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Ethiopian National Defence Forces shout slogans after completing training at the Dabat battlefield in Gondar, Ethiopia, September 14, 2021. /VCG CGTN The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday evacuated 161 people from Ethiopia’s conflict-affected Tigray region amid heightened tensions. “On Monday, we transferred altogether 161 persons out […]

For communities along the Nile, the river is not an abstraction in an international treaty. It is a source of food, water, transport, energy and income. Photo//Dramadri Federick   By Dramadri Federick Arua City The Dry Bank and the Farmer’s Dilemma Standing on the muddy, baked banks of the River […]

UNSA Speaker Tendo Henry Martin NILE POST The Uganda National Students’ Association says the ban on school fees payments in government-aided schools has contributed to challenges including hunger, teacher shortages and disruptions to learning. The Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA) has criticised the government’s ban on school fees payments in […]

  The Buganda Kingdom Minister for Gender and Social Development, including Education, Choltilda Nakate Kikomeko NILE POST Government, through the Ministry of Education, has presented to the Kingdom of Buganda proposed amendments to the regulations governing nursery schools. The proposed regulations include setting school fees for nursery schools, limiting the […]

  Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I. Photo Credit. Uganda Media Centre URN Prince was installed early Tuesday morning as the new Omukama of Tooro in a series of traditional rituals held at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City. The traditional installation followed an overnight procession that began at 11 p.m. on […]

Minister of State for Internal Affairs Hon. Juma Witonze Kisekka and other officials at ICCOS 2026 NILE POST Uganda has called for faster information sharing, joint investigations and stronger judicial capacity to combat transnational online scam networks and protect Ugandans allegedly trafficked through fake overseas job offers. Uganda has called […]

ICT Permanent Secretary Dr Aminah Zawedde has called for closer collaboration between government, media houses and regulators to tackle misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. NILE POST Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Aminah Zawedde, has called for closer collaboration between government, media houses and regulators to […]

Vincent Arnold Nsamba, the prime suspect in the murder of Afrigo Band founding member Moses Matovu PML DAILY Vincent Arnold Nsamba, the prime suspect in the murder of Afrigo Band founding member Moses Matovu, has been remanded by the Makindye Magistrates Court as police and prosecutors continue investigations into the […]

Muni University By Erema George Arua City The communities living along the buffer zones of Asa stream in Onzivu ward, Ayivu division in Arua city are set to benefit from a tree planting initiative under Muni university’s faculty of agriculture and environmental sciences, climate change mitigation and adaptation project. This […]

  Left; a street at Yitia trading center after the third national cleaning exercise. Right; a pile of garbage on a street in Ewanyapa cell. Photo//Erema By Erema George Arua City Three months into the mandatory national cleaning exercise since its roll out in July this year, the activity has […]