survive

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has signed a cooperation agreement with INTERPOL aimed at tackling some of the most pressing threats at the intersection of public health and security.

Luo Lan (R) poses for a photo with a foreign tourist at her homestay in Xiahalama Village of Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 9, 2026.

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | In the heart of Uganda’s capital, where the hustle of the central business district meets the digital aspirations of a new generation, Andrew Kasi stands as a beacon of self-made success.

Lumu Sulah Lumu: A businessman’s public identity takes shape Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | In Kampala, where small businesses, retail traders and ambitious entrepreneurs form an important part of the urban economy, public recognition can develop in

This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2026 shows a sculpture and a portrait of Vietnamese general Hong Shui in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Kimuli interacting with Italian investors in Rome, Italy.

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Commercial Division of the High Court in Kampala has ordered Roko Construction Limited to pay Assa Abloy (U) Limited 1.39 million dollars (approximately sh5.7billion) in outstanding payments for doors, accessories and ironmonge…

Delegates at the Doha Dialogue held in Dar-es-Salaam from Oct.5-6.

An agronomist inspecting a coffee plantation in Mucwini sub-county, Kitgum district in 2022.

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Refugee Women being Sensitized on Financial, Business Literacy in the Settlement Arua, Uganda | URN | Refugees and asylum seekers in the West Nile sub-region have been urged to understand their rights and obligations under Ugandan law to promote peaceful…

Parents outside the school premises Wakiso, Uganda | URN | Two pupils have been confirmed dead, and three others injured after a fire gutted dormitories at Hami Junior School in Kagoma, Maganjo B zone, Nabweru Division, and Wakiso District.

The proposed Formula 1 circuit in Bugesera that is 40km south of Kigali.

Ruhindi Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants its membership reduced by half and legislators serving on the accountability committees barred from joining sectoral committees, arguing that competing parliamentary assignments

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Godfrey Otene, Branch Manager, Pearl Bank Soroti, presents a dummy cheque worth sh10 million in support of the Teso Run 2026, one of several events to commemorate the 4th Coronation Anniversary of His Royal Highness Paul Sande Etomeileng Emolot, the Emori…

Winners pose with their trophies at the Kamuntu Golf Day tournament.

COMMENT | RONALD AMANYIRE | People are understandably frustrated by what appears to be an overnight collapse in electricity service delivery following the transition from UMEME to Uganda Electricity Company Limited (UEDCL).

HISTORIC: A truck carrying tonnes of shea butter from Okere City Otuke, Uganda | URN | The Okere Shea Cooperative Society Limited in Otuke District has more than doubled its exports of processed Nilotica shea butter to the United States, shipping 23 metric

Kabera Kampala, Uganda | URN | No suspect has yet been identified in the beheading case of Rwandan ex-soldier Robert Kabera in Mpigi District.

ARB is concerned about a growing number of foreign architects practising in Uganda without professional registration.

Maputo, Mozambique | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda High Commission in Dar es Salaam successfully organized the Uganda Tourism Roadshow in Maputo on 8th October 2026, aimed at promoting Destination Uganda, strengthening tourism partnerships and expanding bu…

Minister Balaam addressing hundreds of residents at Kabango primary school in Kabango town Council in Masindi.

UNOC CEO, Proscovia Nabbanja (C) and COSASE Chairperson, Muwada Nkunyingi during their interface at Parliament.

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (C), both members of an African Union panel of facilitators, arrive for a meeting in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Turkey provides multifaceted support to the Somali security sector, including training for the military and the police both in Turkey and at its military academy in Mogadishu.

Terego, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Protect SRHR consortium has held an annual intergenerational dialogue in Terego District to strengthen community action against teenage pregnancies, child marriage and teenage motherhood.

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan has stepped up nationwide preparedness and surveillance against Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after neighboring Kenya confirmed an imported case, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

Kasese, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Kinoni High School from Rwampara in Mbarara District are the surprise winners of the 4th edition of the Brave Girls tournament held at the weekend.

Full support for girls at St Theresa Schools need to plan for the management of menstrual hygiene Kasese, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | More than 20 schools from the Rwenzori Region have joined Reach A Hand Africa and Enable to challenge menstrual stigma…

River Mpanga Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Tooro King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has called for sustained efforts to protect River Mpanga from growing pressure caused by population growth and climate change.

Part of the incomplete block at kijunjubwa seed secondary school.

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan government on Wednesday called on authorities in South Sudan to protect foreign businesses’ interests and address any concerns through bilateral or regional mechanisms.