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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...

CANADA DEPORTS UGANDAN AMBASSADOR ACHENG JOY RUTH

The Canadian government has elected to deport the Ugandan Ambassador Joy Ruth Aceng for breach of diplomatic norms. Canada has declared her a “persona non...

THE HUTU-POWER MOVEMENT AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR RWANDA

The Hutu-Power movement, despite its well-known role in the horrific 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has not disappeared. Instead, it has metamorphosed...

MBARARA CITY MP MWINE MPAKA CITED IN MEDIA ACTIVISTS’ HARASSMENT AS 2 ARE ARRESTED & REMANDED FOR DEMANDING BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY

The Mbarara city South Member of Parliament-MP, Hon. Mwine Mpaka has been cited in the ongoing harassment of media activists in Mbarara city, who...

2026 POLITICAL TORCH: Western Uganda Political Activists Cry Out to IGP & CDF Amid Escalating Harassment by Incumbents

Aaron Ainomugisha, Rise News Uganda 2026 Political Torch. Political activists, media activists and journalists in Mbarara city and other parts of western Uganda have...

2026 GENERAL ELECTION PRESSURE: Minister David Bahati faints

The Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), David Bahati has shocked many after attributing his fainting on Sunday June 23, 2024...

INSIDE STORY: IS SPEAKER ANITA AMONG A ‘POLITICAL ACCIDENT’ & UNWANTED IN NRM?

Additional information by Red Pepper Intelligence Unit.   By the close of 2017, the Red Pepper newspaper and the parent company had been closed by...