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Uganda is being urged to rethink how it budgets for climate change, as experts warn that weak local planning, underfunded systems, and growing climate shocks are putting communities at increasing risk.

A new World Bank report finds that a child’s future in Uganda is shaped long before school begins. From nutrition at home to the conditions of neighbourhoods, early disadvantages are driving inequality and limiting the country’s long-term economic potential.

A major World Bank report warns that environmental degradation is no longer just an ecological concern but a systemic economic risk. As natural systems weaken, productivity, jobs and global growth are increasingly under threat, forcing a rethink of how economies function.

Despite Uganda’s rapid expansion of internet infrastructure, much of the West Nile region remains digitally isolated. Weak telecom networks are slowing public services, forcing officials to travel miles for connectivity, and threatening to leave entire communities behind in the country’s digital transformation.

As election duties end, thousands of Special Police Constables are scrambling for places in Uganda’s private security industry, starting with nationwide exams and a month of rigorous training.

Under a graduation tent on Makerere Hill, applause echoed as 269 students from the College of Natural Sciences received their degrees. For standout graduate Simon Mungudit and a cohort of newly minted doctors and scientists, the ceremony marked more than academic success—it was the culmination of years of discipline, sleepless nights, and relentless ambition. Now, as they step into careers in energy, medicine, and research, Uganda’s newest scientific minds face the real test: turning knowledge into impact.

Nearly 80% of people in low-income countries face simultaneous land degradation, unsafe air and water stress, the World Bank reports. With air pollution killing 5.7 million people annually and costing trillions, the stakes are especially high for countries like Uganda navigating rapid urbanization and economic transition.

Africa’s research output remains strikingly low on the global stage. Makerere University says the problem is not talent — it’s access, mentorship, and publishing know-how. Its new handbook aims to arm a generation of scholars with the skills to navigate peer review, copyright, ethics, and co-authorship — and to finally amplify Africa’s voice.

Four years after scrapping its content-heavy syllabus, Uganda’s first cohort under the Competency-Based Curriculum is showing stronger communication and problem-solving skills, according to UNEB. But large classes, limited resources and questions around continuous assessment could determine whether the reform transforms education—or falters.

KAMPALA – In rural Uganda, a 15-year-old girl walks a couple of kilometers to fetch a jerrycan of water in…