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Uganda: Corruption, loss of integrity eating up our country – Retired Bishop Muhima
Retired Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, Dr Edward Muhima, (L) preaches on Palm Sunday at Ndejje SS in Luweero District. (DAN WANDERA) By...
Mar 30, 2021
Uganda’s return to the dark days of Idi Amin
Panda gari: Ugandan politician Bobi Wine during a rally in November 2020, before he was arrested. (Stringer/AFP) Hundreds of opposition...
Mar 29, 2021
Uganda’s mafia family: How Gen. Museveni’s NRM transformed a weak state into a criminal enterprise
Dictator Museveni. A terror campaign of abductions and murders has escalated since the Jan.14 vote. By Obote Odora A successful...
Mar 26, 2021
The disappeared: The Ugandan army has abducted hundreds of opposition activists
Many detainees say they were tortured (Reuters) The soldiers came for him a week before the election in January. He says they smashed...
Mar 24, 2021
Uganda says it detains American over subversive activities
Police have been cracking down on President Yoweri Museveni's opponents. (Getty Images) Uganda said late on Monday it had detained an...
Mar 23, 2021
We shall neither smile nor sneer at Magufuli’s funeral
(AFP) By Gawaya Tegulle Still beats me how one decides to become a judge but does not have the stomach, or the gall to make tough...
Mar 22, 2021
Uganda: Museveni sues paper over ‘malicious’ vaccine claim
Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986. (Getty Images) By Patience Atuhaire Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has sued a leading...
Mar 19, 2021
Africa minister James Duddridge accused of conflict over Uganda
Bobi Wine, an opposition leader who has faced arrests and beatings, said he was disappointed by Britain’s stance on human rights....
Mar 18, 2021
Uganda’s Bobi Wine arrested while protesting in the capital
In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 file photo, opposition presidential challenger Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, gestures...
Mar 16, 2021
Can the elite forge change in Uganda?
By Phillip Matogo The elite have been overly maligned. First, Dr Kizza Besigye rabbit-punched them. Not to be left out, President...
Mar 15, 2021
Uganda told to end abductions of opposition supporters
(AP Photo) By Elias Biryabarema Uganda should stop abductions of opposition supporters and release those illegally detained, New...
Mar 12, 2021
Bobi Wine calls Ugandans to ‘rise up’ peacefully against Museveni
Opposition leader claims he is the real winner of the disputed presidential election and lists demands, including the release of...
Mar 11, 2021
Uganda's missing: Hundreds of families fear for those taken away
Hundreds of people in Uganda are still missing after being detained following raids on their homes or in the aftermath of election...
Mar 10, 2021
Pressure mounts on US to act on Uganda’s abuses
Uganda Military Police caught on camera assaulting journalists and supporters of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi....
Mar 9, 2021
Uganda’s traditions: From election rigging to post-election barbarism
(AFP) By Alan Tacca There is nothing more depressing than an indisputably intelligent and highly educated person deliberately throwing...
Mar 8, 2021
‘Beacon of impunity’: US eyes Uganda ties as abuses continue
Tensions between longtime leader Yoweri Museveni and the US escalate amid continuing human rights violations in Uganda. In January,...
Mar 5, 2021
Opinion: How Biden can show he’s serious about democracy
Protesters shout slogans during a protest the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb. 28. (AP) It’s official: The world has become...
Mar 4, 2021
How Uganda’s election re-exposed regional faultlines
Ethnicity isn’t meant to be a big part of politics, yet both the president and his rival accuse the other of tribalism and see themselves...
Mar 3, 2021
Gay Ugandan asylum seekers 'in danger if sent home'
Same-sex liaisons are illegal in Uganda. People convicted of homosexual acts can be sent to jail for the rest of their lives. Some gay...
Mar 1, 2021
US urges credible probe into Uganda Jan. 14 polls
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni shows his ink-marked thumb after casting his ballot on January 14, 2021. (BADRU KATUMBA/AFP) The United...
Feb 26, 2021
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