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News Uganda: A trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing 4 kids

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/uganda-machete-attack-children-trial-mobile-court-7caa01f13a23423a5002fd4d8dae38e2
Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026

The trial of a Ugandan man accused of killing four children began on Monday in a tent not far from where the crime was committed, after the president ordered a “mobile court” session that could be ...

News Uganda: Uganda appoints Citibank to mobilise funds for 2.7 billion euro railway project

News channel or source: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/uganda-appoints-citibank-to-mobilise-funds-for-2-7-billion-euro-railway-project
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Uganda said on Thursday it had appointed Citibank to mobilise financing needed to fund the country’s planned 2.7 billion euro ($3.19 billion) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. In a post on the X ...

News Uganda: Study: Chimpanzee ‘Civil War’ in Uganda Led to Testicle Mutilations, Infant Abductions, and Killings

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/study-chimpanzee-civil-war-uganda-034002489.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

A new study has revealed the grisly details after the once harmonious existence between Western and Central Ngogo chimpanzees inside the Kibale National Park in Uganda took a viol ...

News Uganda: Uganda introduces sovereignty bill to regulate foreign influence

News channel or source: https://www.independent.co.ug/uganda-introduces-sovereignty-bill-to-regulate-foreign-influence/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Uganda’s Parliament on Wednesday formally introduced new legislation to strengthen national sovereignty by regulating foreign influence and funding. The proposed law, titled The Protection of ...

News Uganda: Uganda’s forests are proving that climate finance can work, if the world is paying attention

News channel or source: https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/africa/ugandas-forests-are-proving-that-climate-finance-can-work-if-the-world-is-paying-attention-v7lxn2mb
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is responsible for setting national policies, standards, and managing water ...

News Uganda: First group of 12 deportees from the US arrives in Uganda, lawyers say

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/uganda-us-deportees-trump-transfer-immigration-crackdown-53425375eea5a5f93aa12106b77e0fd5
Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026

Twelve people deported from the U.S. have arrived in Uganda, according to the Uganda Law Society. This is the first known group of arrivals since the U.S. and Uganda signed a bilateral deal.

News Uganda: Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers

News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/news/chimpanzees-uganda-locked-vicious-civil-165302906.html
Published on: Friday 10 April 2026

The world's largest known group of wild chimpanzees has split and been locked in a vicious "civil war" for the last eight years, according to researchers.

News Uganda: How a Chimpanzee Civil War Tore Through a Once-Stable Uganda Group

News channel or source: https://a-z-animals.com/blog/how-a-chimpanzee-civil-war-tore-through-a-once-stable-uganda-group/
Published on: Friday 10 April 2026

One day in June 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was watching chimpanzees in Uganda’s Kibale National Park when he saw something that did not make sense. A small party of chimps from the Ngogo ...

News Uganda: Uganda loses $269 million annually to malaria

News channel or source: https://www.independent.co.ug/uganda-loses-269-million-annually-to-malaria/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda loses over one trillion Ugandan shillings (about 269 million U.S. dollars) annually to malaria, according to estimates by the World Bank, Health Minister Jane Ruth ...

News Uganda: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda to unveil AFCON 2027 roadmap

News channel or source: https://dailynews.co.tz/tanzania-kenya-uganda-to-unveil-afcon-2027-roadmap/
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

NAIROBI: EAST African nations will meet next week to agree on a roadmap and key logistics for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, which will jointly host the tournament, are ...

News Uganda: Uganda appoints Citibank to mobilise funds for €2.7bn railway project

News channel or source: https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/uganda-appoints-citibank-to-mobilise-funds-for-27bn-railway-project-2026-04-16
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

Uganda said on Thursday it had appointed Citibank to mobilise financing needed to fund the country's planned €2.7-billion ($3.19-billion) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. In a post on the X ...