The armed forces have been ordered by President Yoweri Museveni to reactivate Local Defence Units to be deployed in several national parks in western Uganda following increased insecurity in the area

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