Uganda Announces Candidature for Membership of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration (2025–2029).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps in Kampala to brief them about Uganda’s decision to submit her candidature for the membership of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration for the...

Ugandan security officers arrest 24 fishermen, confiscate boats in Homa Bay

A fisherman rows back to his nets at dawn on Lake Victoria. | FILE/REUTERS/Euan Denholm Audio By Vocalize Ugandan security officers have arrested 24 fishermen from Ringiti Island beach in Suba West, Homa Bay County, and impounded six boats over...

Uganda:TikToker Madubarah convicted of hate speech, malicious information

The Entebbe Senior Magistrate Grade One, Edgar Tibayeita Tusiime, has convicted Shoe Hawker and National Unity Platform (NUP) member, Juma Musuuza alias Madubarah, on six counts: three counts of hate speech and three counts of malicious...

Ugandan President Museveni Endorsed as NRM Candidate for 2026 Presidential Election

Addis Ababa, August 28, 2025 (ENA)— Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for next year’s general election – and his seventh term as leader of the East African nation....

Uganda's NRM endorses Museveni as candidate for 2026 presidential election

Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for next year’s general election – and his seventh term as leader of the East African nation. Eighty-year-old Museveni accepted the nomination on...

Housing Finance commits Shs100m to 2025 NSSF Kampala Hills Run

Michael Mugabi,(2nd left), the managing director of HFB pose for a group photo with partners from MTN, NSSF, Next Media Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has reaffirmed its dedication to education by committing Shs 100...

Shoe hawker-turned-TikToker convicted in Entebbe for defaming Uganda’s first family

A shoe hawker and TikToker has been convicted by the Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court on six counts; three for hate speech and another three for spreading malicious information ridiculing President Yoweri Museveni and his son General Muhoozi...

Uganda in 4th place on day two of Africa Region IV Juniors

The Ugandan team Port Louis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | Shaka Kariisa Ndyabahika and Banza Matsiko Gershom promised a stronger showing on the second day in Mauritius. And they duly delivered. Both golfers shot improved rounds at the...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to Uganda delayed

If Abrego Garcia is deported to Uganda, here’s how it might happen

A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss his arrest and deportation on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda. (Alex Wong...

Why Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives

SERERE, UGANDA — Family ties are shaping Uganda’s Parliament. People who die in office are increasingly succeeded by close relatives — children, spouses or even siblings — and often with strong support from political parties and local communities....

Uganda: Man, 48, convicted of murder, aggravated defilement of two minors

Mr Yekosi Musujja, the Kyampisi Childcare Ministries (KCM) Case management officer who was in court told the media that the organisation had since 2023 when the offense was committed taken over the care and psyco-social support of the two...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in attempt to prevent deportation to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. The asylum request — Abrego Garcia’s...

Uganda Airlines Dismisses Speculation on Fleet Acquisition

Uganda Airlines has moved to set the record straight on reports surrounding its fleet acquisition plans, saying the claims circulating in the media are premature and unfounded. In a statement released by management, the national carrier explained...

Ugandan market watch

The Ugandan stock markets have experienced a notable slowdown in market activity as turnover dropped week-on-week, yet this slowdown has been characterized by underlying resilience in price movements. Several counters have dominated the market...

Uganda's Official Highlights Youth Collaboration As Engine For Justice-Based Partnerships

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27.​ Uganda takes pride in its commitments to promoting humanism, mutual support, and brotherly solidarity, said John Mulimba, Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trend reports....

Feature: Cultural gala blends art, oil dev't and China-Uganda friendship

KAMPALA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- An 80-meter-long mural depicting Uganda's national bird, the crested crane, alongside a Chinese dragon symbolizing harmony, stood as the centerpiece of a cultural gala recently held in Kasinyi Village, a remote...

Kilmar Ábrego García solicita asilo en EEUU, con la esperanza de evitar su deportación a Uganda

WASHINGTON — Kilmar Ábrego García, cuyo caso se ha convertido en la imagen de la dura agenda migratoria del presidente Donald Trump, quiere solicitar asilo en Estados Unidos, dijeron sus abogados a un juez federal el miércoles. La solicitud de...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in U.S., hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. Abrego Garcia, 30, was detained Monday by U.S. Customs...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent Uganda deportation

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, is seeking asylum in the United States as the Trump administration moves forward with plans to deport him to Uganda. Garcia’s lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday that this is his second attempt to...