Uganda is seeking funding to construct three hydropower plants along the Nile River, adding over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to meet its growing energy demands, an energy official announced on Wednesday. Wamala Julius Namusanga, a junior official at Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, revealed that the country has identified three potential sites for … Read more
UGANDA opposition leader and musician Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has officially announced his intention to run for president in the upcoming elections scheduled for January 12, 2026. Wine, 42, revealed his decision in an interview with Uganda’s Monitor newspaper on Sunday, setting the stage for a potential rematch with long-serving President Yoweri … Read more
UGANDA and Mozambique have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing nationals of both countries to travel between them without the need for a visa. The agreement, signed on Thursday, aims to enhance movement and trade between the two nations by eliminating the $50 visa fee that travellers previously had to pay. The new … Read more
THE IMF has forecast that Uganda’s economy will experience rapid growth, reaching 10.8 percent in the 2025/2026 financial year, thanks to the start of commercial crude oil production. This significant boost follows a projected growth of 6.2 percent for the previous fiscal period, indicating a major uplift driven by the country’s long-awaited entry into the … Read more
UGANDA’S Minister of DefenCe, Sarah Mateke, has tragically passed away following a short illness, according to a statement from the government. Mateke, who was also the Woman Member of Parliament for Kisoro district, was pronounced dead at a hospital in Kampala on Saturday morning, where she had been rushed for emergency treatment. The news … Read more
A UGANDAN court on Tuesday found Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), guilty of numerous crimes against humanity, marking the conclusion of the first war crimes trial held in Uganda. This landmark case has been closely watched as a significant step in addressing the atrocities committed during the LRA’s … Read more
THE recent protests by young people in Kenya and Uganda have highlighted a form of corruption that is difficult to deal with: political corruption. Compared to its cousin, administrative or bureaucratic corruption (such as a civil servant soliciting a bribe to provide a public service), political corruption is much more difficult to fight. This is because it is perpetrated … Read more
AFROBAROMETER’S recent inaugural flagship report that shows Africans remain strongly committed to democracy but are disillusioned by poor political performance is spot on as young people on the continent ramp up their opposition to failing leaders. The evidence points to political factors such as rising corruption, poor-quality elections and a lack of presidential accountability that tend to … Read more
ON Thursday, Ugandan police detained several individuals in Kampala during the second day of anti-corruption protests calling for the resignation of Parliament Speaker Anita Among. Footage broadcast by local media showed young demonstrators being taken into custody. Inspired by weeks of youth-led protests in neighbouring Kenya, which successfully pressured the president to withdraw proposed tax hikes, … Read more
A LARGE clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. All three medications … Read more