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Government has intensified efforts to evacuate Ugandans stranded in South Africa following a wave of anti-immigrant protests that have left several African nationals dead, including three Ugandans. Presenting a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs), Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, said 880 Ugandans had been successfully repatriated as of Tuesday, July 7, 2026, with another...

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has called on all party members to attend village barazas scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2026, to verify and confirm the party's flag bearers for the upcoming LC I and Women Council elections. Speaking at a press briefing at the commission headquarters in Kampala, NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi described the...

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has held discussions with the Acting United States Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Mikael (Mika) Cleverley, on strengthening defence cooperation and bilateral relations between Uganda and the United States. The meeting, held on Tuesday in Fort Portal, was...

Parliament has completed the constitution of its standing and sectoral committees and designated Members of Parliament to various parliamentary and international bodies, paving the way for the 12th Parliament to begin its legislative, oversight and representative work. The appointments and elections were made during Tuesday's plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Among the key committee appointments, Hon. Patrick Oshabe...

Uganda has called for a more inclusive approach to global artificial intelligence governance, urging that developing countries must be part of shaping the rules, standards and systems that will guide the future of AI. The call was made during the High-Level Governmental Plenary Segment of the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, held in Geneva, co-chaired by El Salvador...

The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema, on Tuesday 7th July, 2026 launched a book titled My Father and I: The Power of Intentional Fatherhood, in honour of her late father, Rev. Eliasaph Sserwadda. The book launch, held at Protea Hotel Kampala, was presided over by the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda,...

The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, today received Letters of Credence from Ms. Baimankay Sankoh, the newly appointed Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) to the Republic of Uganda, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hon. Kasolo welcomed the new Country Director and reiterated Uganda’s commitment to working closely with WFP to advance food...

The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo, today met with Ms. Joselyn Bigirwa, Head of Mission of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), at the Ministry Headquarters. Ms. Bigirwa briefed the Minister on IGAD’s revised approach to Member State engagement, shifting from broad regional programmes to targeted bilateral cooperation. She informed the Minister that IGAD is developing...

By Sulphine Bonabana Uganda has called for a simpler and more practical global intellectual property system that delivers real benefits to innovators, creators and communities. Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao made the call at the 68th WIPO Assemblies in Geneva, where Uganda is participating in meetings running from July 7 to 16, 2026. Mao told the Assembly that the success...

Uganda has officially joined the Invictus Games community, becoming the 26th participating nation and the first country in East Africa to be admitted into the global movement that uses sport to support the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, injured and sick service personnel. The announcement was made on Monday during the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation held at Chatham House...