A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe forced the Ugandan woman to wo ...

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva ...

Uganda’s growing population has increased reliance on firewood and charcoal, exacerbating deforestation. The 2024 National Population and Housing Census shows 65% of households use firewood as their ...

Burundi is facing its largest refugee crisis in decades as tens of thousands flee escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The resurgence of the M23 rebel group has forced ...

and other native species with maize and sunflower crops. The shea nut cooperative’s story began in 2004, during one of the darkest periods of Uganda’s modern history. “The group started with ...

Since Donald Trump took top leadership of the USA for the second time in January, his government has made several changes ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is taking a major step towards combating child labour in agriculture with the ...

During a three-day visit to Uganda, Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah met with Uganda’s Minister of Sports, Peter Ogwang.