KAMPALA, Uganda — When Madeleine Albright, then secretary of state, visited this sunny, serene capital eight years ago, she hailed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni as a "beacon of hope" for democracy ...

On 23rd June 2026, Uganda will join the rest of the world in commemorating International Widows' Day. This year's national celebrations will be held in Lira City under the coordination of the Ministry ...

Uganda’s military chief, who is also the president’s son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press.” Muhoozi ...

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This picture, taken on June 28, 2026, shows a television screen displaying NTV Uganda and Spark TV channels on DSTV after the stations were taken off air by security operatives in Kampala. Photo/David ...

Amid disease surveillance for the ongoing Ebola outbreak, Ugandan health authorities identified a case of Marburg virus disease in a one-and-a-half-year-old child, who has died, according to Africa ...

A rare strain of Ebola that began spreading undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early April 2026 has now confirmed transmission in Uganda and is potentially on course to reach ...

Uganda's leading independent media group says it is under "military siege" after the army chief - who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni - ordered the closure of TV stations, newspapers and radio ...

Reports of a potential case of the haemorrhagic fever come as Kampala battles to stop the spread of Ebola Arthur Scott-Geddes Deputy Editor, Global Health Security Show biography Arthur Scott-Geddes ...