Nigerian footballer dies in shopping mall fall in Uganda
Kampala – Ugandan police said on Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell... Read more
25 Feb
Uganda judge rejects ailing opposition leader’s release call
Kampala – A Ugandan judge on Wednesday rejected a demand to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye from jail due... Read more
20 Feb
Uganda deploys troops against anti-govt militias in east DRC
Kampala – Uganda’s army on Tuesday said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic... Read more
19 Feb
Uganda opposition figure Besigye on hunger strike: lawyer
Kampala – Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday, months... Read more
13 Feb
Uganda’s top accountant among nine arrested over $16m theft
Kampala – Uganda’s top accountant and eight senior finance ministry officials were arrested on Tuesday over the theft of... Read more
5 Feb
NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of ‘serious human rights violations’
Nairobi – International human rights groups alleged “serious human rights violations” around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda... Read more
13 Dec, 2024
Rebels kill 9 civilians in east DRC
Beni – Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least nine civilians in their latest attack in... Read more
5 Dec, 2024
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye ‘kidnapped’, says wife
Kampala – Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is being held in a military jail after being “kidnapped” in... Read more
20 Nov, 2024
Uganda TikToker convicted for insulting president
Kampala – A Ugandan court has convicted a 21-year-old content creator for calling for the public flogging of President... Read more
15 Nov, 2024
Uganda condemns 16 opposition members for ‘treachery’
Kampala – A Ugandan military tribunal on Monday convicted 16 members of an opposition party of “illegal possession of... Read more
22 Oct, 2024
