Current Affairs

At least 30 parliamentary election petitions have been filed following Uganda’s January 15, 2026, general elections, highlighting ongoing disputes over declared outcomes.

Police say persistent domestic abuse and misguided forms of discipline continue to drive child torture cases, following the arrest of a 34-year-old woman accused of torturing her niece

The hearing of the case involving Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, the acting president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), failed to proceed on Tuesday as scheduled due to the absence of the chief magistrate and

Uganda has registered a significant decline in leprosy cases over the past four years, signaling steady progress in efforts to eliminate the disease.

The International Energy Agency has called for urgent demand-side action as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has triggered the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.

The Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court has granted bail to Nakawa I Councillor and National Unity Platform (NUP) member Johnmary Ssebuwufu, who has been in detention for more than two months on charges of inciting violence.

High Court Judge Collins Acellam has fined Observer Media Ltd, publishers of The Observer newspaper, and Watchdog Communication Ltd, owners of the Watchdog news website

Communities near Budongo forest reserve in Masindi District are facing repeated threats from stray chimpanzees, with a three-month-old baby girl killed over the weekend in Wiliya Village after being snatched by the primate.

Three people were killed, and another was injured after a gold mine pit collapsed on Sunday morning in the Sokodu mining area, Kaabong East Sub-County, Kaabong District, highlighting the dangers of artisanal mining in unstable conditions.

The High Court in Kampala has denied bail to former Special Investigations Unit commander, SSP Nickson Agasiirwe Karuhanga, who is facing murder charges of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Namazzi Kagezi more than ten years ago.