Browsing: Press freedom in East Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has vowed to continue pursuing independent journalism and holding those in authority accountable as it resumes operations…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U) has announced the phased resumption of its television, print, radio and digital operations, bringing to an end a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — On a Sunday night in June 2026, armed security personnel once again surrounded Nation Media Group’s headquarters in Namuwongo, Kampala. Inside the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Two weeks after security agencies sealed off the operations of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, hundreds of employees remain in limbo, uncertain…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The shutdown of Uganda’s Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda could continue for several more months as Tanzanian businessman Rostam Aziz awaits regulatory approval…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said discussions are ongoing among government agencies and stakeholders aimed at resolving the shutdown of Nation…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Daily Monitor co-founder Phillip Wafula Oguttu has cautioned Nation Media Group (NMG) against accepting any arrangement that could compromise editorial independence as…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Veteran journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has been granted cash bail of Shs650,000 by the Kira Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wakiso…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The reopening of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda’s suspended operations could depend on a series of editorial reforms discussed during a meeting between…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Veteran Ugandan journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has once again found himself at the centre of a legal and political storm,…