An image of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the marathon races at the Paris Paralympic Games, in a tribute to the Ugandan athlete killed by her boyfriend after being doused with petrol and set on fire

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau has officially joined the European Union Intellectual Property Office's trade mark search facility, contributing as many as 79.000 trade marks

The Uganda Professional Boxing Association has requested a meeting with the National Sports Council to discuss the future of professional boxing in the country, threatened by the new sports law

The last eight patients recovering from an Ebola outbreak declared last month have been discharged; World Health Organisation described the recoveries as a milestone reflecting Uganda's rapid response to the epidemic

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, imprisoned since November, began a hunger strike to protest his prolonged detention without trial