Kampala Becomes Regional Hub for WFP Emergency Operations in Africa.

Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1418 EAT on Monday 8 December 2025 Uganda and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a landmark agreement to establish a Global Fleet Emergency Hub in Kampala, a move aimed at boosting humanitarian response capabilities across Africa. The hub will enable the world’s largest humanitarian organisation to…

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Japan Summons Chinese Envoy Over Alleged Fighter Jet Radar Lock as Tensions Spike

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1344 EAT on Monday 8 December 2025 Japan has summoned China’s ambassador after Chinese military aircraft allegedly twice locked fire-control radar onto Japanese fighter jets, escalating already rising tensions between the two countries. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a formal protest on Sunday, condemning what it described as…

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Former Post Bank MD Mukweli Cleared of Corruption Charges

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1544 EAT on Friday 5 December 2025 Former Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli has been acquitted of all criminal charges by the Anti-Corruption Court. The case, dating back to 2016, involved allegations that Mukweli paid over Shs 292 million in commissions during the bank’s bid for the SAGE…

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UN Security Council Team Meets Aoun, Inspects South as Israeli Tensions Mount

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1454 EAT on Friday 5 December 2025 UN Security Council Team Meets Aoun, Inspects South as Israeli Tensions Mount Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun met Friday with a visiting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation to discuss rising tensions with Israel and ongoing international efforts to curb Hezbollah’s armed presence. The…

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Caritas Uganda Mobilizes Shs 90 Million to Support Education for Needy Children

Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1542 EAT on Wednesday 3 December 2025 Bishop Jjumba Calls on Youth to Embrace Responsible Parenthood Amid Rising Child Vulnerability Bishop Severus Jjumba, President of Caritas Uganda, has called on young communities to embrace responsible parenthood, describing it as essential in reducing the growing number of vulnerable children forced to…

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Uganda’s Manufacturers Squeezed as Prices Stall and Economy Stumbles

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1516 EAT on Wednesday 3 December 2025 Uganda’s inflation story this year is less about soaring prices than about the uneasy stillness settling over the country’s factories and power stations. After months of global uncertainty, volatile commodity markets and persistent pressure on East African currencies, Uganda’s latest inflation…

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