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| May 18, 2026 | Another African nation licenses Starlink | A Starlink satellite terminal
Uganda has become the latest African country to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Starlink, signing an operational licence agreement with the satellite broadband provider even as South Africa’s own licensing proces... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Uganda: Fact Check - No, President Museveni Has Not Launched an Investment Platform Paying Ugandans Millions Monthly | Social media posts and sponsored adverts on Instagram and WhatsApp claiming that President Yoweri Museveni has launched a government-backed investment platform promising up to Shs 22 million per month or turning Shs 1 million into tens of m... |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Uganda: Did Uganda's Internet Shutdowns During Elections Backfire? | The state cited the need to prevent disinformation - but the ban may have increased citizens' mistrust instead.
As Uganda emerges from an internet shutdown following the country's 15 January election, human rights lawyers are mounting a cha... |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Uganda - Blanket Internet Shutdown Violates Rights | Nairobi — Authorities Should Immediately Restore Full Internet Access; Uphold Election Integrity
Ugandan authorities should immediately restore internet access and refrain from imposing blanket shutdowns that undermine fundamental rights an... |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Mamdani's progressive vision for New York shaped by childhood in Uganda, mentors say | KAMPALA: When Zohran Mamdani inveighed against inequality and corruption during his underdog bid for New York City mayor, Joseph Beyanga at Uganda's Daily Monitor could hear echoes of conversations almost 20 years earlier with the then-inte... |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Uganda wants to link its entire economy with a $5.5 billion digital infrastructure project | Diacente Group, a Ugandan company that develops green industrial zones, has partnered with US-based Global Settlement Network (GSN) on a $5.5 billion plan to build a national digital infrastructure that links Uganda’s farms, mines, power pr... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Equity Group expands fraud crackdown to Uganda after firing 1,500 employees in Kenya | Equity Group, Kenya’s second-largest bank by assets, has extended its internal crackdown on staff misconduct to Uganda, two months after sacking over 1,500 employees in Kenya over links to suspect dealings, including fraud.
In Uganda, the b... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Hackers steal R300-million from Uganda central bank | Offshore hackers stole USh62-billion (R305-million) from Uganda’s central bank, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported on Thursday.
The hackers, identifying themselves as “Waste”, reportedly accessed the Bank of Uganda’s IT systems a... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Africa Media Monitoring May 2024: Threats to press freedom in Nigeria, Uganda and Somalia | Journalists targeted through cybercrime law in Nigeria, others assaulted and detained in Uganda and Somalia
In May 2024, IPI documented at least 25 violations or threats to press freedom in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These violatio... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Despite Denials, Harsh Anti-LGBTQ+ law in Uganda Appears to Be Based on U.S. Rhetoric and Pseudoscience | For decades now, the “kill the gays” bill has appeared to have been the endgame of U.S.-based anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
President Museveni and first lady Janet Museveni met with Sharon Slater and members of her organization Family Watch Internati... |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 12 DIE in Uganda from unknown disease | Emergency unit. Image by Pexels/Pixabay
An unidentified disease has broken out in the Kyotera district in the central region of Uganda, killing at least 12 people in just two weeks, according to BBC News.
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Victims of this disease ex... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Tanzania ignores digital IDs as East Africa pushes for wider adoption | Most East African countries are on a path to adopting digital IDs. While others express mixed reactions about the readiness for the documents, others have yet to start conversations about biometric identification.
KYC processes are crucial ... |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Africa embarks on ill-fated peacekeeping mission in Ukraine | African leaders are expected to arrive in Ukraine in June 15, 2023, in a self-proclaimed attempt to bring peace between Kiev and Moscow. Images by pexels.com
African leaders are expected in Ukraine on Friday 15th June 2023, in a self-profes... |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Kenya’s Ruto vows to end the Sudanese crisis | Kenya’s Ruto to bring Sudan rivals together. Image by gettyimages.com
Kenya’s President William Ruto vowed Monday to arrange a “face to face” meeting between Sudan’s warring generals to end the crisis roiling the country after multiple ceas... |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Dozens among them children, killed in ‘vile attack’ in DR Congo | Much of eastern DR Congo is plagued by dozens of armed groups. Image by gettyimages
At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Fighting resumes in Khartoum, mourners bury their beloveds | Heavy artillery fire was heard across greater Khartoum. Image by gettyimages.com
Mourners gathered to bury the dead and bodies lay in a Khartoum hospital Sunday 11th June, 2023 as deadly shelling and gunfire resumed after the end of a 24-ho... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Senegal in hot soup after the recent deadly protests | Senegal has been plunged into uncertainty. Image by gettyimages.com
Prized for decades as a tower of stability in turbulent West Africa, Senegal has been plunged into uncertainty after the deadliest episode in a two-year-old drama of politi... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Red Cross evacuates 300 children caught in crossfire in Khartoum | Red Cross evacuates 300 children from Khartoum. Image by gettyimages.com
Infants and special needs children were among 300 children evacuated from a Khartoum orphanage where they were caught in the crossfire of Sudan’s raging battles, the R... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Sonko conviction: Senegal on inquiries after deadly unrest | Conviction of Sonko causes deadly unrest in Senegal. Image by gettyimages.com
Senegal’s government on Wednesday 7th June 2023 announced “immediate judicial inquiries” into the violent unrest that rocked the country and left at least 16 dead... |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Rwanda is accused by DR Congo for backing M23 rebel group | DR Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group.
