Uganda plans to build a new city in an area near Kampala that’s adjacent to a square mile it has offered to R&B singer Akon for development as it seeks to reduce congestion in the capital.

Conditions of the agreement stipulate Uganda will not accept “individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors.”

The central bank also noted that the Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) appreciated by 1.8 percent year-on-year in July 2025, compared to a 2.7 percent appreciation in June,

Uganda will accept illegal immigrants from the U.S. who are fearful of going back to their home country. They expressed preference for African migrants.

On her way back from school each afternoon, six-year-old N. K. walked past acres of leafy cassava plants, corn stalks, and bushels of bananas dangling over lily-white coffee blossoms. The sun shone brightly on the fertile volcano-soil fields in Bukumbula, a village outside the southwestern Ugandan city of Masaka.

Over 900 students have graduated as Cavendish University Uganda held its 14th graduation under the theme: "Empowering Futures: Cultivating Leaders for a Global Tomorrow."

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda head coach Morley Byekwaso has expressed delight at meeting defending champion Senegal in the quarterfinals of the 2024 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN). Uganda ended its long-standing CHAN drought on Monday by qualifying for the quarterfinals for the first time after six previous attempts.

Jane Nabakooza, a pediatrician with Uganda’s malaria control program, said she expects the government will make Coartem Baby available to patients free of charge, even after losing funding when the U.S. shrank its foreign aid program earlier this year.