Uganda World News API

Get the live top world 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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Request and live response

This request returns the current top world 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=world&country=ug&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --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": "world", "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: "world",
    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" => "world",
    "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=world&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": 31206,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f882dfd20333fe689edab42e997060fe",
            "title": "MONUSCO Chief To Kabila; Respect Eastern DRC Ceasefire",
            "description": "The engagements come amid the emergence of the FRN, which has announced that it is succeeding the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the",
            "content": "The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, James Swan, has met with former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila and representatives of the Front de Résistance Nationale (FRN) in G... [1116 chars]",
            "url": "https://ugdiplomat.com/monusco-chief-to-kabila-respect-eastern-drc-ceasefire/",
            "image": "https://ugdiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/HWN9eS6XEAApdog.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T18:27:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46938f3910c209b2fb580546eadacc75",
                "name": "UG Diplomat",
                "url": "https://ugdiplomat.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8689aaa02ef96ee5c5ad66b311411a76",
            "title": "East Africa: PM Nsengiyumva Calls for Fresh Push to Unlock EAC Trade",
            "description": "Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has challenged East African Community (EAC) partner states to do more to help small businesses tap into the opportunities offered by regional integration.",
            "content": "Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva has challenged East African Community (EAC) partner states to do more to help small businesses tap into the opportunities offered by regional integration.\nSpeaking at the opening of the 26th EAC Micro, Small and Medi... [7595 chars]",
            "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202611030712.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.allafrica.com/static/images/structure/aa-logo-rgba-no-text-square.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T17:39:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b2a8a9bf339fa827c13a5a389d64b625",
                "name": "allAfrica.com",
                "url": "https://allafrica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d3baaf4e976ae73f2aabad0c1f75c3dc",
            "title": "IMF Agrees $28m Disbursement for The Gambia as Tourism Supports Economic Growth",
            "description": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with The Gambia that could unlock an additional $28 million in financing, bringing total disbursements under both the Extended Credit Facility and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility to approximately $142 million, subject to IMF Executive Board approval.",
            "content": "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with The Gambia that could unlock an additional $28 million in financing, bringing total disbursements under both the Extended Credit Facility and the Resilience and Sustainabi... [1163 chars]",
            "url": "https://atta.travel/resource/imf-agrees-28m-disbursement-for-the-gambia-as-tourism-supports-economic-growth.html",
            "image": "https://atta.travel/assets/img/favicon/favicon-96.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T15:26:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ad7bb93b9d7d55fe2a48f3db21d4e2ab",
                "name": "ATTA® Travel",
                "url": "https://atta.travel"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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