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Karamoja Still Trapped: CSOs Call for Enough Govt Funding

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that Karamoja sub region will continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty unless the government boosts funding for the region and addresses long-standing inequalities. At a...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving...

CSOs Condemn UN’s Move to Dismantle UNAIDS

Civil Society Organizations-CSOs have condemned the United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS...

EXPOSED: Charles Mwesigwa,a man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods and exploiting vulnerable women 

Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide...

Cisco: Africa presents AI leapfrogging opportunity

Additional reporting by Paula Gilbert, Connecting Africa. Africa's entrepreneurial workforce and young population can help catalyze an artificial...

Ugandan Tycoon Gordon Wavamunno’s son Joe Kayima Dies in Bathroom Accident

Joe Wavamunno Kayima, the son of Ugandan tycoon Sir Gordon Wavamunno has died in a bathroom accident at the age of 57. Kayima, according to...

Two Congolese Perish in Kisoro Accident

The Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate has finally named the victims and survivors of single fatal accident that involved Motor vehicle registration number...

HOIMA POLICE PATROL VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS 9 LIVES INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS AND MURDER SUSPECTS  

Police in Hoima district has confirmed that the death toll in the recent road accident in Hoima district western Uganda has reached nine. Among the...

ACCIDENT CLAIMS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI’S DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY’S WIFE & LUUKA WOMAN MP HOPEFUL GLADYS ALIYINZA AND HER PA

President Y. T. K Museveni's Deputy Press Secretary Faruk Kirunda has lost his wife Gladys Aliyinza in a fatal road crash. Gladys, who had already...

KASSANDA ROAD ACCIDENT KILLS 15  

More people have succumbed to injuries in the hospital, bringing the total number of fatalities in the Kassanda accident to 15. Police have identified the...

POLICE AND ARMY LAUNCH OPERATION AGAINST ERRANT ARMY & VIPs’ DRIVERS

Police and the army in Uganda have launched a joint operation against errant army drivers, especially for government vehicles and VIPs. This follows a directive...