Close to 300 ghost workers have been discovered on the payroll of Mulago National Referral Hospital, according to preliminary information from an ongoing investigation into corruption in the health sector. Investigators attached to the Medicine and...

Twin bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 73 people last week were carried out by suicide bombers and Pakistanis were among 20 suspects arrested, the head of police said on Sunday. Somali al Shabaab insurgents linked to al Qaeda have said they carried...

American security agents dispatched by the US government are in Uganda aiding investigations into Sunday night’s terrorist attacks which killed 74 people who were watching the World Cup finals. Yesterday, officials said the death toll had risen to 76...

An unexploded suicide belt has been found in Kampala after Sunday’s deadly attack on people watching the World Cup final on TV, Ugandan officials say. They also say that an unspecified number of people have been arrested. At least 74 people were...

Uganda police are investigating after a marijuana plantation was uncovered in the garden of a convent. A regional police chief told the BBC that plants covering one acre had been found and uprooted in the southern Masaka district. Two nuns and two...

The Institute of Hardware Technology, an information technology training company based in India is set to open in East Africa to plug the IT resource gap in the region, a top official has said. Mr Umesh Chaudhary, the managing director of the firm said...

The main opposition candidate and the ruling-party in Togo have both claimed victory in the presidential election as vote counting continues in the West African nation. Government spokesman Pascal Bodjona on Friday declared a resounding victory for the...

The Primary Four dropout says she was made pregnant by a man she only knows by one name Musisi, a fuel dealer and resident of Lukaya town. She said she met Musisi in February last year. Police said efforts to make Musisi provide for Nassuna have proved...

In the face of a slowdown in economic activity, Uganda’s growth remains strong by regional and international standards the International Monetary fund has said. Mr Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair IMF reacting to Uganda’s...

A Ugandan lawmaker on Friday refused to withdraw proposed legislation that would impose the death penalty for some gays and lesbians despite international condemnation and presidential opposition to a measure that could scare off foreign investors.