Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda

20 december 2024 - 05:27:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...

thread Society

Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa

14 december 2024 - 12:42:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...

thread Economy

International Bar Association President addresses East Africa Law Society Conference

29 november 2024 - 10:53:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, says [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye

22 november 2024 - 08:30:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya

21 november 2024 - 09:09:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan opposition leader dragged to military court after abduction in Kenya

20 november 2024 - 17:06:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prominent Ugandan opposition figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has surfaced in Uganda, where he was dragged to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article

12 november 2024 - 07:10:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -  For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...

thread Environment

2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches to be played on Monday and Tuesday

14 october 2024 - 05:29:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...

thread Sports

IMF praises Uganda’s economic recovery efforts with low inflation

10 september 2024 - 08:18:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has navigated the post pandemic recovery well due to sound macroeconomic policies and its economic [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Education and career perspectives of young Ugandans: A mix of challenges, gaps and high aspirations: World Bank Blog By Aziz Atamanov, Giulia Ponzini, Frédéric Cochinard and John Ilukor

24 july 2024 - 09:14:46
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Higher education and career aspirations among the youth are usually associated with socioeconomic achievements under the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda’s Health Development Partners bid farewell to WHO representative

19 july 2024 - 07:43:11
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Health Development Partners (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population

27 june 2024 - 13:58:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...

thread Health

Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach: World Bank Blog

21 june 2024 - 07:17:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is hosting the largest refugee population in Africa and has gained international recognition for its [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth

23 may 2024 - 12:33:47
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer

18 may 2024 - 06:58:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda's Museveni makes first state visit to Kenya after trade feud

15 may 2024 - 19:31:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here Wednesday for an official state visit to Kenya, the first [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

08 may 2024 - 12:27:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...

thread Society

African Governments falling short on healthcare funding, says rights group

29 april 2024 - 07:06:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...

thread Health

First Islamic bank opens in Uganda

27 march 2024 - 18:38:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri K. Museveni on Wednesday officiated the launch of  Salaam Bank, Uganda's first-ever licensed [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Sudan war: US undertakes another diplomatic push to end Sudan's 'senseless conflict'

10 march 2024 - 07:32:14
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, will from Monday visit several African and Middle [...] Full text...

thread Politics

IMF approves US$120 million credit for Uganda’s recovery from recent shocks

07 march 2024 - 07:20:36
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fifth review of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise

22 january 2024 - 12:54:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war

22 january 2024 - 12:34:02
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Guterres urges G-77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform

21 january 2024 - 19:20:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: South Sudan President Kiir calls for 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire

21 january 2024 - 15:46:44
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the  bloody war [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: Govt calls on UN Security Council to take punitive action against RSF and supporters

21 january 2024 - 10:36:46
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has urged the UN Security Council to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...

thread Politics

At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

20 january 2024 - 18:37:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: Sudan 'freezes' membership in IGAD

20 january 2024 - 13:46:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday announced that it is "freezing" its membership with the East African regional bloc, [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President

20 january 2024 - 06:50:20
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire [...] Full text...

thread Politics

President of Libyan Council attends 19th NAM, 3rd G77+China Summits in Kampala

19 january 2024 - 16:21:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: East African leaders urge warring parties to meet in 2 weeks to discuss end of war

19 january 2024 - 06:22:37
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Leaders of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Thursday urged [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Libya, Philippines hold bilateral meeting

18 january 2024 - 12:38:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, held a meeting with the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row

18 january 2024 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has  expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan conflict: Museveni, RSF leader Dagalo discuss ending the devastating war

28 december 2023 - 12:27:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Services (RSF), General [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories

14 november 2023 - 15:59:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests

02 november 2023 - 07:55:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers

13 october 2023 - 08:35:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All 16 qualifiers for Group stage emerge

02 october 2023 - 06:37:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here is the list of the 16 qualifiers for the Group stage of the 2023-24 CAF [...] Full text...

thread Sports

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of second-round, second-leg matches played on Friday and Saturday

01 october 2023 - 12:24:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of second-round, second-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup played [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial

30 september 2023 - 19:05:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Scheduled second-round, second-leg matches

29 september 2023 - 05:31:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled second-round, second-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup to be played [...] Full text...

