Bukomansimbi — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Ugandans are enjoying peace and stability that has enabled the country to thrive and host nearly two million refugees fleeing conflict in the region. Addressing thousands of supporters at Mirembe Muslim Primary School in Kitanda Sub-county, Bukomansimbi District, during his second campaign rally of the day, President…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda has welcomed a generous contribution of 1,159 metric tons of rice, valued at USD 2.2 million, from the Government of Japan. The donation will support WFP’s efforts to provide hot, nutritious meals to newly arriving refugees at reception and transit centres across Uganda in 2026. “Japan…
By BBC Rebel forces have entered the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi, residents say. Heavy artillery and gunfire could be heard in Uvira, with terrified residents describing the situation as chaotic. The escalation in fighting comes…