Uganda

Uganda's flag carrier, Uganda Airlines, said it is at an advanced stage of launching direct flights to India, an initiative that will help strengthen trade and tourism relations between Kampala and New Delhi

Ugandan scientist Catherine Nakelembe, member of Nasa's Servir applied sciences team as a thematic manager for agriculture and food security, is leading Nasa project that, combining satellite and ground data, creates solutions to protect crops

The Ministry of Water and Environment plans to turn the rehabilitated Nyamurindira and Kirembe Galley hotspots into a study centre for university students researching water and land management technologies

The United States has updated its travel advice for Uganda, following the enactment in May of the "Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023"

In spite of Western condemnations and after much criticism, a law was passed by President Museveni establishing the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'; it is one of the harshest in the world against LGBT people

Government officials and humanitarian actors from Uganda and Kenya concluded a 3-day simulation exercise near Mount Elgon mountain ranges in Mbale, eastern Uganda, to test and validate standard operating procedures on cross-border disaster displacement

Kyosk Digital Services Uganda celebrated the end of its first financial year by announcing expansion into new locations, growth and impact on the traditional FMCG sector

Ugandan Minister of Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Charles Okello Engola, was killed by his bodyguard

The ruling party has agreed that the anti-Lgbtqi+ bill, passed by Parliament in Kampala a month ago, should be sent back to the House for reconsideration

Some 65 kilometres north of the capital Kampala, a lush bamboo forest is the brainchild of a former journalist turned farmer, Andrew Ndawula Kalema, to help reverse the environmental damage that is occurring in the country

A man from Luzira has built a large boat made entirely of plastic waste and environmentally friendly materials, called a 'floating island', hoping to encourage recycling and put an end to litter in Lake Victoria

A bill just tabled in the Ugandan parliament that criminalises same-sex relationships and sexual and gender identity could soon be adopted and become law, violating many fundamental rights as Human rights watch says