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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...

REMOVE YOUR TELECOM MAST NOW NOW: Mbarara district leaders to the East African Procurement News Company boss Robert Rukaari

The Mbarara City North legislator Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari who doubles as Chairman of the East African Procurement News Company Limited - a sister company of...

EARTH DAY 2023: UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES WANTS EVERYONE TO RAISE THEIR VOICES

Mr. Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, says everyone needs to raise their voices to demand that leaders make peace with nature. In a video message to...

16 PUPILS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL,PROPERTIES DESTROYED AS HAILSTORM HITS PARTS OF WESTERN UGANDA

Monday, February 27, 2023 was a normal day, until the sky released terrible hailstorm from afternoon till late night in different parts of western Uganda. In...

IN-DEPTH: HOW WESTERN UGANDA’S SAND MAFIAS ARE CHOKING THE ENVIRONMENT & LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Sand Mining, a lucrative business at the expense of local communities and environment, surviving on tax evasion and policy gaps. In this December 2022...

WHY WAS BUSHENYI GOLD MINER SHOT DEAD?

Artisanal miners in Greater Bushenyi want police and other local authorities to investigate the shooting and killing of a gold miner identified as Robert...

ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN BUHWEJU: MINING IN THE DARK HOURS

On Friday, December 9, 2022 at around 5pm, grief engulfed residents of Bihanga Sub County Buhweju District western Uganda and other people miles away...