Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

YUMBE Refugees and host communities in Yumbe and Madi Okollo districts are reporting improved rice harvests following the introduction of better seed varieties and farming methods under a project funded by the Government of Japan. The project, which focuses on women's economic empowerment and peaceful coexistence, is being implemented by Peace Winds Japan in collaboration with UN Women Uganda, the...

Mombasa, Kenya A Mombasa court is expected to deliver a long-awaited verdict in the trial of Kenyan pastor Paul Mackenzie and his associates, who are accused of murdering 191 people, mostly children, in the Shakahola cult case. Hundreds of bodies have been recovered since 2023 from Shakahola Forest, inland from the coastal resort town of Malindi, in what became known as...

By Sharon Basilika Uganda Christian University (UCU) has raised more than Sh50 million in contributions and pledges during its annual Tuition Run to help students struggling to pay tuition fees. The event, held at the university's main campus in Mukono, brought together students, staff, university partners and well-wishers to raise funds for students at risk of dropping out because of financial...

By Sharon Basilika Mukono District Health Officer Dr Steven Mulindwa has appealed to the government to expand the maternity ward at Mukono General Hospital, citing overcrowding, inadequate staffing and shortages of essential medicines. Mulindwa said the hospital continues to receive a growing number of expectant mothers from Mukono and neighbouring districts, including Kayunga, Wakiso and Buikwe, placing considerable pressure on its...

KIRA MUNICIPALITY. Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure is preparing to inspect roads in Kira Municipality following complaints that ongoing water pipeline installations have damaged sections of recently completed roads. The Deputy Chairperson of the committee has inspected Shimon Road and several other roads between Kira Police Station and Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine, where contractor Sogea is laying water pipes. According to the...

Kinshasa, DR Congo In a surprise move, former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila has taken charge of the rebellion led by the anti-government armed group M23 in the east of the country, raising questions about his military and political objectives with an already uneasy political situation growing more uncertain in Kinshasa. Rebel chief and warlord? Kabila, 55, was president of the...

Geneva, Switzerland The first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine is expected to begin in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of October, World Health Organization experts said Tuesday. The DR Congo's worst-ever Ebola outbreak has passed the 9,000-case mark, with the number of deaths exceeding 4,000. Among the many challenges facing the response is the lack of any approved vaccines...

Johannesburg, South Africa Gunmen shot dead two members of South Africa's African National Congress party Thursday as they campaigned for local government elections next month, police and reports said. The attack in the politically volatile eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal comes days after four ANC youth activists were killed in a shooting near Johannesburg. Tensions are rising ahead of the November 4 local government...

Khartoum, Sudan An airstrike killed five children in a paramilitary-controlled town in Sudan's North Kordofan state on Thursday, a rights group said, blaming the attack on the army. The strike came as Sudan's de facto leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said he had told US President Donald Trump he remained committed to peace efforts despite months of stalled progress. Fighting has intensified...

Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia announced on Thursday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held next year in the deeply fragmented country that faces a long-running Islamist insurgency. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's second term ended earlier this year but his government declared a "transition period" in May, despite an agreement with the opposition on holding elections. Mohamud has been attempting to move Somalia towards...