The Sun Is Burning Our Fields: UN Warns of Rising...
BY ALEX BALUKU United Nations Headquarters, New York – 22 August 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have issued a stark warning about the...
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Extreme Heat Grips Southwest U.S. and Mexico, With Climate Change...
BY ALEX BALUKU A relentless and dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the Southwest United States and northern Mexico this week, with temperatures soaring up to 18°F (10°C) above normal. Experts...
A Family Torn by Politics: From Brutal Assault to the...
BY RWENZORI DAILY Kasese, Uganda, July 16, 2025 The persecution of opposition activist Faith Atholere has taken yet another devastating turn, this time claiming the life of her five-year-old son,...
The Vanishing Roar: Uganda’s Lions Caught Between Survival and Extinction
By Innocent Kiiza In the fading light of a dusky savannah, the once-familiar echo of a lion’s roar now sounds like a memory — a vanishing whisper swallowed by time...
Forced to Flee: A Story of Loss, Survival, and Broken...
By Innocent Kiiza In the shadow of Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, where rivers once nourished life and valleys overflowed with promise, over 7,000 people now live in limbo. Stripped of their...
Illegal Timber Trade at Uganda-DRC Border Fuels Corruption, Illicit Flows,...
By Innocent Kiiza At Uganda’s Mpondwe-Lubiriha border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), timber trading is booming -but a significant portion of it bypasses the law. Smugglers, middlemen, and...
Mwenge South, Bunyangabu Battle to Stalemate as Group C Opens...
By Alex Ashaba The 2025 Tooro Kingdom MTN Masaza Cup kicked off Group C action on Sunday with a hard-fought 0-0 draw between Mwenge South (Kyenjojo District) and Bunyangabu County...
Climate Change and Sickle Cell: Ugandan Mothers Battle Weather, Stigma,...
By Innocent Kiiza Kasese, Uganda – Standing outside her modest home in western Uganda, Immaculate Muhindo, 37, gazes at the hills that stretch along the Equator. A mother of five—two...
From the Rwenzoris to the Amazon: Ugandan Women Lead Local...
By INNOCENT KIIZA Kasese, Uganda – As torrential rains continue to wash away crops, homes, and hope in Uganda’s mountainous regions, women like Mary Kyakimwa and Jannet Abwoli in Kasese...
Diplomatic Fallout: Rwanda Expels Belgian Envoys Amid Escalating Tensions
By Sheila Hossana Muhindo Rwanda has taken a bold diplomatic step by ordering all Belgian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, following its decision to sever ties with...
