Uganda

Uganda will commission on Tuesday the first of its four planned oil drilling rigs and start drilling the first production well, its petroleum agency said, a key milestone as the…

Uganda has announced an end to an Ebola outbreak that claimed more than 50 lives. This follows a 42-day period without any new confirmed cases. At a ceremony in Mubende,…

The World Health Organization’s office in sub-Saharan Africa says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda was detected late. Preliminary investigations suggest that the patient could have developed symptoms in August…

Landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 15 people – mostly women and children – in Kasese, in western Uganda. Some homes were also washed away by flood…

Uganda has ended the world’s longest school closure, ordering millions of students back to the classroom after a gap of nearly two years. Education Minister John Muyingo who disclosed this…

The need to strengthen bilateral ties between Nigeria and the Republic of Uganda has been described as a great tool for improving the economic development of the two countries. Emir…

Unvaccinated Ugandan MPs will be denied access to the country’s parliament building from Monday. Deputy Speaker Anita Among said the move was to “demonstrate a good example in support of…

Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been arrested in the capital, Kampala. He was leading a team of MPs from his party, the National Unity…

Uganda’s long-time President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected. Mr Yoweri Museveni won almost 59% of the vote, with Bobi Wine trailing with about 35%, the Electoral Commission said. Bobi Wine,…