Starting May 25, 2026, Victoria University Kampala is offering free Artificial Intelligence training to 10,000 learners in its first cohort. The fully online program is open to students in Uganda, across Africa, and globally—with flexible learning schedules and no tuition fees. Applications remain open, and the opportunity is first-come, first-served.

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms corporate governance worldwide, Uganda’s professional company secretaries are calling on government to enact AI legislation before the technology outpaces regulation. “The major threat is the ethical component,” warns ICSA Chairperson Jane Okot P’Bitek Langoya. Without legal guardrails, they argue, Uganda risks job losses, misinformation, and erosion of corporate accountability.

Following two imported Ebola cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda has suspended all flights to and from DRC, halted cross-border passenger transport, and banned weekly markets in high-risk districts. Here is everything you need to know about the new measures—and why health officials say Uganda remains under control.

Across Africa, a quiet revolution is taking place. Not the revolution of protests and parliaments, but the revolution of digital transformation. From e-governance platforms in Uganda to mobile tax systems in Kenya, technology is reshaping how governments operate, how citizens participate, and how power is distributed. But this transformation comes with risks—data colonialism, surveillance, and exclusion. This piece examines the promise and peril of technology in African governance.