New Music
New Music | French Montana – Unforgettable ft. Swae Lee Inspired by Uganda’s Ghetto Kids
The Source — Fresh off releasing his latest tracks “No Pressure (feat. Future)”, French Montana recently took to Instagram to tease the upcoming video for “Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee).” Last March, Montana and Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd traveled to Uga...
College Fund
College Fund | Disney’s Queen of Katwe – Real Life Characters Phiona & Benjamin Admitted to University
Dear friends, By now you probably have heard of the amazing real-life story of Phiona Mutesi, the young girl from the slums of Katwe, Uganda, who attends chess club because of food and ultimately becomes chess champion attending the world chess olympiads…...
Refugees
The Washington Post | Why is Uganda more welcoming to refugees than the United States?
In recent years, the West has become obsessed with the problem of refugees — and generally not in a good way. The United States and other wealthy countries have been unkind at best, and hostile at worst, to refugees. Politicians and voters fixate on security threat...
Uganda Martyrs Day - Boston 2017
UCCB | Celebrating the Life of St. Charles Lwanga and the Feast of the Uganda Martyrs Day Boston
By Ronnie Mayanja — It what has now become tradition, the Uganda Catholic Community in Boston commemorated their annual feast of the Uganda Martyrs on June 11th at Saint Mary’s Parish in Waltham, Massachusetts. The main celebrant this year was was Bishop ...
UK Snap Election Ends in Hung Parliament
UK Election | Hung Parliament for Britain as Theresa May’s Gamble Backfires
The UK election has returned a hung parliament, with the BBC reporting no party can win a majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Theresa May has declared the UK needs “stability”, but has stopped short of saying she will stay on as leader of the Conservatives...-
New Music | French Montana – Unforgettable ft. Swae Lee Inspired by Uganda’s Ghetto Kids
The Source — Fresh off releasing his latest tracks “No Pressure (feat. Future)”, French Montana recently took to Instagram to tease the upcoming video for “Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee).” Last March, Montana and ... -
College Fund | Disney’s Queen of Katwe – Real Life Characters Phiona & Benjamin Admitted to University
Dear friends, By now you probably have heard of the amazing real-life story of Phiona Mutesi, the young girl from the slums of Katwe, Uganda, who attends chess club because of food and ultimately becomes chess champion a... -
The Washington Post | Why is Uganda more welcoming to refugees than the United States?
In recent years, the West has become obsessed with the problem of refugees — and generally not in a good way. The United States and other wealthy countries have been unkind at best, and hostile at worst, to refugees. Politici... -
UCCB | Celebrating the Life of St. Charles Lwanga and the Feast of the Uganda Martyrs Day Boston
By Ronnie Mayanja — It what has now become tradition, the Uganda Catholic Community in Boston commemorated their annual feast of the Uganda Martyrs on June 11th at Saint Mary’s Parish in Waltham, Massachusetts. The ... -
UK Election | Hung Parliament for Britain as Theresa May’s Gamble Backfires
The UK election has returned a hung parliament, with the BBC reporting no party can win a majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Theresa May has declared the UK needs “stability”, but has stopped short of saying she wil... -
UCCB Event | The Uganda Martyrs Day Boston Celebrations – Sunday June 11th 2017
News Flash — Ugandan Catholic Community of Boston will host its annual Uganda Martyrs Day Feast Celebrations in Waltham on Sunday June 11th starting with Sunday Mass at 1pm. The main celebrant this year will be the Most R... -
CGTN Africa | China Officially Hands Over the SGR – Railway to Kenya
China officially handed over the Standard Gauge Railway to Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta was joined at the Port of Mombasa by dozens of top officials from the Chinese companies that helped build and fund the railway projec... -
Qatar Airways | Diplomatic Crisis – How it Affects Air Travel
Major airlines have suspended travel to and from Qatar amid diplomatic row – here are the details. Al Jazeera — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and s... -
Buganda Bumu Day Two | BBNAC Atlanta Convention Resolutions and Highlights in Pictures
Ugandan Diaspora News — Day Two of the Buganda Bumu Convention was underway on the Sunday starting with a church service led by Dr.Rev. Alex Kasirye-Musoke of the Anglican church of Uganda – Boston. Late... -
