The Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF) 2025 wrapped up in grand style at the Bat Valley Theatre on November 22nd, honouring Uganda’s finest filmmakers, rising stars, and industry veterans. Heavily amplified by cultural promoters like Ssalongo Kasule Douglas Benda, this year’s gala showcased the growing depth and diversity of Uganda’s film talent. At the top…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the Presidential flag bearer for the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has reaffirmed that the party remains the only political force with a proven record of steering Uganda from instability to peace and development. Addressing thousands of supporters during a campaign rally in Rukungiri, the President said the people of Kigezi…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced that the government will establish a dedicated special fund to enable tea farmers in Kanungu District to access affordable fertilisers, saying the intervention will boost productivity and strengthen the district’s tea-driven economy. Addressing thousands of supporters during a campaign rally at Rwere Playground in Kanungu District on Wednesday, 26th…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5th Infantry Division has distributed impounded charcoal to vulnerable households in Lira City as part of ongoing enforcement of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive against commercial charcoal production in Northern Uganda. The handover exercise, led by Division Commander Maj Gen Keith Katungi, follows months of operations conducted under the…
Kinshasa, DRC – The 9th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) concluded in Kinshasa with a forceful Declaration addressing escalating conflicts, most notably officially designating Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a terrorist group and demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops and…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni—also the NRM Presidential Flag-bearer—has launched his 2026/31 campaign trail in the Ankole Sub-region, beginning with a massive rally in Isingiro District. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs Patience Rwabwogo Museveni, as he engaged thousands of enthusiastic supporters. Addressing crowds at the Isingiro District Headquarters, President Museveni opened with a reflection…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that the government is planning to establish an iron and steel factory in Kabale district. He made the remarks during his campaign trail in Kigezi Sub-Region, presenting the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto for 2026–2031 in Kabale and calling on Ugandans in Rukiga to judge the ruling party by…
The Uganda Police Force has issued a fresh set of security and coordination guidelines aimed at guaranteeing peaceful presidential, parliamentary, local government, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) campaigns currently underway across the country. Speaking at Naguru Police Headquarters on Monday, Kituuma Rusoke, the Uganda Police spokesperson, urged all candidates and supporters to strictly comply with…