thread Sports

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of second-round, first-leg matches played on Sunday

17 september 2023 - 18:01:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of second-round, first-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup played [...] Full text...

thread Sports

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-round, first-leg fixtures

14 september 2023 - 14:01:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are fixtures for the second-round, first-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup scheduled for between [...] Full text...

thread Sports

African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

02 september 2023 - 05:34:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being [...] Full text...

thread Environment

JKT Queens clinch shootout win to qualify for CAF Women's Champions League

01 september 2023 - 06:06:51
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Tanzanian club, JKT Queens, are through to the CAF Women's Champions League after beating Ethiopia's Commercial Bank [...] Full text...

thread Sports

2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-round, first-leg fixtures

29 august 2023 - 06:33:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here at the first-leg fixtures in the second round of the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup to [...] Full text...

thread Sports

CAF Women's Champions League: CECAFA qualifiers: CBE FC thrash FAD FC

17 august 2023 - 07:22:38
Njeru, Uganda (PANA) - Ethiopian side CBE FC thrashed Djibouti's FAD FC 8-0 in the CAF Women's Champions League, CECAFA [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Ikwaput hat-trick powers Kampala Queens to winning start

13 august 2023 - 05:40:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A superb hat-trick from striker Fazila Ikwaput inspired Uganda's Kampala Queens to a 3-0 win over [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Nurturing future generations through breastfeeding (A UN feature)

06 august 2023 - 07:47:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Christine, her son, and her mother are among 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, living in [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN human rights office in Uganda to close on Saturday

05 august 2023 - 05:49:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN human rights office in Uganda will cease operations on Sunday after the Government decided [...] Full text...

thread Society

2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Dates confirmed

28 july 2023 - 08:30:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League – now on its third year in a row – [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

thread Society

CAF Women’s Champions League draw conducted

06 july 2023 - 06:36:48
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote D’Ivoire qualifiers, was held at the Mohammed [...] Full text...

thread Sports

IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners

22 june 2023 - 14:55:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports

20 may 2023 - 12:20:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report

11 may 2023 - 15:57:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...

thread Society

Burundian president at Kampala summit on Somalia

27 april 2023 - 14:49:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), left Bujumbura [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2022/23 CAF Champions League: Ugandan giants Vipers get new coach

14 march 2023 - 07:03:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The management of Vipers Football Club of Uganda have named Alex Isabirye as their new coach [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Infrastructure deficit still 'very high' in Africa, says Senegalese President

02 february 2023 - 14:32:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, on Thursday lamented the "very high" deficit in physical and digital [...] Full text...

thread Politics

WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda

30 january 2023 - 05:29:19
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda, WHO announce end of Ebola epidemic that has caused 55 deaths in four months

12 january 2023 - 15:49:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the Ugandan health ministry and the World Health [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

11 january 2023 - 10:48:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO

07 january 2023 - 14:01:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with [...] Full text...

thread Health

Strengthening regional trade offers Uganda sustainable path toward growth

15 december 2022 - 13:26:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning to its pre-pandemic path to [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Libya-Uganda Joint Technical Committee meets in Kampala

12 november 2022 - 18:17:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting of the Libyan-Ugandan joint technical committees began on Saturday in Kampala with the situation [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths

11 november 2022 - 14:25:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance

25 october 2022 - 13:55:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO chief says COVID-19 virus 'still continues to change'

20 october 2022 - 05:42:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...

thread Health

39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO

13 october 2022 - 15:59:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...

thread Health

African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak

13 october 2022 - 06:21:10
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda's Ebola outbreak now in three districts, says health ministry

26 september 2022 - 06:35:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan Ministry of Health says the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the country is [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda Ebola deaths climb to four; seven suspected deaths under investigation

24 september 2022 - 10:40:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan health ministry said here Saturday three more patients had died from the Ebola Virus [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda, as seven cases confirmed

22 september 2022 - 12:03:29
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) -  In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, World [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak

20 september 2022 - 14:20:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO improves capacity of 5 African countries to generate quality knowledge products for better health decision-making

13 september 2022 - 13:17:45
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has held a five-day capacity-building training for 22 national health observatory [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr elected new head of Catholic Church in Africa

31 july 2022 - 12:23:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, [...] Full text...

