[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Absa Uganda's Board of Directors picked Keith Kalyegira as the new Chairman of the Board, effective 1 March 2025. Keith is a highly respected and seasoned advisor on strategy, investments, and capital...
[Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in Juba, the latest high ranking official to enter the country that's facing turmoil after the arrest of the South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar.
[Malaria Consortium] Yesterday, 2 April, marked a pivotal step forward for child health: almost 2.3 million doses of malaria vaccines are due to be distributed across Uganda.
[allAfrica] The country that President Donald Trump declared "nobody's ever heard of" during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho tops the list of 20 African nations upon which...
[Nile Post] The highly anticipated Gulu Music in Space International festival on climate change has been canceled after the organizer, Bjorn Vido, complained of being scammed, bullied, and threatened while preparing for the July 2025 event.
[Nile Post] The Ugandan Ministry of Finance has proposed significant tax hikes on cigarettes, locally brewed beer, and imported goods, aiming to generate billions of shillings for infrastructure development and public health initiatives.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Moi University has issued a redundancy notice to University Academic Staff Union (UASU) as it moves to cut down on lecturers due to declining student numbers and a cash crisis.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly Commitee on Appointment has set April 14 as the date it will conduct approval hearings on Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo who were nominated to the Cabinet last week.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has condemned the presence of Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja at a roadside political rally led by President William Ruto in Kieni, Nyeri County.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The court is set to visit Tob Cohen's murder scene as part of proceedings as the trial against Sarah Wairimu kicked off with the first witness testifying.
[Radio Dalsan] The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia convened today for their regular weekly meeting, focusing on the ongoing battle against terrorist groups in various regions of the country.
[Radio Dalsan] Yuusuf Ahmed Hassan (Jeego), the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Algeria, formally presented a copy of his credentials to Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, during a...
[Nile Post] Officials from Uganda Airlines have spearheaded the cleaning of Lake Victoria's shoreline in Kigungu, Entebbe Municipality as one of the ways to reduce bird strikes.
[Nile Post] Speaking at the Diaspora Exchange Forum hosted by Equity Bank, under the theme "Re-Routing Back Home: Funds Transfer for Powering Personal and Continental Growth," Prof. Nuwagaba explained that the high cost of borrowing to...
[Nile Post] Lwemiyaga County MP aspirant, Brig Gen Emmanuel Rwashande, has said that it is time for the current area MP, Theodore Ssekikubo, to stop using the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as a shield in his quest for votes.
[Nile Post] This is the second time in two months that Kitumba has been targeted. In the previous attack, thugs vandalised his house and smashed his car windows using pickhoes and hammers.
[Independent (Kampala)] Entebbe -- With the second leg of the Pearl of Africa Golf Series taking place at the par-71 Entebbe Golf Club, it was always going to be unlikely that the homeboys struggle. It was thus not surprising to see...
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- aBi Development has unveiled an ambitious strategic framework aimed at fostering climate-resilient, green, and inclusive agro-industrial growth in Uganda by 2028.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has unveiled the ultra-modern Counter Improvised Explosives Devices (Counter-IED) complex at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Kahawa Garisson, Nairobi County.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Public rallies took place across multiple states yesterday as thousands of citizens took to the streets to express their support for Ethiopia's ongoing national reforms, which were launched seven years ago.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Marking the seventh anniversary of government reforms, the Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) celebrated Ethiopia's economic progress achieved through sectoral and institutional transformations.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Italian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Agostino Palese, has affirmed that Ethiopia's aspiration to secure access to the sea is legitimate and emphasized that peaceful negotiations are the best path forward to...
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- The Eastern Addis Ababa Small-Scale Taxpayers Office announced that it has collected over five billion Birr in taxes over the past eight months. This was revealed during a recognition ceremony held on...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has come out strongly against critics who accuse him of being a "Yes Man" to President William Ruto, stating that loyalty is a key ingredient in governance.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has extended the deadline for land rates payments to April 15, 2025, giving property owners more time to comply without incurring penalties.
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is putting the final touches on its preparations to host the upcoming second United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4) in July, as confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).