The country lost €18 million that the European Union had made available to facilitate the rehabilitation and repair of the 375 km long Tororo-Gulu metre gauge railway

Gold has become Uganda’s leading export earner bringing in a record $6,4 billion in 2025 from $1,26bn in 2019, surpassing coffee ($2,46bn); despite gold returns, the impact for the majority of ordinary people is not comparable to the one of coffee

For the Yoga Yoga Jajja celebration thousands of Ugandans gathered to acknowledge the 2026 election victory of President Museveni, confirming him for a 7th mandate with 71,65% of the votes

First 19.200 doses of Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug to be injected twice a year, have been delivered to Uganda, donated by Global Fund; approved by the National Drug Authority in January, it is a key step in efforts to curb infections

Reports circulating on social media about an alleged outbreak of Nipah virus in Uganda have been denied by the DG of Health Services who said no cases have been recorded in the country; highly deadly, Nepal virus is endemic to Southern Asia