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…
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…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer, held a campaign rally in Rubanda District, where he outlined the NRM’s commitment to reinforcing peace, aggressively upgrading key infrastructure, and deepening household income initiatives as part of the party’s 2026–2031 Manifesto. Security and Regional Stability The President began by emphasising the foundational…
Lilongwe — The Uganda High Commission in Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, has successfully concluded the first day of the second Uganda-Malawi Business Forum and Exhibition at the President Hotel, located in Umodzi Park, Lilongwe. The forum, organised under the theme “Exploring and tapping into the rich opportunities for deeper…
Havana — The President of the International Relations Committee of the Cuban National Assembly, Mr Alberto Núñez, together with Mr Ulman Carmona, Head of Africa and Arab Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 21st held a high-level meeting with Hon. Fred Opolot, Vice Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs…
Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda) wins Fintech Partnership of the Year and Best Bank in Agriculture and Agro-processing at the inaugural Annual Bankers Awards (ABA). Pearl Banks Managing Director, Julius Kakeeto, was also recognised as a Fellow of the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS). The awards were organised by the Uganda Institute…
Kolkata, India — Tuko Pamoja, a documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker and academic Dr Cindy Evelyn Magara, has clinched the “Best Documentary (Foreign) – Africa” award at the 5th Global Independent Film Festival of India (GIFFI). The honour, presented by the Dreamz Cultural Association, was conferred during a vibrant ceremony held on 15 November 2025…