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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 – RISE COMMUNITIES AFRICA is a non-profit entity, addressing community challenges...

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...

Geospatial analysis of surface water and groundwater quality using Geographic Information Systems-GIS in Bushenyi District Uganda

Geospatial analysis of surface water and groundwater quality using Geographic Information Systems-GIS in Bushenyi District,Uganda Access to safe drinking...

Uganda expels 3rd French journalist during election period

By Reporters Without Borders-RSF.  RSF firmly condemns the series of expulsions targeting French journalists around Uganda’s presidential election, which saw the incumbent re-elected for...

AI,Local Media & Local Communities: IPI World Congress & Media Innovation Festival 2025 

The International Press Institute-IPI and partners recently held the 2025 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna Austria, October 23rd to 25th...

UGANDA: MEDIA UNDER ATTACK AHEAD OF 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Additional Reporting - The Observer  Ug. Uganda Editors’ Guild (UEG), the apex body representing the country’s senior newsroom leaders across all media platforms, has...

New ACME Report: The Widening Gap between Uganda’s Media Laws and Constitutional Protections

CREDIT - ACME.   Uganda’s media sector faces mounting constraints from restrictive laws, expansive regulatory controls and financial pressure, according to a new report by...

Crisis in Journalism

PRESS RELEASE. LONDON/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent media outlets around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis, according to a new report released today by...

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: At least 1,623 journalists killed worldwide

Impunity for crimes against journalists – especially the killing of journalists – is a major threat to press freedom worldwide. Over a decade after...