By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the World Health Organization (WHO) of Uganda’s continued commitment and preparedness to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, emphasizing the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease. The President made the remarks on Monday, June 8th, […]
By Celia NsimireKAMPALA – KCB Bank Uganda has launched the second edition of the KCB East Africa Golf Tournament, scheduled to tee off on 27th June 2026 at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa.Organized in partnership with ICEA LION Insurance, Kenya Airways, CFAO, and Ruby Hospital, the tournament aims to deliver a premier […]
By Ernest JjingoKAMPALA – MultiChoice Uganda, a Canal+ Company has launched the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament in Uganda unveiling comprehensive coverage on SuperSport, affordable subscription options and exciting customer promotions ahead of the world’s biggest football tournament scheduled for 11th June to 19th July, 2026.Hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada, the FIFA […]
On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual surge in summer travel, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was sitting in Bunia, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, listening to community leaders […]
CAPTION: Managing Director, Absa Bank Uganda David Wandera, 2nd left, exchange documents with Managing Director, Standard Chartered Uganda, Sanjay Rughani, right, with offcials in Kampala May 28th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda Limited have received regulatory approval from the Bank of Uganda for Standard Chartered Bank […]
CAPTION: A woman makes doughnuts in the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, recently. (File photo). By Agencies GENEVA: More than seven million people in conflict-torn South Sudan — around half the population — are in dire need of food aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. The UN’s World Food Programme denounced the “alarming […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, right, with Kenya President William Ruto during the launch of the Standard Guarge Railway in Kisumu recently. (File photo). By AgenciesBRAZZVILLE – The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Guage Railway project in Uganda.Kamara, also the head […]
CAPTION: A sample of ebola virus in a laboratory for testing. (File photo.) By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya is among ten African countries at high risk of an Ebola outbreak; the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) has warned, as the Bundibugyo strain continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.Africa Centre for Disease Control […]
CAPTION: Health workers carry a victim of Ebola in DR Congo recently. (File photo). By Scott CampbellSeveral East African countries have stepped up airport screening and border surveillance after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, raising concerns for one of Africa’s busiest tourism […]
CAPTION: South Sudan youth during independence celebrations in Juba recently. (File Photo). By Our reporterJUBA – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) launched a youth-focused peace campaign in Juba, urging young people to take a leading role in promoting reconciliation, justice and social cohesion.The initiative, titled “Hear Us, Act Now for a Peaceful World,” […]