Uganda loses 40% of its lions

New findings from country’s biggest ever count ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | What is being touted as the largest, most comprehensive count of African lions in Uganda has painted a grim picture in some areas and a marked hope for others. That is according to …

Time to celebrate as Uganda airlines spreads wings to Europe

Uganda Airlines soon landing in London. FILE PHOTO AIRBUS MEDIA COMMENT | Samson Tinka | At 9.25am on May 18th, it is planned that Uganda Airlines will depart Entebbe International Airport for Gatwick London. At exactly 16:55hrs, the Airbus A330-800 Neo …

Students from Pittsburgh and Uganda collaborate on a new song

Uganda is more than 7,000 miles from Pittsburgh, and it’s safe to say the cultural distance is comparable. But as youths in Pittsburgh’s KRUNK Movement program learned, some things are universal, including concern for the environment. KRUNK youths and …

Thousands flee South Sudan to Uganda amid power struggle, fearing return to civil war

Uganda forests get EU-Denmark backing

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Patricia Akankwatsa | Denmark joined the EU’s “Partnering for Forests Uganda” program, committing substantial aid to tackle the nation’s critical deforestation crisis, marking a major step for Uganda’s environmental future. Launched on …

Stanbic Uganda posts 16% growth PAT to 478billion

The lender has proposed a total dividend payout of Shs 300 billion to its shareholders reflecting a 7.1% annual increase compared to the previous year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), the parent company of Stanbic …

What UMEME deal means to consumers in Uganda

What UMEME deal means to consumers in Uganda After the exit of UMEME from the power distribution business and suspension of its counter by the Uganda securities exchange, there has been speculation on what lies ahead for the shareholders. However, …

Gov’t to purchase 10 more aircrafts for Uganda Airlines.

31 March 2025 Government reveals that it will purchase ten more commercial aircrafts for the National carrier, Uganda Airlines, to boost trade, investment and help in the airlines expansion of flights. This is contained in the Uganda Airlines strategic …

Uganda to start next phase of mpox vaccination with 100,000 additional doses

Kampala, March 31 : Uganda has received an additional 100,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support the next phase of its prevention campaign, said a senior health official on Monday. …

UEDCL Takes Over Umeme: A New Era in Uganda’s Power Distribution

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) Managing Director, Paul Mwesigwa, has outlined the company’s transition plan as it takes over Umeme’s electricity distribution network. UEDCL, governed by the Electricity Act of 1999, has held an …