Murchison Falls National Park, one of Uganda’s crown jewels, is facing an unprecedented crisis as a convergence of oil activities, climate change, and poaching threatens to undermine its rich biodiversity and ecological integrity, a new study has revealed. A July 2024 research by the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), a natural resources’ governance civil… Continue reading Study-Murchison Falls National Park faces existential threat from oil, climate change, and poaching
How best farmers can reduce on Maize post-harvest losses
Today in Uganda, most farmers have adopted maize farming in that they need maximum profits from production, but to attain this a farmer should have maximum output possible of high quality from harvest. Due to climatic changes and farmer negligence most, farmers have failed to maximise maize output of better grades from production. There are… Continue reading How best farmers can reduce on Maize post-harvest losses
Bunyoro writes to Attorney General over Britain case
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom subjects have written to the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka opposing his opinion regarding their impeding case against the United Kingdom government. The subjects under their umbrella organisation Mubende Banyoro United Association (MBA), want compensation from the British government for atrocities committed against Bunyoro by colonialists. The letter dated June 10, this year, followed… Continue reading Bunyoro writes to Attorney General over Britain case
Lumumba assassination: New angle on the 20th century’s longest murder-conspiracy
At 99, the memory of Patrice Lumumba only grows stronger, as a new book uncovers fresh details about his gruesome assassination 64 years ago.
The deep economic roots that brought Kenya’s Gen-Z onto the streets
The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment rates, reduced income levels and decreased investments. It leads to an overall lower living standard. Over the last 10 years,… Continue reading The deep economic roots that brought Kenya’s Gen-Z onto the streets
Uganda defends oil project amidst environmental concerns
Activists advocate for enhancing Uganda’s renewable energy resources, such as solar and hydropower, for sustainable economic development and energy security without exacerbating climate change.
Kikuube residents benefit from free medical camp
The focus was comprehensive, addressing infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and HIV, alongside non-communicable conditions like hypertension and diabetes.
Oil discovery blamed for increasing HIV in Bunyoro
An estimated 83,055 people are living with HIV/AIDS in the Bunyoro sub-region, with an HIV prevalence among adults of 5.5%, compared to a national HIV prevalence of 5.2%. Hoima has the highest HIV prevalence in the region at 6.6%, followed by Masindi at 5.1% and Kagadi districts at 4.6%. This higher prevalence is attributed to… Continue reading Oil discovery blamed for increasing HIV in Bunyoro
How Vietnam Defeated Poverty
What these stories all have in common is that these nations rose from poverty by embracing a common formula: more economic freedom and free trade.
Bunyoro University issue dominate Empango celebrations
The call to establish the first and long-awaited public university has been an issue since it was promised by President Yoweri Museveni while canvassing for votes to win his third term of office, in 2001.