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The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Jan Sadek, met with General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), this afternoon at the SFC Headquarters in Entebbe. Their discussion centered on regional security matters of shared interest. General Kainerugaba expressed appreciation for Ambassador Sadek's ongoing efforts to strengthen relations between Uganda...

Lawmakers have criticized security agencies for their interference and the excessive force exerted during the Kawempe North by-election campaigns, raising alarm over electoral violence and the government’s approach to democracy. The condemnation of security forces' actions followed a statement by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. David Muhoozi, who addressed Parliament on Thursday, March 6, 2025, regarding the...

The quest to broaden the scope of interventions by the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) development impact investment arm, into all corners of the continent reached a major milestone today with the signing of the Fund’s Establishment Agreement by Uganda. With Uganda’s accession, FEDA expands its presence to 21 member states, reinforcing its role...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni highlighted today that the late Rt. Hon. Eriya Kategaya was a trailblazer in the realm of patriotic politics in Uganda. Kategaya, who served as Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs, passed away on 2nd March 2013. “Kategaya was the pioneer of the politics of patriotism. The politics of loving Uganda,”...

Standard Chartered has today announced a partnership with Village Capital to continue and expand its Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator across Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Part of Futuremakers by Standard Chartered (Futuremakers), the Bank’s global youth economic empowerment initiative for disadvantaged young people, and with funding from the Standard Chartered Foundation,  Futuremakers Women in Tech Accelerator will provide...

The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda has said the level of crime has drastically reduced within the city and its suburbs because of the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl and Boy Child (PISGBC). “I reside in Kisenyi, but many of the ghetto youth have reformed and even transitioned away from criminal behaviour,” Hajjat...

The defects in the Isimba Dam's overflow channel will undergo a real-world model examination (RME) in China to pinpoint the underlying cause of the structural issues and determine if a supplementary overflow channel is needed, the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has decided. The Committee Head, Hon. Herbert Ariko, revealed the decision following an inspection visit and a...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today commissioned the Kampala Flyover Project, a landmark infrastructure development aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving road networks in the city.  The project, located in the heart of Kampala’s Central Business District (CBD) is part of the government’s broader efforts to modernize urban transport and boost economic growth.  It was implemented in two phases, with...

Miss Tourism Uganda Foundation (MTUF) is proud to launch its 13th edition, marking a new chapter and milestone that reaffirms our enduring commitment to transforming Uganda’s tourism landscape through innovative cultural programs, sustainable environmental initiatives and groundbreaking inclusion. This reinforces our mandate to empower children, youth, men and women while celebrating cultural heritage and drive sustainable tourism hence delivering...

Ministers from the East African Community (EAC) Affairs are set to hold a joint meeting with their counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to address the ongoing conflict in Eastern Congo between M23 rebels and government forces.The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, hinted at the meeting while addressing the...