Uganda announces plan to ban single-use plastic bags. Now we need action, then we need the rest of Africa to join them.

Press Release Luchelle Feukeng 8 May 2025 • 1 min read Nairobi, 8 May 2025 –The Ugandan government has just announced that they are planning to ban single-use plastic carrier bags.  This decision marks a significant step towards addressing plastic …

Handball: Rwanda faces tough test against Kenya and Uganda

Bayobab Launches New Uganda-Kenya Fibre Connectivity Route

Bayobab, MTN Group’s digital infrastructure company, has unveiled a new strategic fibre route connecting Uganda and Kenya. The company says this strategic fibre infrastructure is a transformative cross-border project, deepening digital integration between …

Why Ruto is Sending 100 People to Uganda

The ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has announced plans to send 100 members of the party to Uganda to attend a leadership training. In a statement on Friday,9, President William Ruto's party said the decision follows talks between UDA and the …

London Gatwick: Uganda Airlines launching direct flights from Gatwick creating a major new opportunity for UK travel

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com  and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Uganda Airlines has announced the launch of a new non-stop service between London Gatwick and Entebbe International Airport, starting May 18. Operating four times …

Insurance Agents: The unsung heroes of the insurance sector in Uganda

OPINION | Saul Sseremba | In Kampala, it is common to come across an insurance agent. You might meet one at a taxi stage, outside a supermarket, in your office, or even at a religious gathering. They greet you with a smile, ask if you have heard about …

PACEID Chair Calls for Collaboration Not Competition at Nigeria-Uganda Trade Dialogue

The Chairman of Uganda’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), Odrek Rwabwogo, has called for the urgent removal of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) not only between Uganda and Nigeria but across the African continent. …

Trump cuts off lifeline: A million refugees in Uganda face hunger as US aid vanishes

- Advertisement - INTERNATIONAL: A subsidy failure at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resulted in an overall deferral of food assistance for one million evacuees in Uganda, leading to the mounting worries of starvation, discontent, and …

Memorable stories as Uganda marks diplomacy Golden Jubilee

Uganda can this year celebrate the Golden Jubilee of its pivotal tough diplomacy. But, being our typical selves, we aren’t proclaiming it loud. We are like the earth grader which ageing Kenyan men talk of when mistreated by wife and children, saying it …

Uganda targets 33M citizens for mass ID registration, renewal from May 27

A mass national ID registration and renewal exercise which the Ugandan government announced three years ago is now set to commence by the close of this month. Since the exercise was announced in August 2022 after a Cabinet approval, the government set many …