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
Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Nairobi – Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on Thursday, four days after being set on fire by her... Read more
5 Sep, 2024
WATCH | Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘shot in the leg by police’
Nairobi – Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a leading critic of authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the... Read more
4 Sep, 2024
‘Her condition looks serious’ – Ugandan Olympian in intensive care after partner ‘set her on fire’
Nairobi – A Ugandan Olympian is in intensive care in a Kenyan hospital after being doused with petrol and... Read more
3 Sep, 2024