Rwanda is casting a shadow over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s upcoming presidential election, with arrests of prominent Congolese figures suspected of colluding with the countr... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Sudan army abandons ceasefire talks, accuses their foes | Sudan army has abandoned ceasefire talks, and more deaths reported.
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Sudanese army forces blasted paramilitary bases with artillery in Khartoum on Wednesday 31st May 2023, after pulling out of US and Saudi-brokered ceasef... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Online Casino South Africa: The Ultimate Guide for Players | Online Casino South Africa: The Ultimate Guide for Players
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Many South Africans enjoy playing online casino games, and thanks to technological improvements, it's now simpler than ever to do so ... |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Twelve popular markets you should visit when in Africa | When planning to stay in a country for a few days, one of the things you should plan to do is visit one of its local markets. Sometimes this is inevitable because you may want to get souvenirs or buy some items because they are unique and m... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Hysteria claims LGBTQ+ people are “recruiting” schoolchildren | Hysteria claims LGBTQ+ people are “recruiting” schoolchildren in Uganda. Photo: Pexels
Annet Kezaabu, the chairperson of the Anti-Pornographic Control Committee at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity
Ugandan LGBTQ+ advocate, Dr Frank Mu... |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Uganda extends Ebola lockdown in two virus epicenters | Medical staff check each others protective suits. Photo: SADURNI/AFP via Getty Images
Uganda’s president extended a six-week lockdown Saturday on two districts at the epicentre of an an Ebola outbreak that has claimed 55 lives but said its ... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Uganda’s education in jeopardy as the country tackles Ebola | Young Ugandans have already fallen far behind in their learning because of COVID. And, as the effects of climate change worsen, Africa is becoming increasingly vulnerable to health emergencies, including a number of infectious diseases. Pho... |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Lockdowns: COVID-19 proves that it’s probably NOT a good idea | There is no agreed explanation about why the health impacts of COVID-19 were lower in some African countries, including Uganda, when compared against global rates. Still, the economic consequences, particularly of the lockdowns, were severe... |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Analysis: Does China’s ‘palace diplomacy’ benefit Africa or Beijing? | On June 30, Zimbabwe’s new $140m parliamentary building, built and financed by China, was unveiled in the capital Harare as a gift from Beijing.
The imposing structure, which sits on 33,000 square metres and comprises a six-storey office co... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Africa: Harnessing Mobile Technologies Growth to Drive Smart Agriculture in Africa | Smartphone adoption in Africa remained sluggish in the latter part of the last decade. This is beginning to change as a combination of pandemic-driven demand for better connectivity and improved affordability of smartphones drive uptake.
Ac... |
| May 5, 2022 | ‘Desist from facilitating trade in crypto assets’ Uganda warns banks, fintechs | Uganda’s financial regulator has warned payment service providers from enabling cryptocurrency transactions in the East African country.
The Bank of Uganda, in a letter, said it had not licensed any payment provider or operator, including b... |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Are Ugandan telcos equipped to protect user data? | A recent report from Unwanted Witness, a Uganda-based civil society organisation, reveals that two years on from the implementation of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act, the nation’s tech companies are still struggling with complianc... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Women’s online safety, MTN Uganda’s 5G partnership, Kenya taxes Internet services | Share this article:
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| Jan 15, 2021 | Bobi Wine Has Shaken Up Ugandan Politics: Four Things Worth Knowing About Him | wp_booster error:
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| May 14, 2020 | Uganda wants to regulate boda bodas by making them go digital | Uganda’s 45-day lockdown was extended for another 14 days on May 5, but one post-lockdown conversation that is already shaping up is a plan to regulate commercial motorcycles, known as boda boda in Kampala.
The conversations on regulations ... |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Uganda’s parliament halts anti-IUU operation by military unit after human rights violations reported | The decision by Uganda to tackle illegal fishing on Lake Victoria with use of a specialized unit of the country’s military has run into problems after the country’s parliament halted the team’s work over allegations that violations of the h... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Alleged Director Of A $2.7 Million Crypto Scheme In Uganda Arrested | The Ugandan police arrested one of the directors of Dunamiscoins Resources Limited, a cryptocurrency startup that suddenly shut down and duped many people of more than $2 million.
