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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...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as...

UGANDA: HOW A QUACK DOCTOR INNOCENT SSEMANDA OF CLEVELAND SPECIALISED WOMEN’S CLINIC HAS TERRORIZED PATIENTS FOR YEARS

This story exposes a fake Dr Innocent Ssemanda of Cleveland Specialised Women’s Clinic Wampewo,Wakiso in Uganda who has terrorized patients for years. This imposter whose...

POLIO ERADICATION: Kenya and Uganda cross-border polio vaccination reaches 6.5 million children

Health authorities in Uganda, Kenya and counterparts from the World Health Organization-WHO have confirmed that between October 3 and 6, 2024, more than 6.5...

MARBURG VIRUS OUTBREAK: 8 Killed in Rwanda as Authorities Limits Funeral Sizes

BBC. Authorities in Rwanda have restricted funeral sizes for victims of Marburg virus in an effort to curb an outbreak of the highly contagious...

FIGHTING HIV/AIDS: Uganda to receive 10,000 doses of Cabotegravir injectable drug

Uganda's Ministry of Health has announced plans to introduce a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, known as Cabotegravir (CAB-LA), from September 2024. The injectable HIV...

UGANDA: Why are young women and girls abandoning life-saving HIV treatment?

Health experts and HIV/AIDS activists in Uganda are concerned over the increasing number of young women and girls in care who are abandoning antiretroviral...