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Bullets before the ballot: The Ugandan state shoots scores of citizens dead
Unrest erupted after the arrest of Bobi Wine, the leading opposition candidate for president. Amos Asegawa was a 15-year-old schoolboy...
Nov 30, 2020
Crackdown on reporters threatens Ugandan election’s credibility
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a wave of attacks against journalists and media outlets in Uganda in recent days during an...
Nov 27, 2020
Uganda police 'surround Bobi Wine's hotel'
Police in Uganda on Wednesday night surrounded a hotel where presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, and his...
Nov 26, 2020
Under cover of Covid, Uganda targets LGBTQ+ shelter
Members of the transgender and LGBTQ community hold candles as they take part in the vigil of the Transgender day of Remembrance in order...
Nov 25, 2020
Ugandans are tired of Museveni but can't vote him out
The latest protests in Uganda are an indication that people are sick and tired of President Yoweri Museveni's insatiable appetite for...
Nov 24, 2020
Uganda: Can Bobi Wine unseat Yoweri Museveni?
Just three weeks into his official campaign for the Ugandan presidency, Ugandan musician and parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi (better...
Nov 23, 2020
Uganda: At least 16 dead as protests rage over arrest of pop star turned presidential candidate Bobi
Police and soldiers have been using live bullets, water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protests. The number of people killed in...
Nov 20, 2020
Violent clashes in Uganda after pop star politician detained
Security forces clash with supporters of Bobi Wine after he was held for breaching Covid-19 rules before rally A supporter of Bobi Wine...
Nov 19, 2020
EU says it won’t monitor Uganda election, limiting poll’s international scrutiny
The European Union will not deploy an observer mission for Uganda’s presidential election in January, an official said on Monday, after...
Nov 18, 2020
Ugandan opposition figure blasts police brutality
Uganda will hold general elections on Jan. 14, with 11 presidential candidates in race Ugandan opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi,...
Nov 17, 2020
Museveni uses widespread poverty to rule over you – Bobi Wine tells crowds in Northern Uganda
Bobi Wine campaigned in Pader and Gulu amid teargas and police interference. Photo: Courtesy. National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert...
Nov 12, 2020
Uganda: If we do not take risks, we risk everything
On Tuesday 3 November I was arrested, beaten and tortured by police. Shortly after registering my candidacy to challenge President Yoweri...
Nov 11, 2020
Mockery of democracy shifts from Tanzania to Uganda
As the controversial Tanzanian elections concluded with President John Magufuli's inauguration on Thursday, the spotlight shifts to...
Nov 9, 2020
Bobi Wine ‘beaten’ by Uganda police after presidential nomination
Uganda’s pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine said he was arrested, “beaten” and “tortured” by police on Tuesday minutes after he...
Nov 5, 2020
Uganda: ‘Someone willing to help people like me’: The story of LGBTQ paralegals
Queer Ugandans who face discrimination often find it impossible to get legal support. But some are training as paralegals so they can...
Oct 30, 2020
Uganda’s politics too expensive for women and youths - Report
A new report released today shows the high cost of money involved in Ugandan politics has limited the full participation of women and...
Oct 29, 2020
Uganda: Donors urge govt to tackle violence ahead of polls
Donors yesterday outlined challenges facing the country ahead of the 2021 General Election, warning that women and children remain the...
Oct 23, 2020
French activists say 100,000 hurt by Total’s Ugandan oil preparation
Over 100,000 people in Uganda and Tanzania have been hurt by human rights violations linked to the Total's TOTF.PA oil operations in...
Oct 20, 2020
Bobi Wine: Ugandan pop star politician’s office raided
Ugandan politician and musician, Bobi Wine, has told the BBC that documents needed to secure his presidential nomination are missing...
Oct 15, 2020
Bobi Wine accuses Ugandan president of ‘trumped up’ claims to block election bid
Opposition leader says Yoweri Museveni behind campaign of intimidation to stop him standing Bobi Wine, the popular reggae star and...
Oct 14, 2020
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