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Copenhagen, Denmark: Uganda and Denmark are exploring a Government-to-Government cooperation framework aimed at strengthening Uganda’s firefighting, fire prevention and emergency rescue capacity. The discussions have gained momentum following a technical fact-finding visit by a Ugandan delegation to firefighting and emergency response institutions in Denmark. The delegation visited Falck Fire Denmark and the Franck Fire Training School in North Zealand, where officials...

Ugandan entertainment promoter and events organizer Fame Mukisa has secured a major partnership deal with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, marking a significant milestone in his continued efforts to promote Ugandan music and culture across Europe. The deal follows a series of successful events organized by Mukisa in Amsterdam, where he has built a strong reputation for bridging the gap between home-grown...

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has stepped in to defuse a long-running dispute between the Bank of Uganda (BoU) and the Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union Limited (UCSCU). Oboth has further secured a phased path to compliance and directed the Ministry of Finance to initiate an amendment to the law governing Savings and Credit Cooperative...

Police in Kampala are investigating the death of Matovu Moses, a musician with Afrigo Band, following a suspected attack in Makindye Division. According to the Uganda Police Force, Moses was attacked early Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Kibuli Depot in Makindye Division. He sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Kibuli Hospital by a boda boda rider, where he later...

On 23 September 2026, Uganda reaffirmed its dedication to achieving full legal equality for women and girls by 2030 during a high-level side event hosted by UN Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event took place alongside the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and brought together government representatives, UN agencies, civil society,...

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has seized approximately 79 tonnes of underweight cement, equivalent to 1,077 bags, following a market surveillance operation targeting cement dealers at Goodshed-Biwologoma, along Entebbe Road in Kampala. The operation is part of UNBS' ongoing market surveillance activities aimed at protecting consumers from underweight prepackaged goods and substandard products, as well as ensuring that...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the people of Busoga to embrace wealth-creation programmes and adopt productive forms of agriculture suited to the size of their landholdings as a means of overcoming household poverty. The President made the call today while officiating at the thanksgiving ceremony of the Minister for the Presidency and Budiope West Member of Parliament, Hon. Babirye...

By Sharon Basilika National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Jacqueline Birungi Kobusingye has withdrawn her election petition challenging the election of Harriet Nakwedde as Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament. Birungi withdrew the petition on Wednesday before the High Court in Mukono, presided over by Justice Godfrey Himbaza, bringing to an end her challenge to the results of the January 15, 2026...

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), through Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, briefed President Yoweri Museveni about its preparedness to supply water to Hoima, Masindi and Kabalega International Airport during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ms Nabbanja, who leads the National AFCON Task Force, presented NWSC's status report as the task force updated the President on preparations for...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Secretary General, Samson Adamu, of Uganda’s commitment to ensuring the country is adequately prepared to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament alongside Kenya and Tanzania. Mr. Adamu is in Uganda with CAF Country Infrastructure Manager, Bianca Wambui and a technical team to assess the country’s...