Special Report
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1.0KGov’t launches major programs to protect the gains, boost service delivery
Rubanda, Uganda: The NRM Government has officially launched its nationwide #ProtectingTheGains campaign, aiming at protecting development gains and promoting quality service delivery...
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1.4KOver 10,500 Ugandans get jobs as Tilenga Oil Project Expands Community Support
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Tilenga oil project has employed over 10,500 Ugandans and advanced multiple community and environmental initiatives, according to TotalEnergies EP...
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1.8KAnger at home drove me here: Gulu mortuary attendant shares story of survival
Gulu, Uganda: Babra Isomu, a 30-year-old mortuary attendant at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, has worked in the field for five years. Growing...
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2.6KWhy Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. SERERE, UGANDA — Family ties are shaping Uganda’s Parliament. People who die in...
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1.3KUganda’s Medical Universities are falling behind – Here’s Why
Summary: A 2019 change in funding to prevent fraud has hampered universities’ abilities to update equipment and to offer certain programs. Medical...
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1.5KUganda’s military denies extrajudicial killings, but deaths keep coming
Summary: The rule of law is often at the end of a gun barrel in a country where the military increasingly gains...
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1.3KBamasaaba rank lowest in Uganda voter education, NGO Forum survey reveals
Mbale City, Uganda: A new survey conducted by the Bugisu NGO Forum and its partners has revealed that the Bamasaaba community ranks...
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887UNFPA report shows global fertility crisis rooted in lack of choice, not lack of desire
New York, United States: Millions of people across the world are having fewer children than they want, not because they don’t desire...
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2.1KWorld Environment Day: How ESAFF is championing plastic fight in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda: In commemoration of World Environment Day, ESAFF Uganda Thursday, 5th June, spearheaded a grassroots campaign to tackle plastic pollution in...
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8.5KStigma, USAID exit, deny sex workers access to critical health services
Caro (not real name), one of the affected women, shared with DailyExpress her distressing ordeal, explaining how stigma is driving a silent...
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3.3KPWDs advocacy groups dispute 2024 census figures, demand action on Marrakesh Treaty
Kampala, Uganda: Advocacy groups for people with disabilities in Uganda, led by the National Union of Disabled Persons Uganda (NUDIPU), have contested...
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2.0KMenstrual stigma still fueling teenage pregnancy, school dropouts in Uganda
Buyende, Uganda: As Uganda joins the world to commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, stakeholders have raised concern over the persistent...
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1.5KHow foreign aid cuts are forcing East Africa’s Refugees into danger
Summary: In Uganda’s overcrowded camps, refugees survive on shrinking rations. But going home means walking back into war. This story was originally...
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1.8KGulu Mortuary attendant turns to football to cope with trauma of daily exposure to death
Gulu, Uganda: For over 15 years, George Oroma has worked as a mortuary attendant at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, handling up to...
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1.1KEpilepsy becomes excuse for Husband’s domestic abuse, narrates victim
Gulu City, Uganda: Nancy Akello, a mother of four from Gulu City, has opened up about how her battle with epilepsy led...
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1.1KNew study shows sidewalks, street lights beat road designs in reducing crashes
A new study by university researchers has found that pedestrian and roadside facilities, such as sidewalks, crossing points, and street lighting, play...
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1.7KCould Uganda’s Budongo Forest Be Ground Zero for the Next Global Pandemic?
In Summary: Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing...
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1.2KLoss of US Aid Highlights Africa’s Slow Progress on Medical Research Goals
Summary: Could the loss of US funding be the catalyst countries like Uganda need to more fully fund their own research, and...
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1.3KPeter Makumbi: Comparing Educational Needs of Underprivileged Children in Uganda & USA
A Comparative Analysis of the Educational Needs of Underprivileged Children in Uganda and the USA: Insights from Nakaseke District, Uganda, and Underserved...
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695Study shows money poured into preventing HIV infection in girls not working
Kampala, (UG): All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much,...
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1.2KNamutumba leaders worried over rising number of teenage pregnancies
Namutumba, (UG): Leaders in Eastern Uganda’s Namutumba District have decried the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the area, attributing it to...
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1.5KReport shows 70 Ugandans below 25 contract HIV/Aids daily
A recent report released by the Uganda Aids Commission indicates that an average of 70 individuals below 25 years are diagnosed with...
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1.7K70% of defilement cases in Busoga fail to reach court
Busoga North, (UG): The police in Busoga North policing region have committed themselves to fighting Gender Based Violence (GBV) amidst the challenges...
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1.1KBusoga East police decry increase in defilement cases, call for action
Iganga, (UG): Police in Busoga East region have said there is an increase in the number of reported defilement cases in the...