Uganda Marks Legacy of Janani Jakaliya Luwum

Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) Updated at 1729 EAT on Monday 17th February 2026. Uganda continues to honor the life and sacrifice of Archbishop Janani Jakaliya Luwum, a towering figure in the country’s religious history and one of Africa’s most influential modern church leaders. Archbishop Luwum served as head of the Church of Uganda…

Fear and Frustration: Lwera Wetland Activists Demand Action

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1355 EAT on Monday 16 February 2026 When eight environmental activists walked into the headquarters of Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) last October, they believed they were exercising a basic civic right. Carrying a petition and acting peacefully, their demand was straightforward: halt what they described as…

Makoko Residents Condemn Demolitions, Call Them ‘Colonial-Era Classism

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1259 EAT on Thursday 12 February 2026 Lagos, Nigeria – Tunde Agando was paddling back to the Makoko floating settlement in his canoe one January afternoon after taking his mother to the market when he saw an amphibious excavator tearing into his family’s home. By the time he…

US Immigration Authorities Classify Six Ugandan Detainees as ‘Worst of the Wor

Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1555 EAT on Monday 9 February 2026 The US Department of Homeland Security has listed six Ugandan nationals on a database of foreign nationals arrested by immigration authorities after being convicted of serious offences. The US Department of Homeland Security said the website highlights individuals it describes as the “worst…

Amazon Confirms 16,000 Job Cuts After Email Error

Created by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1931 EAT on Wednesday 28 January 2026 US technology giant Amazon has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs, hours after an internal email—apparently sent in error—alerted staff to a new round of global redundancies. The email, seen by the BBC and sent late on Tuesday, indicated that employees…

U.S. ICE Agents to Assist With Security at Italy’s Winter Olympics

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1443 EAT on Tuesday 27 January 2026 Agents from the United States’ controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will help support U.S. security operations during the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told AFP. In a statement, ICE said its Homeland Security Investigations unit…