Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan), the President of the Court, and Mr Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal), Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor. These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution which operates pursuant to the mandate...

This morning, Hon. Adonia Ayebare, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, received H.E. Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Uganda, for a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   Ambassador Yimenu conveyed warm congratulations from Dr. Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,...

Standard Chartered Uganda in partnership with Innovation Village, Village Capital and Future Lab, has unveiled 20 women-led, tech-enabled startups selected for Cohort 2 of the Women in Tech Uganda Accelerator Programme, a high-impact initiative advancing inclusive innovation, women’s economic participation and Uganda’s digital transformation agenda. The 2026 cohort brings together founders building practical solutions across Agriculture Technology, Education Technology, Health...

Uganda and Belgium discussed strengthening defence cooperation and regional security during a meeting between Defence Minister Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Belgian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Hugues Chantry. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Minister at the Joint Defence Headquarters in Mbuya, where discussions focused on Uganda-Belgium defence relations, regional security and Uganda’s peace and stabilisation efforts. Kiwanuka emphasised the...

Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has declined to allow the Deputy Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Olive Birungi Lumonya, to represent the authority’s substantive Director General during ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and mismanagement. The committee, chaired by Hon. Muwada Nkunyingi, summoned UCAA officials to respond to queries arising from the...

The Ministry of Education and Sports has warned schools against conducting unauthorised holiday teaching, saying the practice denies learners time to rest and bond with their families. The warning followed concerns raised in Parliament by Shadow Minister of Sports and Nansana Municipality MP, Hon. Bulasio Zambaali, during the House sitting on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. Zambaali said holiday coaching had become...

Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda has told Resident District Commissioners and other presidential representatives to make service delivery their strongest response to political criticism, urging them to spend more time in communities and closely monitor government programmes. Speaking at the close of a three-day capacity-building workshop for RDCs, Deputy RDCs, Assistant RDCs, RISOs and DISOs from the Busoga sub-region...

The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) and Obudhingiya Bwa Bwamba Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in humanitarian action, community resilience and voluntary blood donation. The MoU was signed on 18 August 2026 at the URCS Headquarters in Kampala in a ceremony witnessed by Kingdom officials led by the Kingdom Prime Minister, Hon. Charles Bukantwa. Under...

By Wadulo Arnold Mark Metro Cement Uganda Limited was honoured with the Gold Award for Best Cement Manufacturer in Uganda at the Business Excellence Awards 2026, held at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on 14th August 2026. The recognition comes as the company continues to strengthen its position in Uganda’s manufacturing sector. The award recognises Metro Cement’s resilient journey since its inception in 2019, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic. Shamil Razack, Group Director at Metro Cement...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady, Maama Janet Museveni, today received international evangelist Bishop Dr. LaDonna C. Osborn at State House Entebbe, where they reflected on Uganda’s transformation, faith, leadership and the longstanding spiritual ties between the Osborn family and Uganda. Dr. Osborn is in Uganda at the invitation of Pastor Patience Rwabwogo ahead of her consecration as...