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The value addition facility in Awindiri, Arua city. By Sunday Amandi Arua city Lack of sufficient agricultural mechanization and capital is derailing local supply of produce in the value addition facility established in Arua city, as farmer’s reliance on slow, manual labor restricts farm size, lowers operational efficiency, and increases […]

By Onzoma Albert Arua City Mental Health Experts and Youth Leaders are raising concerns about the rising mental health issues among youth, with over 90,000 cases reported among student in Kampala in a single year, in 2024-2025 reflecting a 12.2% increase from the previous year. Experts attribute this surge to […]

One of the Candidates Hon. Tandrupasi Patrick (in coat) during the nominations. NILE POST The Electoral Commission has begun nominating candidates for the Adjumani West parliamentary by-election, with independent candidate Patrick Tandrupasi becoming the first aspirant to be cleared. The Electoral Commission has officially begun the nomination of candidates for […]

BBC The husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi – who made the official announcement of Ameir’s death – said he had been suffering from a heart condition. Ndejembi added that funeral arrangements are […]

NIRA ED (centre sitting) and other officials after the launch of the Expo. NILE POST The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is set to host an Identity Expo and Symposium aimed at accelerating national identification coverage and bringing together public and private sector stakeholders to examine the growing importance […]

Mashooque Birhmani, founder of the NGO Sujag Sansar, applauds during a theatrical rehearsal in Dadu district, Sindh province, Pakistan, August 4, 2024. /CFP CGTN The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution establishing November 27 as the International Day to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage, in a move […]

President Museveni and other officials Crude Naming Ceremony last week.  URN The decision by the government to name its crude oil “Pearl Sweet” has generated debate, with some questioning why the crude oil to be produced from the Albertine Graben needs a name as the country approaches first oil. The […]

Bishop L. Mukasa presents Pope Leo’s blessing to Rev. Fr. Dr. Lawrence K. Kimbowa during his Priestly Silver Jubilee celebrations at Migyera Parish, on Saturday, September 5, 2026. PHOTO BY BERNARD BAKALU URN Pope Leo has granted a special Apostolic Blessing to Rev. Fr. Dr. Lawrence Kizito Kimbowa, Judicial Vicar […]

High Level Experts Meeting on Implementation of the Global Compact on Migration. Photo By IGAD URN Uganda is emerging as an increasingly important destination and transit country for migrants in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region, with more than 1.2 million people arriving in the country and 1.3 million […]

A UEDCL staff in the field. By Biko Rombe Gulu City Gulu City has sufficient electricity capacity to support new industrial, commercial and domestic investments, the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has said. The assurance comes more than a year after UEDCL took over electricity distribution services from Umeme […]