Opinion | The Cost of the Peace – Why Bribing MPs to Lift Age Limits is Not a Hare-Brained Idea
By Angelo Izama — The purging of age limits from the Uganda constitution will cost approximately $50 million. This is what MPs are demanding from the NRM according to several interviews – and the gravy rumour mill at Pa... -
World Remit | Diaspora Instant Mobile Money Transfer Made Easy
World Remit recently partnered with the Buganda community in the Diaspora to allow for easy transfer of funds between families both at home and abroad. When you want to send money home to your friends and family in Uganda, Worl... -
Events | The Ugandan Diaspora Award Nominations For 2017 Now Open
The Uganda Diaspora Network is a forum aimed at bringing together Ugandans who live and work abroad by celebrating their individual contributions overseas and encouraging them to give of their time, talents, ideas, expertise wh... -
BBNAC | Buganda Bumu North American Convention Day One Pictorial – Atlanta, 26th – May 29th 2017
BBNAC Atlanta 2017 – The long awaited second Buganda Bumu Biennial convention kicked off in Atlanta, Georgia on friday with the arrival of a powerful delegation from the Buganda Kingdom led by the Katikiro Owek. Charles P... -
UAP DIASPORA CONNECT | HEALTH INSURANCE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES IN UGANDA
How do I sign up for cover? Let UAP-Old Mutual know your dependents’ names. age and contact. Ages 0-65 years are covered. If on cover at 65 years. it can be extended to 70 years. How can my dependents access Coverage: Eac... -
The Observer | Museveni extends Sim card Registration to August 30th 2017
President Museveni has ‘agreed’ to have the Sim card verification exercise extended by at least an extra 3 months. Since Saturday last week, May 20, telecoms switched off unverified Sim cards following the expiry of... -
The Class of 2017 | Facebook Founder and Harvard Dropout, Mark Zuckerberg to Receive Honorary Degree From his Alma Mater
Harvard Gazette — Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, the social networking platform widely credited with transforming how almost 1.9 billion people interact, will be the featured speaker at the Afternoon Progra... -
New Music | Abdul Mulaasi Unveils Political Satire in New Music Video – Byaali Mu Pulaani
Source — Abdul Mulaasi Uganda Facebook Page. -
Opinion | How Ugandans can become billionaires by 2021 — Prof. Samuel Sejjaaka
By Samuel Sejjaaka — One of my favourite sayings is ‘do not ask for too much, the gods might just give it to you.’ Our Zimbabwean brothers and sisters asked for financial freedom and wealth and they became zillionaire... -
Travel Advisory | Buganda Bumu Memorial Day Weekend Convention Count Down – Atlanta, GA!
Convention Theme The Theme of the Convention is: “Strengthen Luganda and invest in health and economic development.” “Tunyweeze eby’Obuwangwa, eby’Obulamu, n’Okwekulaakulanya.” The City – Atlanta, GA Come ... -
The Observer Editorial | Kudos to Parliament for passing law ending payment of rent in dollars
Last week, parliament passed a piece of legislation that did not get a lot of media attention but must have, nonetheless, put smiles on the faces of many tenants of commercial properties, especially in the capital Kampala. This...
Developing Story | The Observer offices broken into again
Unknown people have broken into The Observer offices at Tagore Crescent, carrying away more than 20 desktop computers. They also made off with a yet-to-be established number of cameras, laptops, TV screen among other items. The...
Proof of Heaven | Harvard Neurosurgeon Confirms The Afterlife Exists – The Sixth Sense
By Steven Bancarz| Do we have a soul? Is there life after death? The afterlife is something that has been experienced by countless people since recorded history who have returned to tell their tales, with the most noteworthy ac...
Presidential Directive | Museveni deploys army to fight graft at Uganda Investment Authority
President Museveni has taken a leap of faith by deploying the military to fight reported graft in Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and restore foreign investors’ confidence. Gen David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defence Forces, wi...
Death Announcement | Annette Battaka of Maryland Passes On – See Funeral Arrangements Below
The Family of Mr. Ivan Battaka of Maryland, USA announces the untimely death of our friend, colleague, sister, wife and mother. Annette Battaka took ill a couple months ago and had bounced back but unfortunately passed away ye...
