Africa Uganda Ugandan media and NGOs are reporting a significant increase in the number of journalists arrested in a crackdown on those who oppose President Museveni's government
Africa Uganda In a laboratory in Mbarara, a team is using a demo to listen closely to vascular sound in dialysis patients, using an early detection device designed by Mbarara University of Science and Technology to curb stroke
Africa Uganda Uganda Tourism Board launched the new brand 'Explore Uganda, The Pearl of Africa', in Dubai as part of a tourism and media event
Africa Uganda Electronic passports, driving licenses and other security documents will soon be produced in the country, under a plan by the Ministry of Works and Transport that will see the completion of the Uganda Security Printing Company USPC factory in Entebbe
Africa Uganda Human Rights Watch reports in a new document the detention and possible torture of government critics, opposition members, and peaceful protesters; the information has been gathered with personal and telephone interviews with dozens of citizens
Africa Uganda Equity Bank Uganda and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom - a subnational, traditional monarchy - have signed a development collaboration in the areas of business and financial inclusion, energy, environment, food and agriculture, education, health, oil and gas
Africa Uganda A new government policy encourages girls who have given birth to return to class and allows parents to sue school headmasters who refuse; according to the UN Population Fund, the country recorded 290.219 teenage pregnancies from January to September 2021
Africa Uganda Jewish volunteers offer Ugandan students alternative learning methods, with classes focusing on creativity and open-mindedness, taught by informal Israeli teachers, many of whom are serving in the military at home
Africa Uganda Ugandan authorities are seeking to make vaccines legally compulsory in a new bill, yet to be passed, that would include a six-month jail term for failure to comply with vaccination requirements during outbreaks of diseases
Africa Uganda Doctors at the Uganda Cancer Institute are seeing more male patients suffering from penile cancer than ever before; according to doctors, 10 years ago they treated one patient a year, now they treat up to 10 men
Africa Uganda Claimants for livestock compensation will no longer have to process a Tax Identification Number, benefitting from more relaxed conditions to access the refund for their lost cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
Africa Uganda Several million Ugandan students have returned to school after nearly two years of government-imposed closure as a pandemic containment measure
Africa Uganda At least 300.000 private primary and secondary school teachers will receive Shs 100.000 (about $883) each in the latest pandemic handout