Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing ...

In January, a joint team of soldiers and police evicted more than 400 local people who had been occupying part of the 64 square kilometre Maruzi ranch in Apac District. The most affected were actually ...

Airtel Uganda has expanded its 4G network to Kazo District with the establishment and launch of new base stations in ...

Karamoja’s suffering is not simply the result of climate change or geography; it is the direct outcome of poor leadership and decades of government neglect. What has Karamoja received in return for ...

After uncovering the rising trend of drug and substance abuse in Uganda’s universities and institutions, this final part of our series traces the root of the problem—how illegal drugs make their way ...

He questioned why Buganda was omitted from the national map showing regional vaccination coverage in the country. “All other parts of Uganda we know, such as Busoga, Karamoja, Ankole ...

Rain with a high of 82 °F (27.8 °C) and a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds NE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 ...

It is implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda. In June 2024, the Ministry of Gender extended the GROW project to Karamoja to ...

The equipment was procured under the "Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in the Karamoja sub-region" (F-SURE) project, which aims to improve food security and support ...

Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have raised concerns over the increasing number of school-aged children in cattle kraals. Despite interventions by both government and development partners, parents ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to address the growing water and sanitation crisis in Ugandan schools, Housing Finance Bank (HFB) has rolled out a targeted intervention to boost ...

One group loudly chanted slogans asserting the permanence of the Buganda Kingdom, referencing a recent fake map circulating on social media that falsely suggested Buganda had been removed from ...