Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

By Sarah Mawerere Mentioning FIFA in a malaria awareness is connecting the massive global reach of the World tournament to health advocacy where the passion for football is channeled into defeating malaria. The "FIFA Malaria Championship" refers to public health advocacy initiatives such as; the United Against Malaria and current Zero Malaria FC campaigns, that use the global popularity of the...

Governor Michael Atingi-Ego joined the Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Principal Judge, and other senior judicial officers at a pre-departure briefing ahead of their visit to Uganda’s oil and gas operational areas. The engagement was organised by the Judicial Training Institute in partnership with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company. In his keynote address, "Custodians of...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has formally reaffirmed Uganda's support for Ambassador Olara Otunnu's candidature for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations during a meeting with representatives of members of the United Nations Security Council at State House, Entebbe. The meeting provided an opportunity for the President to officially present Uganda's nominee and reaffirm the government's commitment to mobilising...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark July was abundant this year. It was the first time I was going to fly on an African airline since I was a child. I had last boarded Kenya's KQ regional aircraft almost 21 years ago while visiting Mombasa with Mum. But today I will write about my recent experience flying with Ethiopian Airlines, connecting flights from Entebbe to Kuala...

By Sarah Mawerere The three-day fourth Editors Convention has concluded with a call to newsroom and other media leaders to improve the working conditions of their workers. The 2026 Annual Editors' Convention has been held at the Nile Resort Hotel in Jinja. The Convention, was attended by editors, media managers and senior journalists, media stakeholders, WAN-IRA-WIN members, among others. The Kenya Editors’...

By Wadulo Mark Arnold The State Minister for Industry, Hon. David Bahati has conducted an oversight visit to Najjera Business Hub in the suburbs of Kampala as part of his ongoing routine monitoring of the industrial sector. The visit was aimed at evaluating operational efficiency, monitoring production processes, and gaining firsthand insight into the challenges faced by manufacturers, and identifying strategic...

The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has said it takes the recent statement by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights seriously, but cautions against broad characterisations that present Uganda as a country defined solely by repression or institutional failure. Uganda Human Rights Commissioner Crispin Kaheru says Uganda is a constitutional democracy with established institutions mandated to...

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has congratulated His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, the Ssabassajja Kabaka of Buganda and the people of Buganda as the Kingdom marks the 33rd anniversary of the Kabaka's coronation. In a statement broadcast on Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Speaker described the Kabaka's reign as a remarkable period defined by visionary leadership, cultural...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed Uganda's unwavering commitment to supporting Somalia's pursuit of lasting peace, stability and sustainable development, as the two countries pledged to deepen cooperation on regional security and governance. The President made the remarks today during high-level bilateral talks with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at State House,...

By Jamilu Ssekagya The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has resumed transporting coffee exports by rail, marking its first such shipment since 2018. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda exported 8.6 million bags of coffee between June 2025 and May 2026. While none of that cargo was transported by rail during the period, URC has now moved...