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American doctor tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo outbreak

An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for Ebola amid the outbreak, according to an international Christian missions organization. Dr. Peter Stafford, a...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan...

Hon Crispin Kaheru: Expectations in this kisanja “no more sleep for all Ugandans”

By Hon Crispin Kaheru - Member, Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). What awaits H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in...

UGANDA: Dog Shelters Being Used To Scam Donors

ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS: How dog shelter content creators in Uganda are tricking people online. Many donors being scammed. 🎥...

EU Keeps Escalating Against Russia as NATO Crumbles – How Africa Will Pay the Price

Aaron Ainomugisha.  Imagine you are a farmer in Senegal or a truck driver in Kenya. You have never...

Farmers’ Parliament: We lack sensitization and leaders are neglecting us  

Farmers across different parts of Uganda continue to decry lack of sensitization, being neglected by the government especially most of their leaders and other...

NO: Katikkiro Peter Mayiga on government’s decision to sign coffee agreement with UVCCL

Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of the Kingdom of Buganda,Mr. Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned the central government’s decision to sign a coffee agreement with Uganda...

UPDF soldiers deployed to fight African armyworms

The government has deployed Uganda People's Defense Force-UPDF to fight African armyworms that have so far invaded about 40 districts in different parts of...

NAGRC & Farmers’ Voice train Busoga religious leaders in commercial farming & land productivity

The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre & Data Bank (NAGRC & DB) and Mbarara Network of Farmers' Voice have trained religious leaders and selected...

African armyworm outbreak threatens Kiruhura & other areas

Farmers and other stakeholders in Kiruhura district western Uganda and some other areas have expressed concern and worry over the current African armyworm outbreak...