thread Society

US announces more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa

16 july 2022 - 07:08:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The United States on Friday announced more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the Department [...] Full text...

thread Society

DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report

23 june 2022 - 14:09:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda slammed for activists arrests

07 june 2022 - 00:17:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda

22 march 2022 - 09:03:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...

thread Society

Lake Albert flooding wreaks ‘devastating’ economic effects on Ugandans

14 march 2022 - 05:38:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Senior US official to visit Burundi, Uganda

14 march 2022 - 05:26:36
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson, begins a [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement

25 february 2022 - 14:22:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda migrant labourers raise concern over organ trafficking in Arab states

15 february 2022 - 11:51:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan authorities are contemplating preferring charges against the directors of a company involved in sending domestic [...] Full text...

thread Society

AU: Uganda deposits instrument of ratification of African Medicines Agency

09 december 2021 - 22:57:03
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Uganda has become the 18th African Union (AU) member-state to deposit the instrument of ratification of [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: Uganda health ministry calls for calm after confirmed Omicron variant cases

08 december 2021 - 12:52:52
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan health authorities called for calm on Tuesday after a health surveillance team at its airport [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNHCR appalled by series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo

01 december 2021 - 06:05:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people [...] Full text...

thread Society

Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda: UNHCR

09 november 2021 - 10:31:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has forced at [...] Full text...

thread Society

Museveni and Abdallah al-Lafi discuss promotion of Libyan-Ugandan cooperation

05 november 2021 - 17:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday met with Libya's Vice President of the Presidential Council, Abdallah [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council arrives in Kampala

04 november 2021 - 11:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, arrived in Kampala on Wednesday for [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar

24 october 2021 - 11:06:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - At least three people were feared killed and about seven severely injured in an explosion on Saturday night [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: Pandemic slows down Uganda’s economic recovery - IMF Team

21 october 2021 - 10:12:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The second COVID-19 wave has delayed Uganda’s economic recovery, with growth remaining close to half the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda: Magogo re-elected FUFA President

23 august 2021 - 19:53:17
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Moses Hassim Magogo has been re-elected President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) for [...] Full text...

thread Sports

New World Bank Country Manager for Uganda begins assignment

03 august 2021 - 13:13:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ms. R. Mukami Kariuki is the new World Bank Country Manager for Uganda effective 1 August [...] Full text...

thread Society

Serbian Micho re-appointed Cranes coach

01 august 2021 - 14:50:10
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Federation of Uganda Football (FUFA) has announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević as Ugandan Cranes [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Express FC crowned champions of Uganda after 9 years of absence

06 july 2021 - 18:54:44
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - After nine years of waiting, Express Football Club were crowned Champions of the 2020/21 Uganda Premier [...] Full text...

thread Sports

IMF Board approves US$1 billion ECF arrangement for Uganda's recovery

29 june 2021 - 07:15:16
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has secured US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Coronavirus: Uganda and IMF reach staff-level deal on a US$1 billion financing package

02 june 2021 - 08:12:24
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a three-year US$1 [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Uganda name squad to face South Africa in soccer friendly

31 may 2021 - 18:37:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership

24 may 2021 - 18:01:09
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Museveni takes Ugandan presidential oath for six term

12 may 2021 - 15:35:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was on Wednesday sworn in for his sixth term, setting the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda

06 may 2021 - 10:58:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda - FUFA Women Super League kicks off

21 april 2021 - 16:56:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Women Super League season returned to action on Monday, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Uganda terminate coach McKinstry’s contract

19 april 2021 - 18:36:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) on Monday terminated the contract of national team coach, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Uganda star Captain, Onyango, retires from international football

13 april 2021 - 17:51:19
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Hours after helping Mamelodi Sundowns beat Chippa United 2-1 in South African Premier League, Uganda Cranes [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project

19 march 2021 - 11:42:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda pushes for women’s access to energy to boost economic participation, gender equality

01 march 2021 - 14:47:58
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Progress toward gender equality through increased women’s participation in the economy is set for realization in [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni

22 february 2021 - 11:33:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Six children killed, several wounded by unexploded ordnance blast in Ugandan refugee settlement

18 february 2021 - 11:01:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed sadness at the tragic death of six South Sudanese [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenya starts Commonwealth Games campaign in Uganda

