Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Uganda has been selected to host the International Water Association (IWA) Water and Development Congress and Exhibition in 2027, with more than 3,000 delegates expected to attend. The announcement was made in Glasgow, Scotland, during the IWA's 2026 Annual General Meeting. The Government of Uganda, through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), will coordinate preparations for the congress, which brings...

By Sharon Basilika Mukono District Chairperson Francis Lukooya Mukoome has urged farmers to embrace coffee and cocoa farming as a source of employment and household income. Lukooya said the district is committed to promoting modern agricultural practices among farmers to increase productivity and improve livelihoods. He said the district will strengthen farmer training programmes, with emphasis on modern farming methods, including irrigation...

David Mwanje Uganda is turning more to the domestic market to finance government spending, putting Treasury bills and bonds at the centre of its borrowing strategy and opening the government securities market to more Ugandan investors. Uganda’s total public debt stock stood at about Shs143.92 trillion at the end of June 2026, up from Shs125.23 trillion a year earlier. Domestic debt...

By David Mwanje Uganda’s private sector expanded in September, recording its slowest growth since January as businesses faced higher fuel and transport costs, delayed customer payments and pressure on supply chains. The latest Stanbic Bank Uganda Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 53.0 in September from 55.0 in August. A reading above 50 signals an improvement in business conditions...

Nairobi, Kenya Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died after returning to the country. The man, who has not been named, fell ill around a month ago and had been treated in the DRC, Health Minister Aden Duale told reporters, before...

Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics. Optogenetics involves controlling nerve signals with light, and helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviours like learning, fear, addiction and movement. The trio were honoured "for...

Mitooma District has deployed 155 newly trained Community Health Workers to strengthen disease prevention, health education and early referral of patients, as the district grapples with a health worker staffing level of just 22 percent. The workers will operate within communities, helping households identify health problems early, promoting immunisation and antenatal care, and referring patients who require further medical attention. Speaking...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates A tanker turned back after being threatened by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a British maritime agency reported. Iran has sought to assert control over the vital shipping route since the start of its war with the United States and Israel. It has repeatedly targeted vessels it accuses of transiting without authorisation, while the US...

New York, United States Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers did not assign, whistleblower Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee, warned Monday. "Companies are being extremely reckless given the stakes," Coxon told local lawmakers at a hearing before the New York City Council. In early September, the British researcher published a...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A drone strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region killed several people in a displacement camp, sources said on Monday, as the government pressed north into rebel territory after almost two weeks of internal conflict that threatens a wider regional war. Fighting broke out between the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and federal forces on September 23, sparking fears of...