On the eve of his perilous escape from his home country last month, Sudanese photojournalist Mohamed Zakaria left his camera equipment with a friend, not sure if he would ever see it again.
He was fleeing el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur (...)
To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come to fruition.
An account on X, called "Government of East Africa", complete with a grey tick suggesting it was the real deal, released (...)
KAMPALA— Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji stressed the need to stop military operations in the Palestinian territories in a way that ensures the protection of civilians in accordance with international laws and (...)
Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the third summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China, which opened on Sunday in Kampala, (...)
DAVOS — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed Al-Khereiji underscored Saudi Arabia's firm stance against the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. He emphasized the urgent need of an immediate ceasefire, the delivery of relief aid, and the (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on (...)
A decision by Uganda's government to name a road after two foreign tourists killed earlier this month has triggered outrage in the country.
British citizen David Barlow and his South African wife Emmaretia Geyer were shot dead on their (...)
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular tourist destination in the country.
The couple was killed (...)
Two tourists were among three people killed in a "cowardly terrorist attack" at a national park in south-west Uganda, authorities say.
Uganda's police said the trio were were killed, and their vehicle burned, in the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
It (...)
Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the crisis, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a verbal message to Ugandan President General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The message tackled bilateral relations and means of enhancing Saudi-Ugandan cooperation.
Advisor at Saudi Royal Court Ahmad (...)
Around 40 people, mostly pupils, have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Daesh (so-called IS) group.
A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.
Boys (...)
Uganda's parliament has passed a bill that would criminalize people who identify as gay.
Individuals could face lengthy prison terms if the bill is signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni.
Under the proposed legislation, friends, family and (...)
Parents are mourning the loss of their children who died in a fire at a Uganda school for the visually impaired.
Eleven were killed after a dormitory blaze started in the early hours of Tuesday.
"I cannot describe the pain in my heart right now," (...)
A three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak.
Bars, nightclubs, places of worship and entertainment venues will be closed in Mubende and neighboring Kassanda, and a curfew will come into (...)
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has asked Kenyans for "forgiveness" after his son — a senior military officer — tweeted about invading their country.
His apology came a day after he sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the army's land (...)
An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the center of the country.
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that a sample taken from a 24-year-old man was identified as (...)
Amb. Askar Mussinov, Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Science and Technology, represented the Secretary General of the OIC at the official opening of the COMSTECH-SMIIC Training Course on "OIC/SMIIC (...)
Northern Uganda suffers from a development gap with the rest of the country, with high rates of poverty and unemployment. UN News spoke to Dmitry Pozhidaev, head of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) office in Uganda, to find out what the (...)
More than 50 million people across the East African region are expected to face acute food insecurity this year, a regional bloc said Friday, warning that some 300,000 in Somalia and South Sudan are projected to be under full-blown famine (...)
Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda, Jamal bin Muhammad Al-Madani, has bidden farewell to the first batch of Ugandan pilgrims leaving for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals this year.
The ambassador expressed the Kingdom's (...)
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda received Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, Advisor at the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia, and his accompanying delegation at the presidential palace here on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Qattan conveyed the greetings of (...)
President Yoweri Museveni of the Republic of Uganda today at the presidential palace here received Advisor at the Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Qattan (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, represented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Embassy in the Republic of Uganda, launched the two programs of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to break the fast of (...)
A passenger airplane skid off the runway during landing at Uganda's Entebbe airport on Wednesday morning.
In a statement, RwandAir said the incident was "as a result of bad weather".
All passengers and flight crew disembarked safely with no reported (...)
