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Opposition MP questions whereabouts of Ugandan blogger in Turkey
(Photo: Facebook) As friends express growing concern about the whereabouts of a dissident Ugandan blogger living in Turkey who they...
Sep 10, 2021
Uganda: Top academic arrested over ‘espionage, illegal stay’
Military says Lawrence Muganga, vice-chancellor of Victoria University, arrested on suspicion of espionage and illegal stay in the...
Sep 7, 2021
African human rights organisations call on Uganda to end repression of civil society
In many African countries, governments have enacted or are considering onerous new laws to restrict independent activism of civil...
Aug 31, 2021
Uganda: Harassment of civil society groups
Ugandan authorities on August 20, 2021, announced without prior notification that they had halted the activities of 54 civil society...
Aug 27, 2021
Uganda suspends work of 54 NGOs, increasing pressure on charities
(Reuters) By Elias Biryabarema Uganda said on Friday it had suspended the operations of 54 non-governmental organisations, a move that...
Aug 25, 2021
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
Ugandan pop singer Jemimah Kansiime, seen here in 2015, was the first person to be prosecuted under the anti-pornography law. (Getty...
Aug 17, 2021
Uganda's president warns police on brutality
Ugandan police have been accused of brutality. (Reuters) By Patience Atuhaire Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni condemned what he...
Aug 16, 2021
Uganda’s Covid-19 battle hit by ‘misinformation pandemic’
Health workers attend to a patient in the ICU section of Mulago National Referral Hospital last month, during the coronavirus pandemic...
Aug 11, 2021
Uganda’s popular boda-bodas are now part of the government’s surveillance system
On Jul.23, Uganda awarded a controversial 10-year surveillance contract to a Russian company with a history of debt issues. Moscow-based...
Aug 9, 2021
Wave of police attacks on reporters during Uganda’s night-time Covid curfew
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the repeated attacks against journalists by police enforcing a night-time curfew imposed in...
Aug 5, 2021
Ugandan blogger who ‘killed’ Museveni on social media arrested in Turkey
Security agents on Tuesday arrested Fred Lumbuye, a supporter of Uganda opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP), who is suspected...
Aug 5, 2021
Uganda: I’ll end corruption in six months, save money to host Olympics – IGG
By Jacobs Odongo Seaman Uganda will be in position to host the next Olympic Games after saving the billions of shillings it loses in...
Aug 2, 2021
Outrage after Uganda MPs get $30m to buy cars amid COVID crisis
Each of the 529 lawmakers received $56,500 to get new vehicles, sparking outrage in the poor country. Museveni recently announced curbs...
Jul 27, 2021
How Uganda’s dictator Museveni uses IMF and World Bank loans to maintain regime
Gen. Museveni presides over an IMF and World Bank-financed family military regime. His brother and son are top generals of the army. By...
Jul 14, 2021
You cannot run Uganda like a pre-colonial village
The author, Alan Tacca. By Alan Tacca Considering the obstacles his opponents faced, Mr Museveni’s election ‘victory’ was expected. But...
Jul 12, 2021
I’m ready to retire, Museveni tells Ruto
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has offered the biggest indication yet that he is ready when his current term of office expires in 2026....
Jul 9, 2021
In Uganda we play, pray and politic too much
By Nicholas Sengoba Last week ended on a prayerful note. Uganda, for the fourth time in a year since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out,...
Jun 30, 2021
Uganda: Fuelling anti-LGBTQI sentiment to stay in power
The Ugandan government continues to use anti-LGBTQI rhetoric and policies to rally support amid declining popularity. People waving...
Jun 29, 2021
Covid-19 could be just what the doctor ordered… to bring Museveni down
President Museveni is seeking divine intervention as coronavirus infections overwhelm Ugandan hospitals. (Luke Dray/Getty Images) By...
Jun 28, 2021
Museveni appoints son to Army Commander
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, centre, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, at the Kasenyi SFG camp, east of Kampala in Uganda on 16 Aug 2012. (AP...
Jun 25, 2021
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