(MENAFN) At least 63 people have died following a severe traffic accident involving multiple vehicles on one of Uganda’s busiest highways, authorities reported Wednesday. The crash occurred shortly after midnight local time (21:15 GMT) when two...
Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe commends the Unisa-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis Ababa as a centre of excellence The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has praised the UNISA-Ethiopia Regional Learning...
An anti-migration protest has resulted in injuries to police officers and journalists, and an estimated € 90,000 of damage. The Netherlands has taken a step closer to establishing a “transit centre” for unsuccessful asylum applicants in Uganda....
(MENAFN) Uganda officially launched its presidential election campaigns on Monday, setting the stage for a fierce contest among eight candidates, including the long-serving incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, for the country’s highest office in...
Eight universities participated in the memorial round, with the top four progressing to the oral rounds. The four universities that participated in the oral rounds were Uganda Christian University (UCU), Makerere University (MUK), Cavendish...
NEW YORK, NJ, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On September 24, StrongMinds hosted a high-level event at the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations, bringing together health leaders from Uganda and Zambia...
Katia Passerini, Ph.D., joined Gonzaga University as its 27th president on July 15, 2025, becoming the second layperson to serve in the role. President Passerini is a distinguished scholar whose interdisciplinary research spans multiple domains,...
CSV-P to strengthen Nigeria’s agribusiness value chain through regenerative farming, data-driven systems, and climate-resilient innovation. UYO, AKWA IBOM , NIGERIA, October 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AgroGreen Dynamics Ltd, in collaboration...
Annual event fuels clean water, sanitation, and menstrual health projects in Haiti, Indonesia, and Uganda CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- There are 2.2 billion people globally who still lack safe water. Surge...
Uganda’s military has denied allegations of holding activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were kidnapped in Kampala, Uganda, on October 1. In their response to a habeas corpus case filed by two lawyers at the Uganda High Court, the Uganda...
A midnight collision between two buses in western Uganda has left 46 people dead, exposing the country’s worsening road safety crisis and weak traffic enforcement. Emergency responders work at the scene of a fatal bus collision on the Gulu highway...
Kenyan activists Bob Njagi [right] and Nicholas Oyoo [left]/ HANDOUT The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has issued a formal denial of custody regarding Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who disappeared in Uganda on October 1,...
KAMPALA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's Electoral Commission on Wednesday began a two-day nomination exercise for parliamentary candidates ahead of the country's 2026 general elections. According to the electoral body, candidates are vying for...
Uganda has long stood as one of Africa’s most open and compassionate hosts for refugees, a distinction that has gained renewed significance amid the devastating war in Sudan. Currently, the East African nation shelters over two million refugees –...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years. Police...
At least 46 people have died following a multi-vehicle crash on Uganda’s Kampala-Gulu Highway, police confirmed on Tuesday. The accident, described as one of the country’s worst in recent years, involved several vehicles including two buses, a...
Among the four candidates nominated for the Wakiso Woman MP seat is 20-year-old Jorine Najjemba, a presidential candidate who never was. The senior six vacist is among the dozens who had earlier expressed interest in contesting for the presidency...
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will receive more than two billion U.S. dollars in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support the East African country’s development agenda, a senior government...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) today announced that a record 135 international players from a record-tying 43 countries across six continents are on opening-night rosters for the 2025-26 season. Among the record 135...
