Improving TB Detection and Treatment in Uganda Through Household Screening and Sputum Monitoring

A pilot project in Uganda, running from November 2023 to September 2024, sought to address the challenges of suboptimal tuberculosis (TB) case finding and preventive treatment (TPT) coverage among household contacts (HHCs) of individuals with pulmonary TB. …

Arts For Education event raises funds for Literacy in Okanagan and Uganda

The event, presented by Beem Credit Union, will showcase local artists and performers Arts For Education is back for another night of live music and local artistry.  This event celebrates the arts while making a difference in children's lives in the …

Ceylex Engineering marks yet another Milestone by completing a State-of-the-Art 132 kV Substation in Uganda, Africa ...

45 Ceylex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, recently made an astounding achievement by unveiling the Kabale 132/33 kV, 80 MVA Substation on February 12, 2025. This was designed and constructed with Sri Lankan expertise and global collaboration within a guaranteed …

Uganda: Members of Parliament (MPs) call for stringent enforcement of laws on drug dispensation

Uganda to send troops to South Sudan

Uganda’s Parliament approved a plan to deploy troops to South Sudan as a power struggle escalates. The tensions are related to a breakdown of the coalition formed between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, a former rebel leader-turned-deputy …

Uganda military says it killed 242 Codeco rebels in east DRC in a week

Uganda's army said it killed 242 fighters belonging to a Congolese rebel group known as Codeco after they attacked a Ugandan military camp across the border in east Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week, a claim disputed by the group. Uganda …

Kudos, Uganda’s Independent for skillfully covering Kawempe poll

A hotly contested by-election in an opposition stronghold, with an overbearing government hell-bent on frustrating the other side to predetermine the result in its favour. That sums up Kampala’s Kawempe North constituency poll. On March 13, 2025, voters in …

Uganda unveils U-19 cricket squad ahead of ICC World Cup qualifier

KAMPALA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's U-19 national cricket team coach Emmanuel Isaneez has unveiled the final squad that will tussle it out in the International Cricket Council (ICC) U-19 Men's World Cup qualifier. The World Cup qualifier for …

Hope under construction in Uganda: Cathyline’s story

Imagine a world where the trillions of dollars spent on public contracts better serve people and protect our planet. For Cathyline, a mother and small business owner in Buhanda village, Uganda, government decisions are not abstract policies; they are her …

DRC: M23 Maneuvers as Qatar Encourages, Angola Retreats, Uganda Threatens

Kisangani, Walikale, Luanda, Doha – Behind the carefully worded communiqués praising de-escalation and dialogue, a much more volatile reality is unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While M23 rebels publicly announce a “repositioning” …