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Calls to evacuate Sudanese refugees from Uganda
A UNHCR envoy from Geneva has conducted a field visit to Kiryandongo camp in northern Uganda on Monday and Tuesday to assess the effects of violent attacks on Sudanese refugees by Nuer groups. The attacks resulted in the death of one refugee, the...

Centenary Bank and Rotary Uganda unite to give hope for cancer patients
Dr Fabian Kasi, Managing Director, Centenary Bank (MIDDLE) and Rotary International Director-Elect Emmanuel Katongole with Rotary, Nsambya and Centenary Bank officials Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, in partnership with Rotary...
Steenhuisen declares 24 bottles of Pinotage, Fieldbar Cooler, Uganda trip, and renting a Sea Point townhouse | MPs DECLARATIONS
From 12 bottles of wine and four Nguni hides to 24 bottles of various Pinotage wines and a sponsored trip to Uganda, these are just some of the gifts DA leader John Steenhuisen received, according to his latest Member of Parliament (MP)...

Ugandan President Museveni to visit Kenya today
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni delivers the 2025 State of the Nation Address at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, in Kampala, Uganda June 5, 2025. REUTERS Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected in Kenya today for an official visit. According...

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni expected to arrive in Kenya today
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is expected to aarive in Nairobi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit aimed at strengthening ties between Kenya and Uganda. President William Ruto welcomed him at State House, Nairobi, where the two heads...

Uganda’s U-15 Girls Put on a Gallant Show to Win Team Gold — Eyes Now on Singles
Uganda’s Under-15 girls’ table tennis team delivered a thrilling and historic performance to clinch Gold after edging Tunisia in a dramatic final at the 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships, held at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall...

2024 CHAN: Security to be heightened on hotels hosting foreign players
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only two days left to the official opening of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), security agencies yesterday held a joint preparatory meeting. CHAN, which will be hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and...

At least six killed in border clashes between South Sudan and Uganda
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) -At least six people have been killed in clashes between longstanding allies South Sudan and Uganda near their shared border, where competing claims over the poorly defined boundary often flare into...

Table Tennis: Nigeria, Egypt book 2025 World Youth Championship spots as Uganda makes history in Lagos
Nigeria and Egypt, in front of a vibrant Lagos crowd, punched their tickets to the 2025 World Youth Championships (WYC) in Romania after standout performances in the U-19 team events of the ITTF African Youth Championships at the Molade...

Satish Sanpal Sets the Standard for Purpose-Driven Leadership in Dubai
Satish Sanpal heads ANAX Holding, a fast-growing group of companies that's made its mark in Dubai’s real estate and hospitality space. Satish Sanpal, Chairman of ANAX Holding, is continuing to shape what modern leadership really means in today’s...

Nigeria Unveils 10-Year Action Plan to Transform Agriculture, Prioritise Youth Innovation
The federal government, on Tuesday, unveiled a 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, with Vice President Kashim Shettima declaring that the youth-led innovation will be central to the country’s food...

Not a threat, but a test: inside Uganda’s new tax reality
Why URA audits are opportunities, not enemies In Uganda’s business corridors—whether it’s a small Kampala retail shop or a major logistics firm in Namanve—there is one letter that rarely sparks celebration: a notification from the Uganda Revenue...

The Stage is Set: Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania Gear Up for CHAN 2024
A transformative moment in African football is taking shape as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania gear up to host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. Embracing the shared motto “Pamoja” – the Swahili term for Together – 19...

Niger arrives first for CHAN tournament in Uganda
Team Niger Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Niger has become the first national side to arrive in Uganda ahead of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), which kicks off this week at the refurbished Mandela National...

President Museveni Meets Uganda Tourism Association Leadership, Commits to Policy Reform and Sector Growth
In a historic engagement at State House, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, held a high-level meeting with the leadership of the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA). The delegation was led by UTA President Mrs. Yogi...

SFC Commander Hails President Museveni’s Transformative Leadership at Officers’ Retirement Ceremony
The Commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Major General David Mugisha, has commended President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his visionary leadership that has evolved the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern and professional...

Ongwae views Kisii as Kenya’s next golf hot spot
Andrian Ongwae in action during past golf tournaments/ HANDOUT Kisii Sports captain and amateur golfer Adria Ongwae is bullish about transforming the club into a beacon of golf excellence Ongwae, whose leadership and passion for the game earned...

Tributes pour in for former Ugandan Ambassador Laus Angualia
Laus Angualia Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heartfelt tributes are pouring in from across West Nile and beyond following the death of Laus Angualia Richard, Uganda’s former Ambassador to Egypt and the Middle East. Angualia, aged 52, died...

How Uganda became the neoliberal apocalypse
Kampala cityA European friend who has spent time in Uganda recently told me that once one lands into this country from another African country, they are hit by the ruins of neoliberalism to a scale they have never seen before. He called it an...

The right to love: A review of the Constitutional Court decision on polygamy in Uganda Part 3
Lawyer Michael Aboneka (L) and his lawyer George Musisi at the Constitutional courtThe past two columns in this series have explored the important defence of individual autonomy – and human rights in general – represented by the decision of the...