Uganda
5 Dec
For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli's life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children. But a potential government ban on the sale of used clothing threatens to sever this crucial lifeline for Nakimuli and tens of thousands…
2 Nov
Uganda said Thursday it has captured the head of a militia squad blamed for the murder of two honeymooning foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month.
2 Nov
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Ugandan authorities of harassing, arresting and beating activists and demonstrators protesting a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies.
5 Oct 2023
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was arrested Thursday on his return home from a trip abroad, a top party official said.
30 Sep 2023
The President of Uganda Football Federation, Moses Magogo Hassim, has revealed the reason the country got the 2027 African Cup of Nations hosting right ahead of Nigeria, Senegal, and other established countries.
21 Aug 2023
Ugandan police on Monday announced the arrest of four people for allegedly engaging in same-sex activity, three months after the introduction of draconian anti-gay legislation sparked international outrage.
13 Jun 2023
Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that 80 followers of a religious cult from the country's east had been deported from Ethiopia where they travelled believing they would find salvation through starvation.
13 Jun 2023
The United States has updated its travel warning for Uganda following the adoption of draconian anti-gay legislation last month, the State Department said.
9 Jun 2023
In the 37th year of his interminable rule, President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, passed by Parliament earlier in the month.
4 Jun 2023
At least 54 African Union peacekeepers were killed when militants attacked a base housing Ugandan units in Somalia last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said. "We discovered the lifeless bodies of 54 fallen soldiers, including a commander," Museveni said in a statement posted on his official Twitter account late Saturday. Al-Shabaab, which has been waging…
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