Fighting back the tears, 22-year-old rubbish collector Okuku Prince recalls the moment his best friend's lifeless body was found at a massive rubbish dump in Uganda's capital, Kampala. The landslide at the Kiteezi dump last August killed 30 people, including his friend Sanya Kezia.

A Kampala man stunned court when he pleaded for the release of his wife, who was accused of attempting to murder him

Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association, said that the Ebola response had been badly hampered by the absence of U.S. support and that Uganda’s health system was notably less prepared and responsive than it had been during the last Ebola outbreak, in 2022.

Police have identified the victims of Wednesday’s fire that gutted the Sunrise Hotel building, located along Rashid Khamis Road, opposite Mukwano Mall in Kampala.

Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye remains in custody awaiting trial on security-related charges after he was allegedly abducted in Kenya in November 2024 and sent home. To protest his detention,

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced an extension of the closure of the Karuma and Ayago bridges by one week. The two bridges were set to be temporarily closed to all traffic by Monday to facilitate the installation of expansion joints.

Amidst the slums of Kampala, MLISADA (Music, life skills and arts for destitution alleviation) is a success story. It is a children's home giving street kids a chance of a musical future. Sarah Taylor visits this remarkable children's home in Kampala, Uganda, to speak to teachers, former pupils and international brass players that help support it.

Uganda’s L.G.B.T.Q. population was already struggling to cope with the fallout of a harsh anti-gay law when the disruption of U.S. aid put people at even greater risk.

Three people have been confirmed dead after a fire swept through a seven-story building along Rashid Khamisi Road in Kampala’s city centre. The fire, which broke out around 10:00 am, started in the basement shops of the Sunshine hotel building,

A shortage of women has been recorded in 26 out of Uganda’s 147 districts, signalling a potential demographic shift in the country.According to the final 2024 National Population and Housing Census Report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) earlier this year,

But entrepreneurship is just one piece of the puzzle. Education remains a cornerstone of Uganda’s future Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | From February 19 to 21, the Mastercard Foundation hosted the Young Africa Works 2025 Dialogue in Kampala,