8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (701+ words) Lira, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For decades, cocoa cultivation was considered impossible in Lira and the wider Lango sub-region. Farmers believed the area's rainfall patterns, heat, and soil conditions could not support a crop traditionally associated with wetter regions such as…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (348+ words) Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |Africa's displaced population of 43. 1 million people, refugees and internally displaced persons combined, generates an estimated $27 billion in annual income, a report by the Amahoro Coalition indicates. The report's central finding is striking, as it indicates Africa's…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (466+ words) Equity Bank enables St. Andrew's School Save UGX 15 Million a Year Through Clean Cooking Mbarara, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |In Mbarara district, within Rubindi village, a quiet revolution is taking place. St Andrew's Secondary School is leading clean cooking in the…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago  (242+ words) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The growth of digital media platforms is creating new opportunities for entertainment journalism in Uganda, with independent content creators increasingly building audiences outside traditional newsrooms. One such platform, SENKAYI MEDIA, has marked four years of reporting…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (683+ words) NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | As Uganda joined the world in International Albinism Awareness Day during the weekend under the theme "Proudly in My Skin- Celebrating All Skin Tones," folk stories from villages provided an opportunity to examine one of nature's rarest…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (667+ words) JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds, African football fans find themselves deeply divided over whether to support South Africa's national team, Bafana Bafana. For many, the joy of continental solidarity has been overshadowed by recurring xenophobic…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (808+ words) NEWS FEATURE | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As environmental degradation continues to rage, environmentalists are shifting focus from passive to practical- oriented solutions. In the recent past, attention focused more on policies, pledges, and new technologies. Yet some of Africa's most impactful climate…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (221+ words) Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Special Forces Command (SFC) has picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago after officers allegedly scaled the perimeter wall of his residence in Wakaliga this morning. Earlier in the morning, Lukwago said his home was…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (902+ words) The Independent Uganda A boundless energy to creative expression In the exhibition, Toward Spontaneity, the artist works against common expectations and predictability to show that everything is possible for him on canvas Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | I am naturally impressed…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1063+ words) SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African governments are increasingly shifting from fragmented carbon projects to state-controlled systems that determine how environmental assets are measured, verified, and monetized. The shift is redefining carbon markets on the continent, moving them away from project-level…...