12 february 2021 - 13:55:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenya's national badminton team will start the journey to qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Uganda. National [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court

01 february 2021 - 15:08:05
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home

25 january 2021 - 10:39:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family

21 january 2021 - 10:31:13
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:38:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues

15 january 2021 - 23:41:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...

thread Politics

UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda

14 january 2021 - 04:48:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

thread Politics

US cancels observation of Uganda's election

13 january 2021 - 09:58:53
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger

12 january 2021 - 11:33:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan soldier opens fire, killing four, just days before Presidential polls

11 january 2021 - 22:49:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he [...] Full text...

thread Politics

End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries up funding

23 december 2020 - 13:45:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries funding

23 december 2020 - 10:47:33
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenya's top-tier lender to acquire Orient Bank in Ugandan market entry

14 december 2020 - 13:29:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top-tier lender, Investment and Mortgages (I&M) Bank, has received shareholder approval to acquire 90% stake [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections

14 december 2020 - 07:21:10
Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation

11 december 2020 - 19:41:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures

25 november 2020 - 17:20:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda

03 november 2020 - 21:51:14
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda's Yoweri Museveni nominated for sixth-term presidential bid

03 november 2020 - 00:38:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -  Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, amid a heavy presidential convoy here, Monday presented his nomination papers to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Coronavirus: Battling the pandemic in communities: The Ugandan example (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)

25 october 2020 - 07:43:29
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – In a low-income suburb of Makindye, in the Ugandan capital, Hakim Kiggundu has gathered a group of [...] Full text...

thread Health

Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

18 september 2020 - 14:11:28
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa

31 august 2020 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Coronavirus: IFC, UBA to train Ugandan SMEs, financial institutions to face Covid-19 challenges

10 august 2020 - 17:39:54
Kampala, Uganda-(PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Uganda Bankers Association on Monday announced a partnership to train [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC

23 july 2020 - 22:37:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...

thread Health

COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda

17 july 2020 - 13:18:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...

thread Health

AfDB supporting the hospital sector, helping to improve access to quality care in Uganda

14 july 2020 - 14:39:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The project to improve the quality of health services at Mulago hospital and in the city [...] Full text...

thread Health

COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report

09 july 2020 - 05:03:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)

06 july 2020 - 13:27:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Coronavirus: Another batch of 172 Nigerian (COVID-19) evacuees return from Kenya, Uganda

01 july 2020 - 16:50:47
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Another batch of Nigerians, stranded in Uganda and Kenya because of the travel restrictions imposed as [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 june 2020 - 17:34:28
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament

20 june 2020 - 08:07:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Ugandan soccer legend, Kirunda, passes on

26 may 2020 - 16:42:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's football legend, Jimmy Kirunda, died on Monday (25 May, 2020), the Federation of Uganda Football [...] Full text...

thread Sports

East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions

25 may 2020 - 19:50:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda, AstraZeneca sign anti-hypertension partnership deal

18 may 2020 - 18:21:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Biopharmaceutical firm, Astra Zeneca, and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Uganda's Museveni declares 14-daylong lockdown to battle coronavirus spread

31 march 2020 - 02:02:26
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced a total lockdown for 14 days on Monday to combat the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Uganda's cases climb to 30

29 march 2020 - 15:38:11
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Seven new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), have been confirmed in Uganda, bringing the number of confirmed [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus cases rise to 14 in Uganda

25 march 2020 - 17:17:39
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two out of six Chinese nationals arrested in a random swoop for reportedly violating self-quarantine rules [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Uganda confirms first case amid border closure

22 march 2020 - 14:11:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A 36-year-old Ugandan citizen, who arrived on a flight from Dubai on Saturday, tested positive for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Uganda bans all incoming passengers flights, shuts borders

22 march 2020 - 11:05:59
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has banned international passenger flights except air cargo and humanitarian flights. The Ugandan [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Quadripartite meeting between Rwanda and Uganda highlighted by Rwandan media

22 february 2020 - 12:36:35
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week commented on the fourth quadripartite summit between the Heads of State of [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Kagame, Museveni trying to mend fences over feud between Uganda and Rwanda