On Dec. 9, Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily news outlet, repor... |
| Apr 16, 2019 | Online sports betting in Africa: Between morality and an opportunity for revenue generation | Share this article:
Recent activities by governments across Africa indicate growing concerns about the continent’s online sports betting industry. These concerns centre around revenue generation as well as morality.
Recently, the Kenyan gov... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Binance Signs Up 40,000 Crypto Traders in Its First Week in Uganda | Despite global market doldrums, demand for cryptocurrency appears to be booming across Uganda, a country where nearly three out of four people don't have bank accounts.
Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Binance Uganda signed up 40,000 users... |
| Jul 17, 2018 | An Overview Of What Social Innovation Looks Like In East Africa | As technological innovation and entrepreneurship have continued to rise in Africa, East Africa has had its contributory share to the African tech story; with innovations like Kenya’s M-Pesa that has redefined the mobile money narrative whil... |
| Apr 24, 2018 | Want To Blog In Tanzania, Or Read Social Media In Uganda? Pay The Government, Please | Although blogging may have lost its early excitement for many, in some countries it still represents a vital channel for news that may not be available elsewhere. For example, as Global Voices explains: |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Airtel Nigeria fine: Should hope be renewed in the legal system? | Share this article:
A Federal High Court in Maitama has imposed a ₦5 million fine on Airtel Nigeria for violating a customer’s rights to privacy. The plaintiff, Emmanuel Anene alleged continuous disturbance through unsolicited text messages... |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Vodacom appoints former Uganda Breweries MD as chief officer: Consumer Business Unit | |
| Jan 27, 2015 | The Counterfeiting Missionary and the Fake Pittsburgh Playboy | On the day after Christmas in 2013, a counterfeit $100 bill was used to buy a latte at a Peet's Coffee & Tea in downtown Pittsburgh. Later that day, a counterfeit $100 bill was used to buy a money order at a nearby Rite-Aid. Then anothe... |
| Jan 14, 2015 | AfriLeaks Launches, To Expose Corruption In Africa | AfriLeaks has finally launched. The website is designed to allow Africans anonymously leak confidential documents of public interest to investigative media outlets within the continent.
The website, though similar to the already accomplishe... |
| Feb 28, 2013 | Si Si Wakenya?: The World's Most Important Election Belongs To Kenya | Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister and Jubilee Alliance Presidential candidate in the upcoming... [+] Presidential elections, Uhuru Kenyatta, (R) and running mate William Ruto wave to supporters during a plotical rally in the capital Nairobi on ... |
| Sep 12, 2012 | Arrest in $3,8m MTN fraud probe | |
| Jul 20, 2012 | 6 Biggest Companies In Kenya | Through Vision 2030, Kenya is looking to boost its economic development and position itself as a regional hub in all manner of sectors. Yet some Kenyan firms have already become major players with pan-African reputations. Tom Jackson looks ... |
| Oct 6, 2010 | Nokia pushes for Africa investment | Nokia pushes for Africa investment
Growing demand for mobile phone-related services and improving infrastructure networks in Africa has prompted Nokia to invite more European firms to the continent, reports The Daily Monitor.
According to E... |
| Sep 22, 2008 | Uganda Sued for Pirating its National Anthem | Uganda, a former British colony in east Africa became an independent nation in 1962. Since it had no official anthem, a committee was appointed to select one, and Kakoma’s song – that took a day to compose – was eventually picked as the win... |
| Can Kiswahili unite Africans and fast-track decolonisation? | On July 5, Uganda’s cabinet adopted Kiswahili (Swahili) – the most widely spoken indigenous language in Africa, which long had official status in Kenya and Tanzania – as an official language and made it a compulsory subject in primary and h... |
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| Uganda: Doctors, MPs unite against bid to jail unvaccinated | Kampala, Uganda – In February, the Ugandan parliament introduced a bill proposing to fine anyone refusing to take COVID-19 vaccines four million Ugandan shillings ($1,100) or sentence them to jail for six months.
“When we introduce new vacc... |
| Analysis: How Uganda’s ‘eyes and ears’ prolong Museveni presidency | Kampala, Uganda – When Ugandans next head to the polls in 2026, President Yoweri Museveni will have been at the helm for exactly 40 years.
In the capital Kampala, renewed talk of a political transition is a now trending. For years, there ha... |
| Can Museveni and Kagame’s renewed bromance inspire regional peace? | Kampala, Uganda – Last weekend, Rwandan President Paul Kagame visited Uganda for the first time in nearly four years, a clear sign of thawing relations between the two countries.
Kagame was in Entebbe to attend a birthday dinner hosted by U... |
