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Old Kampala– The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has announced the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, with fasting set to commence on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. In a press release issued on February 17, 2026, the council confirmed that the new moon of Ramadan had been sighted, signalling the start of …

The outlook for LGBTQ rights in 2026 could be daunting The Context news site of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, published these predictions about LGBTQ rights in 2026. Scene from an LGBTQ rights demonstration in March 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Marton Monus photo courtesy of Reuters)   LGBTQ+ rights in 2026: Key areas to watch After a year marked by legislative …

A storm is brewing in Uganda’s diplomatic circles after a senior official deployed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an Africa nation allegedly ran off with another man’s wife. RedPepper has learnt that the diplomat (names withheld for now) is accused by sources of volatile behaviour and a dark violence past, claims that have circulated for years in Kampala …

SWITCHING the TV on or giving your phone to your kid just to have 15 minutes of peace is the daily reality for many families. But a recent study found that some kids spend a whopping five hours glued to the telly, BBC reported earlier this year – and the consequences are shocking. Children with the highest screen time reportedly could say …

Today let me share with you a story which happened in 2003. If you are a regular reader of this column, you must be remembering the time I used to trade in produce like simsim, sunflower, groundnuts and maize. I would buy them from Pader and sell them in Kampala. I hope you recall the story where I shafted a …

By John Katanywa Uganda has just concluded both presidential and parliamentary elections with the country registering the lowest voter turn up ever, according to results declared by the Electoral Commission. This unprecedented civic withdrawal highlights a growing crisis of public confidence in presidential and parliamentary elections. Official figures indicate that just over eleven million voters participated in the election out …

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On 12th February H.E Maria Hakansson, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden paid a courtesy call on Minister of State for Regional Affairs Hon. John Mulimba. Amb. Hakansson made the call in her capacity as a Representative of Sweden, the current Chair of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes. Amb. Hakansson informed that Sweden had assumed Chairmanship of …

Mandela Group Backs 22nd Uganda International Badminton Challenge, $20000 at Stake | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Mandela Group Backs 22nd Uganda International Badminton Challenge, $20000 at Stake

Kampala– The President of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to implement immediate leadership changes at Uganda Airlines in a move aimed at addressing management weaknesses within the national carrier. In a directive dated February 13, 2026, the President ordered the appointment of Girma Wake as Consultant and Advisor to help rectify …