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The Observer (Uganda)

The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award. The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.

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The Observer (Uganda)
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherObserver Media Limited
EditorRobert Spin Mukasa
FoundedMarch 25, 2004
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Websitehttp://www.observer.ug/

The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors1 In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award.2 The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.3

The Observer in 2025 published a tribute to Ugandan journalism scholar Brian Robert Semujju, who had taught journalism and communication at Makerere University.4

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  1. Robert Barlas, Jui Lin Yong, Uganda (Cultures of the World) (Marshall Cavendish, 2nd ed., 2010), ISBN 978-0761448594, p. 99. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. "Ugandan journalist scoops award", CNN, 24 July 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. Pius Muteekani Katunzi, Uganda: The Observer, A Gamble That Has Paid Off AllAfrica.com 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. "Dr Brian Semujju, the journalism professor who has not lived to be". The Observer. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
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