21 february 2020 - 19:26:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweli Museveni, met Friday at Gatuna border crossing [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda given 30 days to verify allegation of supporting dissident forces hostile to Rwanda

21 february 2020 - 19:12:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Friday's fourth quadripartite summit involving Heads of State of Angola, DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda has [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya Safari Tour Karen leg attracts record field

21 february 2020 - 13:53:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Karen Country Club leg of the 2019/2020 Safari Golf Tour Series has attracted a field [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Uganda court frees President Museveni critic over cyber-bullying charges

20 february 2020 - 16:32:03
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan civil rights activist and university don, Dr Stella Nyanzi, has successfully defended herself to freedom, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Golf: Nigeria's Odoh wins 2020 Kitante Open title

16 february 2020 - 09:57:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria's Andrew Odoh continued with his steady form to emerge the winner of the the Safari [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Third round of ministerial talks between Rwanda, Uganda opens in Kigali to diffuse tensions

14 february 2020 - 20:15:40
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The third round of talks by an Adhoc committee involving Rwandan top officials, including diplomats, intelligence [...] Full text...

thread Politics

AfDB approves $1 million grant for Uganda to stem Ebola transmission

12 february 2020 - 11:36:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a $1 million grant to Uganda to help the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Rwandan newspapers focus on latest shooting incident of a Ugandan national at cross-border region

25 january 2020 - 18:12:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week made a wide coverage of the latest shooting incident where a Ugandan [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Ugandan tax body pushes for social media tax to be included in data fees

14 january 2020 - 21:05:29
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda Revenue Authority, the body charged with collecting taxes in the country, is pushing for the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Ugandan man pretends to be woman, weds another man

14 january 2020 - 20:17:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A man who pretended to be a woman and was wedded by another man was Tuesday [...] Full text...

thread Society

Uganda lays $1.3 million plan to fight locusts

14 january 2020 - 19:48:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Desert locusts are ravaging the Horn of Africa, with Somalia, Ethiopia and parts of Kenya already [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Uganda borrows $200m from UK to develop industrial park

12 january 2020 - 18:39:49
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has borrowed US$200 million from the UK government to develop infrastructure in a [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rwandan media highlight release of Rwandan nationals from Ugandan detention facilities

11 january 2020 - 21:33:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The latest release earlier this week of nine Rwandans from Ugandan detention facilities dominated headlines in [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Ugandan pop star locked in day-long meeting with electoral body over blocked meetings

09 january 2020 - 19:41:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan pop star, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, spent the whole of Thursday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandans censure Makerere University for importing academic dress from China

09 january 2020 - 16:34:33
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s biggest public institution of higher learning, Makerere University, has come under severe criticism in print, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kigali welcomes Kampala's decision to release "illegally detained" Rwandan citizens

09 january 2020 - 00:39:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, on Wednesday welcomed a decision by [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Police play down brutality charge after mass arrests in Uganda

09 january 2020 - 00:19:07
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan police said here Wednesday they used proportionate force to arrest supporters of opposition politician [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwanda keeps Uganda travel advisory unchanged despite announcement of "relaxed border restrictions"

07 january 2020 - 20:24:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has kept Uganda travel advisory unchanged despite latest media reports on the alleged [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Museveni continues walk as pop star challenger is foiled

07 january 2020 - 18:57:42
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has since Saturday been walking through some of the areas where he [...] Full text...

thread

Uganda takes step to diffuse feud with Rwanda

07 january 2020 - 17:55:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – A military court in Kampala on Tuesday released seven Rwandan nationals, many of whom have been [...] Full text...

thread

Uganda presidential aspirant arrested for staging 'upfront' election campaigns

07 january 2020 - 00:29:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was arrested on Monday for violating [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine launches consultations for shot at presidency

04 january 2020 - 18:45:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star whose stage name is Bobi Wine, has released a programme for [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda’s President Museveni in 100 km walk to renew 'Bush War' memories

04 january 2020 - 17:46:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda for close to 34 years and now aged 75, on Saturday [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Year-end Analysis: Uganda’s year blighted by conflict with Rwanda, US sanctions on army general

31 december 2019 - 12:39:37
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s ruler for close to 34 years, spent 2019 laying ground for a renewal [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Two Ugandan activists against Total project in Uganda in danger, says NGOs

