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 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 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 police out in force ahead of anti-graft rally
Uganda — Police were out in force on the empty streets of the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday ahead... Read more
23 Jul, 2024
Uganda police surround opposition leader Wine’s party HQ
Uganda — Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said security forces were besieging his party headquarters on Monday, on the... Read more
22 Jul, 2024
Uganda’s Museveni defiant over removal from Agoa
Nairobi – Uganda’s president said on Sunday that the US government had overestimated its value to his country after... Read more
6 Nov, 2023
Uganda lifts ban on European-backed rights programme
Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has lifted an 18-month ban on a European-backed programme that promotes democracy and... Read more
25 Jun, 2022
Uganda police confirm arrest of author, 8 journalists
Kampala – Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise is among nine journalists arrested for offensive communication, police said on Monday,... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Muhoozi Kainerugaba: Uganda’s cagey heir apparent
Kampala – At 47, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, has spent half his life hitting... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
Ugandan writer detained again despite release order, his lawyer says
Kampala – Lawyers for a Ugandan writer charged with insulting the country’s ruling family said their client was unlawfully... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
