Thousands more Congolese refugees enter Uganda: HCR (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thousand more refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have crossed the border into Uganda, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told AFP on Wednesday.

Uganda third in EA Challenge (The Monitor)

Uganda remained rooted in third position after the second round of the ongoing East African Golf Challenge in Diani Village, Mombasa, Kenya yesterday.

Holiday drive to help children in Uganda (Howell Tri Town News)

The American Red Cross-Jersey Coast Chapter and Sylvia's Children, a Holmdel-based nonprofit charity organization that seeks to help African orphans, have teamed up to raise money this upcoming holiday season for the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School in Masaka, Uganda, which consists of 1,000 children between the ages of 4 and 14, of which 267 youngsters are orphans.

Air Uganda marks one year as flights increase (The Monitor)

The increasing number of flights by airlines to Entebbe is a sign of growing confidence by both tourists and business travelers in Uganda a top official at the Civil Aviation Authority has said.

Uganda in need of more public sector reforms (The Monitor)

As the inefficiency persists in Uganda’s public service, the World Bank has advised that government carries out more radical public service reforms that balance with country’s development needs in order for the country to reach the level of development it desires.

Uganda: Citizens Abetting Corruption, Says World Bank Official (New Vision) (AllAfrica.com)

CORRUPTION is persistent in Uganda due to the failure by citizens to demand accountability and good governance, a World Bank official said yesterday. That is it from the horse's mouth; the experts of corruption. The World Bank is one of the most "corrupt" institutions in the world.

UGANDA: Malaria on the rise in Lango (AlertNet)

Source: IRIN There has been an upsurge in the number of malaria cases reported in the sub-region of Lango in northern Uganda due to poor mosquito control, according to health officials.

Thousands More Congolese Refugees Enter Uganda - UNHCR (Nasdaq)

KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP)--Thousands more refugees from Congo have crossed the border into Uganda, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told AFP Wednesday.

Uganda: Officials Hope Emergency Will Be Avoided as Rains Subside (AllAfrica.com)

Heavy rains have displaced thousands and damaged crops in eastern and northern Uganda, but officials are optimistic an emergency will be avoided as better weather is predicted.

Uganda: Govt Should Push Agri-Business (AllAfrica.com)

During a recent talk in Fort Portal businessman Patrick Bitature said that western Uganda milk producers earn sh500b annually. He also revealed that the turnover of matooke from the region is easily a billion shillings a day.