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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...

HOW UGANDAN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER KHOI KHOI IS PROMOTING HEALTH INNOVATION

A Ugandan scientist identified as Sir Khoi Khoi has taken a step in promoting health innovation by inventing a language translation application named Khoinology,...

ANOTHER COVID-19 WAVE? 30 people in quarantine,7 confirmed positive in Western Uganda

Western Uganda. Authorities at Mbarara regional referral hospital have confirmed that 30 people are in quarantine with COVID-19 mild symptoms, appealing for public caution...

GLOBAL NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE: Do Females Surpass Males?

Globally, we have made great strides in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission prevention, resulting in a decline in AIDS-related deaths. The overall infection rates...

2024: UGANDA TO LOSE OVER UGX290 BILLION IN EXPIRED COVID-19 VACCINES & ARVs

More than 5.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, and are set to be destroyed. The vaccines...

ANTI-POLIO GAINS IN PAKISTAN & AFGHANISTAN: WHO Points to Risks

FIGHTING POLIO. Only 12 children around the world have been paralyzed by wild poliovirus so far this year, all of them in Pakistan and...

MAIDEN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT: UGANDA LAUNCHES KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM

The Health Minister in Uganda, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that Uganda has launched the Kidney Transplant Program following a maiden kidney transplant...