Uganda Total access to energy solutions: the future is bright Sunlight may turn out to be the world’s great equalizer. Total Access To Energy Solutions (TATES) is at the forefront of the campaign to deliver solar power to some of the most remote places on earth. 01/10/2020
Democratic Republic Of Congo WHO stops short of declaring Ebola outbreak a global emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) determined for the third time that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not a "public health emergency of international concern". 14/06/2019
Uganda Uganda's plan to attract tourists with 'curvy women' stirs outcry Uganda's plan to attract tourists with 'curvy women' stirs outcry 08/02/2019
Africanews The Nigerian farmer profiting from pig waste [Inspire Africa] Today we'll head to Nigeria where a pig farm is turning waste management and recycling into profit. 31/07/2018
Uganda Concern amid outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease One woman has been confirmed dead but hundreds may have been exposed to the virus, says WHO. 20/10/2017
Africanews Ugandan rugby players 'disappear' after tournament in Germany The three - Ramathan Govule, Brian Kikaawa and Fred Odur - were not found at the team's hotel on Monday when they were preparing to leave the country. 03/10/2017
Uganda Not a pub brawl: Uganda MPs have punch-up in parliament Parliament punch-up in Uganda over a proposed change to the constitution. 28/09/2017
Uganda Uganda struggling with refugees influx There is an urgent call for more aid to help Uganda cope with an influx of refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan. It comes at a UN-backed summit 24/06/2017
Africanews Uganda: Man nabbed in fake $120m arms deal Uganda's police said on Tuesday they had nabbed a con man suspected of swindling a Polish weapons manufacturer into signing a bogus $120m arms deal. 17/11/2016
Africanews School in the day, brothel at night ... Ugandan teachers fight trespassers Two government primary schools in Uganda's Kisima island in the central part of the country has been invaded by residents who engage in sexual activity at night. 20/10/2016
Africanews Spouses of Ugandan police help force cut down procurement expenditure A first of its kind in the country, wives of police officers produce uniforms for the force as a way of offsetting procurement challenges. 18/10/2016
Cinema Lupita Nyong'o stars in rags-to-riches tale ‘Queen of Katwe’ is the true story of Phiona, a Ugandan girl living in the Kampala slum of Katwe, whose life is turned around when she becomes a prodigious chess… 03/10/2016
world news Benjamin Netanyahu marks 40-years since the Raid on Entebbe Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu, has made an emotional visit to Uganda’s Entebbe airport. 05/07/2016
Uganda Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye charged with treason He was arrested after staging his own swearing-in ceremony ahead of the official ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni who was elected to a fifth term. 14/05/2016
Uganda Uganda: opposition leader calls for protests after longtime president is re-elected Uganda’s main opposition leader has called on his supporters to protest after President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 30 years, won another five-year 22/02/2016
Uganda Unrest in Uganda as opposition reject result of presidential election Yoweri Musaveni granted another five-year term amid unrest, opposition arrests and widespread claims of vote-rigging 20/02/2016
world news Police arrest Uganda's main opposition candidate...again Police have arrested Uganda’s main opposition candidate Kizza Besigye for the third time this week as early results from the country’s presidential 19/02/2016
Uganda Opposition leader detained on Uganda election day Opposition leader Kizza Besigye was briefly detained on polling day in Uganda as the government shut down social media sites, reportedly due to 19/02/2016