Emirates and the Uganda Tourism Board renew partnership for 2025
Building on a successful year of collaboration, Emirates and Uganda Tourism Board have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 2025, during the Arabian Travel Market. With a focus on driving inbound tourism to Uganda, the partnership underscores the airline’s ongoing commitment to market Uganda as a premier tourist destination.
Justice Lydia Mugambe Awaits Sentencing as Uganda Moves to Repatriate Her
High Court judge Lydia Mugambe is set to be sentenced on Friday this week following her conviction by a UK court in March. Earlier this month, the Ugandan government extended the application of the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act to the United Kingdom. This Act enables the mutual transfer of
Pictorial: Baby Gloria Welcomes Her Fiancé to Her Parents’ Home
Over the weekend, dancer, guitarist, and Movit brand ambassador Gloria Mulungi Senyonjo, popularly known as Baby Gloria, welcomed her fiancé, Mbaleka Jonas, to her parents’ home in a traditional marital ceremony known as Kukyala. The couple got engaged in March, and preparations for the ceremony had been underway for several
Formidables Swim Club to Host Inaugural Swimming Gala at Waves Fitness Harbour
The Formidables Swim Club is set to host its first-ever Formidables Swim Gala at Waves Fitness Harbour on Ntinda–Kiwatule Road. This family-friendly, high-energy event is open to all and promises an exciting blend of elite swimming competition and vibrant entertainment. With over 350 athletes expected from eight Masters swim teams
Gamatui Old Girls Unite to Equip School with Modern Computer Lab
The spirit of sisterhood and commitment to education was alive at Gamatui Girls Secondary School on Saturday, April 26, 2025, as former students, known as the “old girls,” gathered to launch a major fundraising drive. Their ambitious goal: to raise over 200 million Ugandan shillings to construct a state-of-the-art computer
Uganda Assumes Role of Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers For Climate Action
Uganda assumed the co-chairmanship role of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at the 2025 Spring meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C., United States of America. Uganda will co-chair with the Netherlands. The Minister of State for Finance in charge of
South Sudan: What if Uganda hadn’t intervened
By Ambassador Henry Mayega It’s the most tantalizing “what if” Uganda hadn’t intervened to stop the most recent fall out between President Salva Kiir of South Sudan and his VP, Riek Machar. Africa’s and the world’s youngest country has, over the years, been engulfed in bouts of unrest; the years
Health Body releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies, end malaria
More than 21 million adolescent girls become pregnant each year in low and middle-income countries, around half of which are unintended. With impacts on girls’ education, social connection and future employment prospects, early pregnancy can create cycles of intergenerational poverty that become difficult to break. It also brings serious health
Rescue.co Offers Nationwide Emergency Response Services for Ground Ambulances, Air Rescue and Roadside Assistance.
Rescue.co has emerged as the first company in Uganda to offer fully integrated emergency response services, bringing a new era of speed, reliability, and coordination to ground medical, air, and roadside emergencies across the country. With a track record of reducing response times to under 15 minutes, Rescue.co began transforming
Retired Police Officer Sam Omala Passes Away
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sam Omala has passed away due to cancer-related complications. He had been receiving treatment at Mulago Hospital in Uganda and at an undisclosed hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Omala, who served as the Kampala North Police Operations Commander, retired from the police force in 2020
