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How Africa is facing disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs

By World Meteorological Organization. Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for essential climate adaptation, according to a new report from the World...

MINISTER JIM MUHWEZI & NRM MOBILIZER PEACE RUGAMBWA WRANGLE DEEPENS

Western Uganda. Rukungiri district controversial NRM mobiliser, Peace Rugambwa is nursing injuries after she was reportedly attacked and...

How Hackers Stole Ugx62 billion from Bank of Uganda

Authorities in Uganda are investigating circumstances under which hackers stole Ugx62 billion ($17 million) in a sophisticated manner. Sources...

AFRICA: Can Green Technology Training Curb Unemployment?

Elias Ngalame. African climate stakeholders have called for more green technology training in specialized higher education institutions as...

INSIDE STORY: Kizza Besigye and Hajj Obed Lutale ‘Kidnapped’ in Kenya,Remanded by Ugandan Military Court

Uganda’s opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye and his colleague, Hajj Obed Lutale, have been remanded to Luzira Prison...

How Locals Are Supporting Wildlife Conservation through Community Projects   

WESTERN UGANDA. The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has continuously implemented community conservation to combat wildlife crime inside and outside different national parks, an approach that...

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND WILDLIFE TRAFFICKER ARRESTED WITH OVER 20 MONKEYS

The Territorial Police in Rwenzori East and Katwe Kabatoro Central Police Station in Kasese district have arrested Frederick Lubega, also known as Rick, a...

WORLD WILDLIFE CRIME REPORT 2024: Africa accounts for 19%

The World Wildlife Crime Report has indicated that Africa accounts for 19% of all seizures of illegally harvested flora and fauna. For global trade flows,...

UWA has tried to ensure safety & security in parks – San Diego Gorilla Safaris boss Mugisha Majid Amon

Tourism experts and stakeholders in western Uganda have commended the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA and security agencies for the current measures to ensure safety and...

UGX60 BILLION FAKE GORILLA PERMITS SCANDAL: 14 UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY STAFF SUSPENDED

BY AARON AINOMUGISHA. Fourteen Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA staff have been suspended over allegations related to the issuance of fake gorilla permits though their names...

ARRESTED INSIDE QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK: 24-YEAR-OLD FISHERMAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS

The chief magistrate’s court in Kamwenge has sentenced John Vian Matsiko to eight years in jail for illegally entering a wildlife protected area. The 24-year-old...