Uganda: Two opposition MPs charged with murder
Two opposition MPs, Muhammad Segirinya and Allan Sewanyana, were charged on Tuesday, September 7. They are suspected of orchestrating a series of killings in the […]
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Rwanda looks forward to welcoming the SOLA community refugees from Afghanistan
After Uganda, Rwanda becomes the second African country to host Afghan refugees. Afghanistan’s only boarding school for girls is moving its entire 250-person facility to […]
Uganda says it is ready to accept Afghan refugees
From Kabul to Kampala, they are separated by more than 5,000 kilometers, but Uganda says it is ready to take in refugees from Afghanistan, whose […]
Ugandan Constitutional Court repeals anti-pornography law
The Constitutional Court repealed the anti-pornography law that had been in force since 2014, some articles of which, such as the ban on wearing miniskirts, […]
OPEC Fund provides Uganda with $30m loan to boost smallholder farmers’ productivity
The OPEC Fund for International Development has signed a $30 million loan facility agreement with Uganda to help improve food security and incomes for more […]
Covid-19: Hundreds of people in Uganda fall victim to fake vaccine scam
Unscrupulous doctors and nurses, according to the Ugandan authorities, were able to extract millions of shillings from over 800 unsuspecting people and 11 companies. They […]
Olympics-2020: Ugandan athlete reported missing in Japan
Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko disappeared after failing to show up shortly after noon local time for a Covid-19 test, local Japanese authorities announced Friday. The […]
Kenya: Thirteen dead in a tanker explosion
Thirteen people were killed and 24 injured when they were caught in a “huge fireball” when a crashed tanker they were siphoning off exploded in […]
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni sworn in for his sixth term
According to the official results, Museveni, president for 35 years, won the general elections four months ago with more than 58% of the vote, ahead […]
ICJ: Uganda rejects DRC’s “exorbitant” claims
War reparations are at the heart of the proceedings underway at the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, the UN court found Uganda […]