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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Uganda?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUganda&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
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"body": "Traders in Soroti city have welcomed the government's plan to extend the Katale Loan programme beyond Kampala, describing it as a timely intervention that could free them from the grip of exploitative money lenders.\n\nThe Katale Loan initiative, introduced by President Yoweri Museveni last year, targets market vendors with affordable credit at an annual interest rate of eight percent. Under the programme implemented through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), beneficiaries can access loans ranging from sh500,000 to sh2 million to expand their businesses.\n\nAccording to government officials, more than 10,000 vendors in Kampala markets have already benefited from the scheme. The government is now rolling out the programme to markets outside the capital, with Soroti Main Market among the first beneficiaries.\n\nThe initiative was introduced to help traders access affordable financing and reduce dependence on private money lenders who often charge high interest rates and demand daily repayments.\n\nWhile addressing vendors at Soroti Main Market on June 17, 2026, the senior presidential adviser on markets, Faridah Kimuli, outlined the eligibility requirements for prospective beneficiaries.\n\n\"To qualify for the loan, a trader must own a stall or lock-up in the market and belong to a group of five members,\" Kimuli said.\n\nThe announcement was met with excitement from traders, many of whom said they have struggled under the burden of costly informal loans.\n\nModesta Ilau, a vendor at the market, said money lenders have made life difficult for many traders because they demand repayments regardless of business performance.\n\n\"There are lenders we pay daily and others weekly. Whether you have made sales or not, they still demand their money together with interest,\" Ilau said.\n\nShe believes the Katale Loan programme will give traders the breathing space needed to grow their businesses.\n\n\"With this programme, I can proudly say my vote did not go to waste. I am grateful to President Museveni for thinking about ordinary traders,\" she added.\n\nAnother trader, Robert Opus, said vendors already have established business groups and are ready to take advantage of the programme.\n\n\"We understand our businesses very well. What we need is capital to expand. Unlike some beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model who are starting businesses from scratch, we already have operational enterprises,\" Opus said.\n\nPeter Aporu noted that many traders have been pushed to the brink by harsh lending conditions imposed by informal money lenders.\n\n\"There are days when a trader makes no sales at all, but the money lender does not want to hear any explanation. All they want is their money,\" Aporu said.\n\nFor Musa Egadu, a tomato vendor, the government loan programme offers hope for a more stable future.\n\n\"With affordable loans and enough time to repay, we can invest properly, educate our children and improve our livelihoods. Right now, many traders operate under constant pressure from money lenders,\" Egadu said.\n\nTo qualify for the Katale Loan, applicants must possess a valid national identity card, operate a stall or lock-up within the market, and belong to a registered group of five traders or more.\n\nTraders in Soroti are optimistic that the programme will provide affordable capital, stimulate business growth and improve household incomes across the city.",
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"url": "https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/news/speaker-oboth-reassures-ugandans-in-south-afr-NV_235800_062026",
"title": "News: Speaker Oboth reassures Ugandans in South Africa of sa",
"body": "The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oboth Oboth, has assured Ugandans living in South Africa that their welfare, safety and security remain a priority for the government of Uganda amid growing fears triggered by renewed xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals.\n\nOboth, who was in Johannesburg attending the 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Africa Region, held a meeting with leaders of the Ugandan community in South Africa led by Moses Kibombo, the president of the Confederation of Ugandans in Southern Africa (COUSA).\n\nAccording to the Uganda High Commission in Pretoria, the meeting focused on the welfare, safety and security of Ugandans living in South Africa, particularly in light of recent attacks against foreign nationals and concerns over the treatment of migrants in several provinces.\n\n\"The meeting focused on the welfare, safety and security of Ugandans living in South Africa, particularly in light of the recent attacks targeting foreign nationals and growing concerns within migrant communities,\" the Uganda High Commission stated.\n\nDuring the meeting, Oboth reassured the community that the Government was closely monitoring the situation and would work through diplomatic and parliamentary channels to ensure the concerns raised by Ugandans are addressed.