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Uganda explained from the ground up: Museveni's seventh term, an oil industry that has still not started, an economy run on coffee and re-exported gold, and the dates that matter to foreigners. The post Uganda Explained 2026: Museveni’s Uganda, the Long Wait for Oil, the Economy and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.
UGANDA · HEALTH Key Facts —The country Uganda has built a small pharmaceutical industry and now buys most state medicines from local makers. —What happened The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda asked government for a dedicated research and innovation fund. —Who said it Dr Steven Rutoti, the society’s secretary general, made the call in Kampala on […] The post Uganda Pharmacists Press the State to Bankroll Home-Grown Medicines appeared first on The Rio Times.
About 450 mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. The apes are threatened by deforestation, but local communities are working to protect their habitat by planting trees, in the hope of reducing pressure on the forest.
Uganda's army said Saturday it had suspended military cooperation with Turkey, after demands for Ankara to hand over a prominent political blogger and fierce critic of President Yoweri Museveni.
Uganda is debating whether to shift its capital from Kampala to a largely undeveloped town about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the city as gridlock and difficulties in upgrading infrastructure hinder expansion.
Uganda withdrew from the Invictus Games on 3 September believing the King disapproved. A phone call from his private secretary reversed it. The post Uganda Invictus Games Exit Lasted Eleven Days and One Phone Call appeared first on The Rio Times.
The finance minister gave parliament a new date on 11 September. It is the seventh target since 2018, and the pipeline is now 98% buried. The post Uganda Oil Delayed Again, Now Targeting June 2027 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Thousands of people gathered in western Uganda on Saturday to pay their final respects to King Oyo. Oyo died last month at the age of 34, unmarried and without an official heir. Now a fight is underway over who will succeed him, pitting the royal clan against his closest relatives.
The 34-year-old monarch’s death has opened a rare challenge to the traditional process of choosing Tooro’s next king.
A TV news presenter has been named as the traditional kingdom of Tooro's new monarch but the late king's family claim he chose an heir.
Uber’s exits from Nigeria and Uganda highlight the growing challenges of making ride-hailing work in Africa.
In tonight's edition, a dramatic struggle for control of a throne in Uganda. Also, Rwanda shut down 101 alcoholic beverage factories last month and declared a public health crisis after at least 50 people were killed by contaminated illegal supplies. And Ethiopia celebrates its new year.
Uganda’s Tooro kingdom has named television news anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king, but the succession has been challenged by the mother of the late King Oyo Nyimba, just days before his burial.
The UN says Uganda hosts more than 96,000 Sudanese refugees, but a programme intends to fly at least 1,300 people home.
Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda, ending its ride-hailing services in the two African markets with immediate effect.
A coalition of Ugandan and Kenyan activists on Tuesday blamed Kenya for the plight of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, whose health is deteriorating as he faces treason charges.