(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has condemned the military enforced shutdown of independent media houses in Uganda and called on President Yoweri Museveni to honour constitutional guarantees protecting press freedom. In the early hours of Sunday 28 June, Ugandan military personnel raided the premises ofContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – The East African Press Councils has urged governments and media across the region to step back from rising confrontation, warning that public intimidation of journalists by state actors is spreading fear and forcing self censorship. The councils said the growing hostility violates constitutional, regional and global humanContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces ordered the immediate shutdown of several major independent media outlets early Sunday, triggering a military deployment at broadcaster premises and forcing television and radio stations off air. Armed security personnel took up positions at Nation Media Group Uganda facilities in Namuwongo andContinue Reading
(JOHANNESBURG) – A flight operated by Uganda Airlines returned to its point of departure on Friday after a bird hit the aircraft shortly after it took off. The Bombardier CRJ900 plane was travelling from Johannesburg to Entebbe when the incident occurred about 45 minutes into the journey. The impact causedContinue Reading
(OPINION | Likambu Isaac) Refugee Community Statement on the Radio Pacis Report on National ID Possession (WEST NILE, UGANDA) – We, members of the refugee community living in the West Nile districts, have noted the information shared by Radio Pacis regarding the ongoing crackdown by authorities on refugees found inContinue Reading
(KAMPALA, UGANDA) – Refugee leaders, government officials and international partners gathered at Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi, Kampala, from 17 to 19 September 2025, for a three day capacity building event focused on refugee involvement in Uganda’s National Adaptation Planning (NAP) for climate action. Organised by Refugees International through itsContinue Reading
(NIMULE) – At least 3,500 Ugandan residents from Elegu Town Council in Amuru district have received cholera vaccinations in neighbouring South Sudan, as authorities work to contain the spread of the highly contagious diarrheal disease. The cross-border vaccination campaign was coordinated by Amuru district health authorities and the health teamContinue Reading
(YUMBE DISTRICT, UGANDA) – Ugandan police have launched an investigation into the killing of a 34 year old South Sudanese refugee woman whose body was found on Wednesday evening in a garden in Buya Village, Oluba Parish, Odravu Sub-county, Yumbe District. The deceased, identified as Faima Chetima, was a residentContinue Reading
(LAMWO DISTRICT) – Ugandan security forces have arrested two men suspected of attempting to smuggle a firearm into neighbouring South Sudan through an ungazetted entry point in Lamwo District. The suspects, identified as Isaac Okunga, 27, of Akor Village in Lira District, and Gabriel Lokoroma of Pobel Village in LamwoContinue Reading
