Mobilizers of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) have called on the league’s top leadership to recognize and reward their efforts during the recently concluded presidential elections, in which their endorsed candidate, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,...
The National Unity Platform (NUP) leadership has urged religious leaders, cultural leaders, and all opinion leaders to raise their voices against human rights violations in Uganda, stressing that silence only emboldens the perpetrators.
Addressing the press at...
National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a raft of development-focused directives while campaigning...
“When you invest in Uganda or any of the brother African countries, you have the assurance of this huge and growing market. We believe in win-win solutions to human problems. The population of Africa will be 2.5 billion people in the next 25 years. The population of Uganda will be 106 million people by that time,” he said.
Research indicates that land conflicts are a major issue in Uganda, affecting around 33-50% of landholders. With these conflicts, the social stability and economic development of the country can be threatened, as agriculture accounts for a large portion of the country's labor force and GDP. Over 90% of domestic disputes in Uganda are related to land conflicts.
The increase of Uganda’s per capita income from $898 to 1146 in 2024 and the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from $16 to $20 in 2023—all these, including many others—resulted in Uganda being recognized by the IMF as one of the fastest-growing economies.
The newly appointed board, chaired by Dr. Robert Kyamanywa, faces the challenge of addressing rampant youth unemployment that has affected countless families across the country.