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Former energy minister Lady Verma had previously denied she broke the rules

Activists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall

Activists praise decision to reject energy ministry’s proposal to dam the world-famous waterfall

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, who was “accidentally” cropped from a picture of white climate activists in Davos in January, thinks people need to be...

In an inspiring example of humanitarian architecture, Kliment Halsband Architects teamed up with Mount Sinai Surgery in New York to create the Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Uganda Surgical Facility, a prototype for an independent,...

Refugees arrive at Palabek refugee camp in Northern Uganda with the clothes on their back and what little they carried. New arrivals, many from South Sudan, receive a tarp, tent poles, a water can, a cooking pot and a ration...

The Nile River, the longest in the world at 4,258 miles (6,853km), is shrinking in the face of several harsh environmental challenges. An exploding human population and continued exploitation of communities and natural resources...

Hurricanes, landslides and other disasters show Africans why we need fossil fuels Steven Lyazi I express my deepest sympathies to the people in the Caribbean and United States who have been impacted by Hurricanes Harvey,...

Pesticide use may be harming animals that live nearby, according to new research. A group of 10 scientists led by Paris' Musée de l'Homme and the Great Ape Conservation Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda found baboons...

Our pesticides may be harming animals that live nearby, according to new research. A group of 10 scientists led by Paris' Musée de l'Homme and the Great Ape Conservation Project at Kibale National Park in Uganda found baboons...

The Ross Langdon Health Education Center is beautiful small community hall built from regionally sourced building materials in Uganda. Eucalyptus poles and windowless perforated clay brick walls dominate the structure, while...

Clean energy is a major campaign issue in this week’s Ugandan election. All the candidates are promising new projects, but how will these affect the locals?

What better place to harness the power of the sun than right at the equator? The east African nation of Uganda will launch its first completely solar-powered bus this month, named the Kayoola...

A simple machine can convert human waste to electricity and fertilisers. It is time to rethink how we treat this valuable resource

Communities in Germany, Canada and Uganda are already reaping the benefits of moving away from fossil fuels to more decentralised energy systems