29 december 2019 - 17:55:08
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Two Ugandans, community leader Jelousy Mugisha and farmer Fred Mwesigwa, who came to France on 12 [...] Full text...

thread Politics

2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda

29 december 2019 - 13:53:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Uganda polls body clears three presidential aspirants to consult with voters ahead of campaign

21 december 2019 - 11:24:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared three presidential aspirants to begin consultations with the electorate without [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Kenya finish third in 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

19 december 2019 - 13:56:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya beat Tanzania 2-1 in the 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup playoff to take home Bronze [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Eritrea hammers Kenya 4-1 in CECAFA semi-final

17 december 2019 - 13:40:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya succumbed to a 4-1 thrashing in their2019 CECAFA semi-final match played on Tuesday in Jinja, [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Humanitarian charity says debt, danger facing refugees in Uganda

17 december 2019 - 12:49:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is painting a desperate picture of refugees in Uganda saying they are adopting [...] Full text...

thread Society

Kenya to face Eritrea in 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup semifinal

15 december 2019 - 15:54:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will  take on Eritrea in the semi final of the 2019 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. Kenya [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Rwanda, Uganda deadlocked on ministerial talks to ease tensions - headlines

14 december 2019 - 17:02:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   The failure of top officials of Rwanda and Uganda to defuse tensions Friday in Kampala made [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Rwandan delegation in Kampala for second round of talks to normalise relations

13 december 2019 - 14:47:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level delegation of Rwandan officials led by the State minister in Charge of East African [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Museveni leads Ugandans in walk against corruption amidst cynicism

04 december 2019 - 13:18:31
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s president of 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, on Wednesday morning led out government officials and supporters [...] Full text...

thread Politics

South Africa: Africa's most expensive property markets revealed

27 november 2019 - 14:04:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg have secured the top three positions in a list [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Rwandan newspapers highlight Kigali-Kampala "diplomatic row"

23 november 2019 - 15:17:05
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted disputes that created a renewed strain on bilateral ties between Kigali and [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Speakers of Rwandan, Ugandan parliaments "concerned" about "border conflict" between both countries

22 november 2019 - 23:02:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Speakers of both Rwandan and Ugandan Parliaments met earlier this week in Kigali where they [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Rwanda withdraw from 2019 CECAFA senior men Challenge Cup in Uganda

22 november 2019 - 15:05:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda have withdrawn from the 2019 CECAFA senior men Challenge Cup for national teams, which is [...] Full text...

thread Sports

A delegation of French businessmen expected Monday in Uganda

21 november 2019 - 19:23:42
Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of the Africa Committee of Medef-International, organization of French businessmen, will visit Uganda from [...] Full text...

thread Economy

DRC, Uganda to fight 'negative forces' in eastern DRC

11 november 2019 - 06:53:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work together to fight [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Indiza maintains Lake Victoria Resort Open lead as Kenyans dominate

07 november 2019 - 19:34:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Dismas Indiza followed up his round one showing with a 2-under par score in the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Kenya's Indiza takes lead at Lake Victoria Resort Golf Resort Open

06 november 2019 - 17:33:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Dismas Indiza Wednedsadya shot an impressive score of 4-under par, 68 to storm to the [...] Full text...

thread Sports

UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

thread Society

World Bank, ATAF pen accord to strengthen tax regimes In Africa

28 october 2019 - 13:17:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The World Bank Group and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have signed a Memorandum of [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Red Cross highlights "peak of displacement" in Burkina Faso due to terrorism

23 october 2019 - 23:18:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  -  The number of people forced to leave their homes this year as a result of [...] Full text...

thread Society

ICRC calls for Kampala Convention ratification to curb spike in African IDPs

23 october 2019 - 22:15:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday called on States to take more [...] Full text...

thread Society

ICRC calls for Kampala Convention ratification to curb spike in African IDPs

23 october 2019 - 15:31:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday called on States to take more concrete measures [...] Full text...

thread Society

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal deny claims of age-fraud

18 october 2019 - 13:14:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal have denied reports of age-cheating as their 21-man squad for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup [...] Full text...

thread Sports

Pan African Human rights forum, 65th Ordinary session ACHPR opens in Banjul

17 october 2019 - 22:42:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  The 65th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights and 39th African [...] Full text...

thread