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ANOTHER WAVE OF STATE-SPONSORED ABDUCTIONS? How Activist Ninye Tabz was abducted 

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has raised alarm over the reported activist Andrew Natumanya, popularly known online as ‘Ninye Tabz.’ NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said Natumanya was...

Blue Community Network officially Welcomes Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM

The Blue Community Network has officially designated and welcomed another partner in Africa, Rise Communities Africa-RISECOM from Uganda. RISECOM...

Is Africa’s climate crisis a legal crisis too?

Is Africa's climate crisis a legal crisis too? States' duties under human rights law. A landmark climate case is being heard...

Human Rights Foundation Calls Out Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Immigration Officers for Harassing Ugandan Activist Agather Atuhaire

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has  called out Dutch immigration officers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for what it...

D/Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Implicated: Who is Fighting Victoria University VC Dr. Lawrence Muganga 

What began as a routine ministerial vetting quickly turned into one of the most dramatic sessions before Parliament’s...

Is Uganda’s Kingfisher oil project bad for people, climate and the environment?

Mail $ Guardian / Brad Adams, the executive director of Climate Rights International.     From a distance, Ugandan anti-oil protests might not seem to...

KITEEZI LANDFILL TRAGEDY: EX-KCCA Directors Dorothy Kisaka, David Luyimbazi and Daniel Okello Sent to Luzira on 57 Charges

Kasangati Chief Magistrate's court has remanded former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) bosses including executive director Dorothy Kisaka, her former deputy David Luyimbazi, and...

WHY ARE FLOODS STILL KILLING PEOPLE IN KASESE?

Western Uganda. The Saturday September 7, 2024 floods that hit parts of Kasese municipality have claimed two lives after River Nyamwamba burst its banks,...

GAD KANYESIGYE: The Kiteezi Tragedy; As a citizen, I should be the one asking questions 

ARTICLE BY GAD KANYESIGYE "The Patriot",13th August 2024. I saw an MP asking questions in parliament in regard to our waste management and disposal policy,...

UGANDA: 8 PEOPLE KILLED BY GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE

At least eight people, including two children, have been killed by landslide at a garbage dump in Kiteezi, Wakiso district today morning, Saturday August...

China-Global South Agenda at FOCAC 2024: Climate, Connectivity & Coalitions

Additional Reporting – China Global South Project.  Many assume that China’s relationship with Africa is mostly based on gaining access to natural resources. While...