\n\n\"I have listened carefully to the concerns of our people and the recommendations presented. Parliament will work closely with the Executive and all relevant government agencies to ensure actionable solutions are found. The welfare and protection of Ugandans abroad remains a priority,\" Oboth told the community leaders.\n\nThe Speaker also pledged to follow up on a detailed report submitted by the Uganda High Commission to Kampala containing recommendations aimed at protecting Ugandans affected by the ongoing immigration challenges and xenophobic threats in South Africa.\n\nAt the meeting, Kibombo formally presented a petition on behalf of COUSA, an umbrella organisation representing registered Ugandan associations across all nine provinces of South Africa.\n\nThe petition highlighted the plight of hundreds of Ugandans facing possible arrest, detention and deportation ahead of a June 30, 2026, deadline requiring undocumented and irregular migrants to leave South Africa or face legal action.\n\nAccording to Kibombo, many Ugandans are willing to return home voluntarily, but are trapped by documentation and financial challenges.\n\nHe noted that many have expired passports and visas, while others lost their travel documents and cannot afford replacements.\n\n\"Some Ugandan parents are also stranded with children born in South Africa who lack birth certificates and Ugandan travel documents, making it difficult for them to leave the country,\" Kibombo said.\n\nThe community leaders further reported that many Ugandans fear arrest at airports and border points because of overstay penalties imposed by South African immigration authorities. \"Others have been denied boarding due to incomplete documentation,\" Kibombo said.\n\nThe petition also outlined severe financial hardships affecting the community. Kibombo disclosed that more than 60% of the affected Ugandans lost jobs due to the economic downturn and recurring xenophobic attacks.\n\n\"As a result, many cannot afford return air tickets, passport replacement fees, Emergency Travel Certificate charges, or immigration penalties,\" he said.\n\nThe community leaders requested the Ugandan government to expedite the issuance of Emergency Travel Certificates, deploy mobile consular teams to major provinces, fast-track registration of Ugandan children born in South Africa, and engage South African authorities to grant an amnesty period for voluntary departures.\n\nThey also appealed for the establishment of a humanitarian repatriation fund to assist vulnerable groups, including women with children, the elderly, the sick and destitute Ugandans who wish to return home.\n\nResponding to the concerns, Oboth said the Government was exploring interventions to support affected citizens and would engage relevant ministries to ensure no Ugandan is left vulnerable.\n\nMore than 500,000 Ugandans living in the country are on alert amidst renewed anti-migrant demonstrations and vigilantism.\n\nEarlier this week, Uganda's High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, convened a crisis meeting with Ugandan community leaders in Cape Town following reports of escalating xenophobic threats by anti-migrant vigilante groups.\n\nAmoru urged Ugandans to remain calm, vigilant and law-abiding while cooperating with South African law enforcement agencies\n\n\"In case of safety challenges, please inform the nearest police and cooperate fully with the authorities by complying with their lawful instructions,\" Amoru advised.\n\nThe hotspots of the latest anti-migrant sentiments are Johannesburg, Durban and KwaZulu-Natal, where foreign-owned businesses and migrant communities have reported intimidation and harassment.\n\nSouth African authorities and human rights groups have expressed concern about the rising tensions and the potential for violence.\n\nOver five countries, including Nigeria, have reportedly evacuated their nationals due to xenophobic fears.",
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"url": "https://www.independent.co.ug/africas-food-future-does-not-depend-on-land-alone-but-also-on-its-waters/",
"title": "Africa's food future does not depend on land alone, but also on its waters",
"body": "OPINION | ABEBE HAILE-GABRIEL & MANUEL BARANGE | Across Africa, demand for aquatic foods is increasing as population grows. Yet, supply is struggling to keep the pace.\n\nThis matters because aquatic foods are not a niche product in Africa. They are an important source of food, livelihoods and trade.\n\nAccording to the latest edition of the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mombasa, Kenya, aquatic animal foods provide 19 percent of animal protein available across the continent, which is the second highest share globally compared to other regions. In some countries and communities, particularly along coasts, rivers and lakes, that contribution is even higher. Yet, Africa has the lowest per capita availability of aquatic animal foods in the world - 9.1 kg per person and year, half of the global average.\n\nThis highlights a challenge: aquatic foods are key to food security and nutrition in Africa but availability is struggling to keep pace with demand. For too long, discussions about Africa's food security primarily focused on land-based agriculture. Crops and livestock are and will remain important, but Africa's blue economy, including oceans, lakes and rivers are increasingly important and deserves greater strategic attention.