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CITES, Indigenous People, and Local Communities – Wildlife Trade Report from TRAFFIC

Following a series of landmark events this summer, TRAFFIC continues spotlighting the growing momentum behind Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in Central Africa as they assert their rights...

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...

Court awards Businessman Sudhir Shs108 billion over closure of Crane Bank

The Supreme Court has ordered Bank of Uganda to pay businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and his firm Meera Investments...

Karamoja Still Trapped: CSOs Call for Enough Govt Funding

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that Karamoja sub region will continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty unless the...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving...

Prominent lawyer Robert Aguma dead, body dumped in Bundibugyo

Police in Rwenzori West are hunting for suspected assailants that have murdered the Bundibugyo district National Resistance Movement-NRM registrar Robert Aguma Kifunga, who is...