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FIFA has named YouTube as a Preferred Platform for the FIFA World Cup 2026, in a move expected to widen global access to the tournament and reshape how fans follow the competition. Under the agreement, FIFA and its official media partners will use YouTube to deliver a range of content, including extended match highlights, behind-the-scenes footage, short-form videos and on-demand...

The Catholic Bishops of Uganda, through their umbrella body the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), are scheduled to travel to Rome on Sunday, 15 March, for the traditional ad limina apostolorum visit, a key moment in the life of the Catholic Church. In an interview with Vatican News, Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok of Lira Diocese, who also serves as Vice Chairman...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched DG Digital, IATA’s digital Dangerous Goods Declaration solution, as a feature of DG AutoCheck. The new tool fully digitalizes the creation and approval of shippers’ declarations for more than 3,800 dangerous items from lithium batteries to explosives and chemicals. This results in faster document sharing, improved safety, and a significant reduction in...

Uganda and Tanzania have concluded the 5th Session of the Uganda–Tanzania Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) in Dar es Salaam, reaffirming cooperation in trade, infrastructure, energy and regional integration. The meeting, the first in four years under the bilateral framework, brought together ministers, senior government officials and technical experts from both countries to review progress across key areas of cooperation. Officials from...

By Eddy Olwa The Secretary in the Office of the President, Hajji Yunus Kakande, has urged Resident District Commissioners in the Lango sub-region to strengthen supervision of government programmes and ensure public resources translate into services for citizens. Kakande, represented by Senior Presidential Advisor for Mobilisation at the RDC Secretariat, Lt. Col. Kibrai Ambako, made the call while closing a...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised retired Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo for his distinguished service to Uganda, citing his integrity in public service, contribution to strengthening the judiciary and efforts to promote unity in Northern Uganda. The President made the remarks while attending a homecoming ceremony held in honour of the former Chief Justice at Kaunda Grounds in Gulu...

By Nasir Lubwama Uganda has registered a sharp rise in the number of learners sitting national examinations, with the latest results showing improvements in several key subjects even as educators warn about persistent weaknesses in analytical and practical skills among candidates. Data released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) indicates that both the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and...

Bank of Uganda has donated 17 patient monitors worth Shs250 million to strengthen maternal and post-operation care in health facilities across several districts. The equipment was handed over by Bank Secretary Susan Kanyemibwa to the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine in Kampala. The monitors will be deployed to facilities in Soroti, Karenga, Omoro, Buvuma, Buyende, Wakiso, Nabilatuk, Sironko,...

By Samuel Ssenono Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Egyptian firm Orascom Construction Company to carry out a feasibility study for a possible Light Rail Transit (LRT) or monorail system in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. The signing was witnessed by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala. The agreement was signed on behalf of the...

By David Mwanje A new financing partnership is opening access to credit for women entrepreneurs investing in environmentally friendly businesses in Uganda. Finance Trust Bank has partnered with Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) to launch a loan guarantee facility aimed at supporting women-led green enterprises. The facility cuts collateral requirements to about half the value of the loan, easing one of the...