The Latest Breaking News from Uganda

The UK supreme court’s recent gender ruling made me think of the sublime sculptures – created from trash – by this artist who escaped persecution in Uganda. They stand for unity over division

Exclusive: World Health Organisation says shortage of most commonly used Aids drug caused by withdrawal of US foreign aid will sabotage effectiveness of treatment for millions in a ‘recipe for disaster’

Uganda’s government says it is planning to reintroduce military trials for civilians through a new law, despite a Supreme Court ruling in January that banned the practice.

ON THE GROUND: From the pregnant woman who fears HIV will now be transmitted to her child, to the father of four lying in agony on a mattress with no access to drugs. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, chief international correspondent Bel Trew finds the US president’s brutal severing of aid…

Two foreign nationals, identified as Humphrey Muwong (33) from Uganda and Chukwu Ebuka Umeh (36) from Nigeria, have been arrested and 700 grams of high-grade heroin worth over Rs 1 crore has been seized. Read further on Dynamite News:

Exclusive: Opposition leader says he has ‘no choice’ but to challenge Yoweri Museveni’s regime, despite threats and previous attacks

In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing last mile transport for people and goods on short trips because…

ON THE GROUND: With the wiping out of global aid to maternal health, it feels necessary to point out that fewer unplanned births means fewer mothers dying, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Uganda

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is expected to meet South Sudanese officials on the second day of his trip to the capital, Juba

Every day, 10 people die on the roads of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

Uganda’s electricity sector is at a turning point, as Umeme Limited’s 20-year concession draws to a close. Umeme was the first private distribution operator in anglophone Africa. For nearly two decades, the listed company was the dominant distributor of electricity to the country’s 2.3 million clients. However, Uganda decided in…