Author: Gordon Twesigye

Ministry of Health Assures Safe Public Travel Amid Ebola Cases

The Ministry of Health has reassured the public that Uganda remains safe for travel despite the ongoing Ebola outbreak. The assurance follows the confirmation of...

Nicholas Opiyo Bids Farewell to Chapter Four Uganda after a Decade of Advocacy

Nicholas Opiyo, the founder and long-serving Executive Director of Chapter Four Uganda, has stepped down from his leadership role. He will hand over leadership...

UNEB Cautions School Heads against Fraudsters As UCE Results Release Nears

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has warned all heads of UCE centers against fraudsters who are extorting money from school administrators. According to the...

African Legislators to Address Migration Challenges in Regional Forum

In a high-profile gathering that will bring together ministers of labor from the East and Horn of Africa, legislators are set to discuss crucial...

Gov’t Procures First Consignment of Test Kits from Local Firm

The government through the Ministry of Health has procured a first consignment of malaria testing kits from a locally based manufacturing company. The company, Microhaem...

Uganda Starts Ebola Vaccine Trial against Deadly Ebola Disease

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said it has launched the first-ever randomized vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus. Together with...

Uganda Troops Reinforce New Defence Tactic as DRC Conflict Deepens

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has said that its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will adopt a ‘Forward Defensive Posture’...

Uganda Railways Corporation Appoints Benon Kajuna as New Managing Director

The Board of Directors of Uganda Railways Corporation has appointed Benon Kajuna as the new Managing Director of the Corporation. He replaces David Musoke...

MoH Confirms Sudan Ebola Virus Outbreak in Kampala

The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, after samples from three National Reference...

War of Words Erupts as Rwanda , South Africa Clash Over DRC Conflict

The current unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo has turned into a bitter battle of utterances between Presidents Paul Kagame and Cyril Ramaphosa...

Uganda Airlines Suspends Flights to Kinshasa Amid DRC Unrest

Uganda Airlines has announced the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the escalating conflict in the region, including...

Critical Ebola Lab at Risk as Conflict Intensifies in Goma

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned the public about the looming risk from Ebola escaping a laboratory exposed to the...

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