\n\nSustainable wild capture fisheries are indispensable for a sustainable blue economy. They account for 54% of global aquatic animal production, while inland fisheries feed and nourish millions. Across the Great Lakes region, the Niger basin, the Congo basin, and countless freshwater systems, inland fisheries provide affordable nutrition where alternatives are often limited and support millions of jobs across the value chain in rural communities where alternatives are limited.\n\nBut capture fisheries alone cannot nourish Africa's future food needs. However, wild fish stocks have biological limits and many are already under pressure. At the same time, Africa's population continues to grow faster than any other region in the world. According to the FAO, Africa's aquatic food production must grow by 7% by 2050 in order to ensure current per capita availability of aquatic foods. Unless action is taken supply growth will not keep up with production increases, reducing per capita availability and thus adding pressure to other food systems.\n\nEven today Africa relies on imported aquatic animal products to support domestic availability. The continent is a net importer of aquatic products by volume (measured in product weight). As the population grows and fish prices remain under pressure, the question of affordable protein is becoming urgent. This is where aquaculture can offer a solution.\n\nAquaculture, the farming of fish and other aquatic animals, is the fastest-growing food production sector globally, and Africa is leading this growth rate. Since 2000, aquaculture production on the continent has grown by an average of almost 8 percent annually, but despite this the continent still produces only 2.3% of global animal aquaculture production. This underscores the potential in the continent, as aquaculture accounts for only 18 percent of Africa's total aquatic animal production.\n\nCountries like Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Zambia are demonstrating what is possible. Egypt alone produces two-thirds of Africa's farmed fish. But with the exception of a handful of countries, the sector's potential remains largely untapped. Small-scale producers, the backbone of production in many countries, still struggle to access the financial and technical support to expand their output.\n\nClosing this gap will require that governments treat fisheries and aquaculture and the broader ocean economy as strategic sectors linked to food security, employment and economic resilience in line with the ambitions of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).\n\nThis means investing in research, improving aquaculture seed and feed supply systems, strengthening extension services and creating enabling policy environments that encourage private sector investments. It also means strengthening the management of inland and marine fisheries, which remain essential for nutrition, livelihoods and local economies across the continent.\n\nBut the challenge now is not simply to increase production. Africa also has an opportunity to build aquatic food systems that are more inclusive, resilient and sustainable.\n\nThe continent still has time to avoid some of the environmental mistakes seen elsewhere, for example by promoting efficient aquaculture systems based on responsible water use, strong biosecurity and better spatial planning from the outset.\n\nThe stakes are high. Failure to act will deepen the gap between demand and availability, increasing reliance on imports and placing even greater pressure on already stressed resources. But with the right policies and investments, aquatic foods could become one of Africa's strongest tools to fight malnutrition, creating jobs and building more resilient food systems, which is what the FAO Blue Transformation programme and roadmap are promoting.\n\nWhat comes from the ocean, rivers, and lakes will determine the continent's economic and nutritional future.\n\n****\n\nJoint opinion piece by FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel and FAO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division Manuel Barange.",
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We need teachers who are role models in society,\" he emphasised.\n\nStakeholder concerns\n\nHis remarks sparked discussion among education stakeholders, many of whom agreed that financial empowerment alone cannot guarantee professionalism without proper guidance and mentorship.\n\nProfessor James Tumwine, dean of the School of Medicine at Kabale University and former chairperson of the Governing Council of National Teachers' College Kabale, said alcohol abuse is not unique to teachers and requires structured support systems.\n\nHe called on UNITE to establish support committees comprising social workers, counsellors, and mental health experts to assist teachers and students struggling with alcohol addiction and related challenges.\n\nHe said such systems would help identify affected individuals early, provide counselling services, and support recovery before situations worsen.\n\n\"There is a need for support mechanisms within educational institutions. 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