Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred...

Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) north-west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, authorities have confirmed. Dozens of other...

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has proposed that Rev. Godfrey Bazira, a former principal of Namugongo seminary, be considered for recognition as...

The political landscape in Senegal has undergone a profound structural shift, mutating from a historic, unified partnership into a volatile institutional standoff that tests the boundaries of the nation’s constitution....

Every day, millions of Ugandans buy bottled water, soda, cooking oil, bread and countless other packaged products. A few hours later, much of that packaging becomes waste. Some is collected....

Irene Nampala, sister to the late Kalangala Woman Member of Parliament Hellen Nakimuli, has emerged as the leading contender in the National Unity Platform (NUP) internal vetting exercise for the...

 The opposition leadership in Parliament has unveiled new committee and leadership assignments following internal consultations, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Joel Ssenyonyi retaining his position, while significant changes have...

Football fans hoping to gather in bars, entertainment spots and public viewing centres to watch the UEFA Champions League final involving Arsenal and PSG will have to stay away from...

They carved our mother’s body with rulers in a smoke-filled room in Berlin. They drank their fine wines and called it geography. Today, they roll out red carpets in Geneva...

The United Nations has launched an emergency funding appeal worth US$15.8 million to strengthen Uganda’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak as confirmed infections linked to the Bundibugyo strain increased...