This follows the tragic collapse of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, which claimed 35 lives and destroyed hundreds of homes. Following decades of neglect, authorities are closing the overburdened dumpsite and pursuing sustainable solutions.

President Museveni yesterday met a delegation from the White House at State Lodge, Nakasero. The delegation, accompanied by Parliament Speaker Anita Among, comprised former US presidential candidate Dr Rollan Roberts, David Woodruff, representing the Senate of West Virginia, and former congressman and ambassador Siljander Mark Deli.

The U.S. Marshals Service is sharing new details about the international fugitive from Rochester who was captured in Uganda.

Rights groups fear "mass atrocities" in Uganda as it prepares for an election next year, with a president seeking a seventh term, a crackdown on the opposition and violent threats from the heir apparent.

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The number of cholera cases in Uganda has risen to 67 since the disease outbreak was announced in the northern part of the country on Jan. 7, the Ministry of Health said Friday.

A Ugandan military court has ruled that opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried for treachery; if convicted, he could be sentenced to death. The court’s decision adds to the legal woes he is grappling with ahead of 2026 presidential elections.

Armstrong Muhoozi, 17, is just the fifth Ugandan player - and second position player - to sign with an MLB organization.

( MENAFN - IANS) Kampala, Jan 17 (IANS) Uganda has received 2,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine from the Africa Centers for disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for a prevention campaign to be launched next month, a senior government official said on Friday.

David Johnson is accused of pouring flammable liquid on his wife's head, chest and neck during a domestic dispute in 2019, then setting her ablaze.

KAMPALA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has intensified border surveillance with neighboring Tanzania following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak that has claimed eight lives, a senior government official said Friday.

Uganda's extractive sector is on the cusp of significant growth and transformation, fueled by both regional and global dynamics. Spanning oil, gas, and mining, the sector is set to play an increasingly pivotal role in Uganda's economic development.

Uganda has received 2,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for a prevention campaign to be launched next month, a senior government official said on Friday.