Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Resident District Commissioners have been warned against waiting for ministers to uncover problems with government programmes in their districts, as government steps up scrutiny of service delivery and the use of public resources. Secretary in the Office of the President Hajji Yunus Kakande says RDCs and other government representatives must regularly inspect projects, track public resources and act on problems...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Pastor Robert Kayanja for promoting production and community development through his ministry, particularly in Karamoja and Kiryandongo. Museveni made the remarks at the Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference at Miracle Centre Cathedral in Rubaga, Kampala. The seven-day conference, hosted by Pastor Robert Kayanja and Pastor Jessica Kayanja, has attracted Christian leaders and visitors from...

Paris, France September 25, 2026 - 11:24 AM (UTC - 7) Claims that Canadian-Haitian writer Thelyson Orelien used AI tools to write his best-selling debut novel are rocking the French literary world and posing questions about how AI can be detected. An X account with a handful of followers sparked the controversy by claiming that the AI-detecting program Pangram had concluded the tale...

Lourdes, France September 26, 2026 - 10:35 AM (UTC - 7) Pope Leo XIV on Saturday rode along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and held an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands in Paris, before flying to the holy pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southern France. The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is on a four-day trip to...

Conakry, Guinea September 26, 2026 - 07:16 AM (UTC - 7) Sidya Toure, former prime minister and a leading opposition figure in Guinea where dissenting voices and political parties have been stifled, has died at age 81, sources close to his family told AFP. Toure had been leading one of the country's major opposition parties, the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), from...

By Tumwine Byaruhanga The United Arab Emirates has eased precautionary entry measures imposed on Ugandan nationals in June following the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. The decision was announced on September 26 by the UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security. UAE...

NJERU, BUIKWEBy Sharon Basilika Residents and traders in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, have asked the government to construct a modern market and relocate the municipal landfill. They raised the concerns during the National Clean-Up Day exercise at Njeru Market and the UEB Ghetto area. Residents, local leaders and factory workers took part in the exercise, using wheelbarrows, shovels and other equipment to...

By Joseph Mary Buwule Thousands of mourners gathered in Kyanja, Kampala, on Friday for the burial of veteran musician and Afrigo Band leader Moses Matovu Bukenya, popularly known as Papa Moi. Matovu, 77, died on Thursday, September 24, after sustaining injuries in an attack at Kibuli Market Zone B in Makindye Division. He was taken to Kibuli Hospital, where he later died. Police...

Antananarivo, Madagascar A year after igniting protests that forced the president from power, Madagascar's Gen Z activists say they feel betrayed by a new government they accuse of resorting to the same old tactics. The young protesters were euphoric when they were joined by soldiers from the Capsat military unit in October last year, a turning point in weeks of anti-government demonstrations. President...

The United Nations rights chief warned Friday of the threat the escalating fighting in Ethiopia poses to civilians, adding that "deeply troubling" internet and telecommunications interruptions were increasing the risks. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) seized local airports and launched attacks into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara this week with the support of local armed groups, saying...