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
Corruption ‘costs Uganda $2.5 billion a year’
Kampala – Uganda loses about $2.5 billion to corruption every year, equivalent to almost a quarter of its annual... Read more
8 Oct, 2024
Uganda’s ‘singing fools’ use satire to attack government
Kampala – A packed Kampala audience holds its breath as four self-styled “singing fools” in choir uniforms bound onto... Read more
17 Sep, 2024
Ugandan runner’s attacker dies from injuries in hospital
Nairobi – The man who attacked Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained when he poured petrol... Read more
10 Sep, 2024
