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NO TALKS WITH GEN SALIM SALEH TO FREE BESIGYE – WINNIE BYANYIMA

Fresh reports of efforts to secure the release of jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye have emerged as his treason case continues before the High Court in Kampala, with...

How Sanctioned African Gold Refinery, Alain Goetz & his Gold Trade Network Continue to Thrive

Additional Investigations  - Bloomberg;  By Simon Marks, Jinshan Hong, Michael J Kavanagh, Hayley Warren and William Clowes.  Down...

Overall prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 & older is 5.9% – Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2025

Opinion by CAROLYNE MUYAMA, Uganda Media Centre. At a recent coronation event for the Omukama of Tooro, His...

Inside the piercing lines that caused Activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje’s abduction

Mixed concerns have been raised regarding the safety and whereabouts of 25-year-old law student and human rights activist...

Sidelining Africa is Unacceptable,Unfair & Grossly Unjust – Kenyan President William Ruto to UN 

Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday September 23,2026 called for reform of the United Nations Security Council, urging...

How Civilians Are Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign

WARNING: This report contains links to graphic images and footage. Sharing authorized by Rise News Uganda Network. Credit - Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique  This joint investigation...

Are M23 Rebels recruiting refugees inside Nakivale settlement in Isingiro district?

Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro district western Uganda. Rwanda-backed armed groups reportedly recruiting young refugees including minors and transferring them to DR Congo and Rwanda. A...

HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM IN SUDAN ‘COULD COLLAPSE’

United Nations-UN aid agencies have expressed worry that they may be forced to scale back humanitarian aid in Sudan – home of the world’s...

Over 600,000 people in Karamoja experiencing severe hunger

For the past three years, the Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has intensified missionary efforts in Karamoja, extending the Orthodox Christian faith to...

Inside the UN Human Rights Council 63rd regular session

The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 63rd regular session (HRC63) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from 7 September to 9 October...

Medecins Sans Frontieres: Amid Ebola outbreak,DR Congo faces other urgent health needs

Credit - Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. Since the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in May,2026 media attention and resources have focused largely on...