Uganda news

Rebecca Kadaga the Speaker of Parliament, has joined other environment activists to demand an end to razing down of forests. These acts she says are mainly perpetrated by government officials. Speaking during this year’s Running out of Trees (ROOT) Initiative which targets to plant 40 million trees countrywide which also coincided with celebrations to mark World Forest day, Kadaga said ...

Uganda Wildlife Authority has revealed that six lions were on Friday killed by unknown people and most of their body parts cut off and taken. Earlier media reports indicated that poachers killed an unspecified number of lions. This was after suspected poisoning in the Ishasha sector in Southwestern Uganda. However, the latest statement by the UWA spokesperson, Bashir Hangi has ...

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the country to raise flags at half mast in honour of Magufuli. He said this should be done for every flag at all public buildings and public grounds also as to mourn the loss of one of East Africa’s greatest leaders. John Pombe Magufuli, 61, was announced dead on Wednesday at ...

Hotel Africana Proprietor Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga today will officially launch a book titled how I built a fortune business in Africa a book that inspires entrepreneurs to go extra mile to achieve their dreams in business. Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, commonly known as BMK, is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and hotel owner. According to a 2012 published report, he was ...

Today marks a year since President Museveni announced a country-wide lockdown. It was last year on the 18th of March 2020 when the president locked down most sectors of the country. By that time, the World Health Organization had just declared coronavirus a world pandemic. Most of the countries in the world had actually already closed down by this time ...