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Viewers: 70,001 By Spy Uganda India has delivered a second and significantly larger tranche of medical assistance to Africa, reinforcing regional efforts to combat Ebola and strengthen public health preparedness across the continent. An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft landed at Entebbe International Airport carrying 43 tonnes of critical medical supplies destined for the Africa Centres for …

Beyond occasional corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Uganda’s private sector must take a greater interest in the development of the country’s human capital and the delivery of basic social services. While this role has traditionally been left largely to civil society organisations and the donor community, UNICEF Uganda country representative Dr Robin Nandy says ongoing aid cuts present an opportunity …

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Uganda at a Turning Point: Adapting to a New Global Order Kampala – Uganda is currently navigating a complex transition, marked by evolving international aid dynamics and the need to bolster its own resources. The nation faces the dual challenge of adapting to decreased foreign assistance while simultaneously refining its approach to integrating a large refugee population. Funding Realities: Impact …

The economic rights of LGBT+ people are ignored by development projects. Wicker basket maker in Benin (Photo courtesy of Benin Tourisme Vibrant) In this interview, Luc Agblakou of Benin, a founding member of the economic and human rights group Hirondelle Club International, discusses the challenges facing  young LGBT+ people who are excluded and marginalized in his country, as well as …

The draft memo prepared for Mr. Rubio says that getting the agreement signed would involve “the potential use of sticks” and warned that Zambia could not be allowed to backtrack because other countries are watching. If Zambia won’t sign, “sharp public cuts to American foreign assistance would significantly demonstrate to aid-receiving countries the seriousness of our interest in collaboration and …

African, Caribbean activists seek access to microcredit in response to aid cuts impacting LGBT+ people. Muhammad Yunus, who recently stepped down as the aging interim leader of Bangladesh, won the Nobel Prize for Peace back in 2006 for founding and leading Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, which pioneered the use of microcredit to fight poverty. (Photo courtesy of NBC) COMMENTARY As …

By Aaron Kaviiri A. Ateenyi On 20th February 2026, at State House Entebbe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni welcomed Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Two days later, BBC reported that Sudan’s government denounced Uganda for hosting the RSF leader, calling the meeting an “affront to humanity.” Sudan’s foreign ministry, aligned with the nation’s armed forces, …

Trump expands Mexico City policy to “end woke foreign aid”  A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group MSI Reproductive Choices. That group lost $15 million in funding the last time Trump enforced the Mexico City policy. (Samantha Reinders photo courtesy of NPR) The Trump administration …

KAMPALA – In a significant move highlighting parallel crises within Uganda’s judicial system, relatives of imprisoned former accountant Geoffrey Kazinda and officials from the National Unity Platform (NUP) have jointly petitioned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for urgent intervention. The appeals, made during a meeting with ULS leadership, underscore two critical fronts: the prolonged detention of a high-profile convict and …