Uganda News API

Get the live top headlines from Uganda with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top headlines from Uganda. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=ug&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ug" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "general", "country": "ug", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "general",
    country: "ug",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "ug",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=ug&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 52028,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8fd019ca16a66bf3b7d401aadb204403",
            "title": "14-year-old pupil shot dead as URA operation turns bloody in Busia",
            "description": "Witnesses said an armed soldier approached the sealed tea room and discharged multiple rounds through the door, killing Dominic Wejuli, 14",
            "content": "A 14-year-old pupil has been shot dead and two others critically injured following a violent confrontation between Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers and suspected smugglers at Buhobe trading center, Bulumbi Sub-County in Busia Distr... [3846 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/14-year-old-pupil-shot-dead-as-ura-operation-turns-bloody-in-busia-5657646",
            "image": "https://www.monitor.co.ug/resource/image/5657650/landscape_ratio3x2/1200/800/c2932483bb21c8dded392ccc7fc94423/Wb/latest26pix.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:49:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e6cccf012d9e21f5ea04d154b2ee392d",
                "name": "Daily Monitor",
                "url": "https://www.monitor.co.ug"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9396878493532f1df84852b19b85b908",
            "title": "Gasperini analyzes loss to Man United: “It teaches us a lot.”",
            "description": "A terrible late defeat condemned Roma to the Champions League. Leading the way, the Giallorossi saw Manchester United overturn their lead in the final minutes: first a penalty from Bruno Fernandes, th...",
            "content": "A terrible late defeat condemned Roma to the Champions League.\nLeading the way, the Giallorossi saw Manchester United overturn their lead in the final minutes: first a penalty from Bruno Fernandes, then a brace from Matheus Cunha.\nAdvertisement\nThe B... [1717 chars]",
            "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gasperini-analyzes-loss-man-united-223200364.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/ba63ea3c89605c4b3b76926047443eddf80b32ce91ef969801bafe34acd9adbe/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w612_h400%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fromapress_articles_142%2F62f80c8f1ddae838427c77f76a2c8e74.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1213ab3f5e360256b89d3b205e3e8e48",
                "name": "Yahoo Sports",
                "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c192d3d43fa018bfbcfc8d2ad48c7269",
            "title": "Uganda Parliament seeks legal clarity on URA’s backdat",
            "description": "The matter came before the House on Tuesday, November 3, after Karim Masaba, the Industrial Division Mbale City MP, raised concerns that URA was demanding additional taxes from oil marketing companies and sugar traders for transactions conducted between July 1 and August 28, 2026, before the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2026 was assented to and published in the Uganda Gazette.",
            "content": "KAMPALA - Parliament has asked the Attorney General to clarify the legality of Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) decision to demand revised excise duty payments retrospectively from businesses, following complaints that some companies have had their b... [3399 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/news/uganda-parliament-seeks-legal-clarity-on-uras-NV_243509_112026",
            "image": "https://newvision-media.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/7be7f6c9-e15c-49b0-b7c9-0223cb653ff6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:25:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "201cd243de955004e4c627034a55a753",
                "name": "NewVision.co.ug",
                "url": "https://www.newvision.co.ug"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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