Uganda: MPs Petition ICC for “Genocide” by Security Forces
Some Members of the Ugandan parliament have sent a petition to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to request an investigation into possible atrocities perpetrated […]
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Uganda’s Economy Worsens as Inflation Rises to 5.7%
The statistics office in Uganda on Friday said inflation rose to 5.7 percent year-on-year in December from 4.6 percent last month in the East African […]
Uganda: 30 Died as Overloaded Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes
About 30 members of a local football team in Uganda and their supporters drowned after their boat capsized on Lake Alberta in the western region […]
DRC: About 22 Civilians Slaughtered in North Kivu Province
About twenty-two civilians were slaughtered during the Christmas weekend in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the administrator of […]
Uganda Launches Largest Solar Plant in East Africa
Uganda has launched a $19 million solar power plant, the largest in East Africa, to meet the increasing demand for power as the country strives […]
Uganda closes schools backed by Bill Gates and Facebook CEO
Authorities in Ugandan have ordered the closure of a chain of for-profit international schools backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg […]
Uganda: Opposition’s Besigye Arrested
Ugandan long-standing opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to organize a parallel Independence Day celebration. The former presidential candidate, […]
Tanzania, DRC to Jointly Explore Petroleum in Lake Tanganyika
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania on Tuesday inked a memorandum of understanding in the capital Dar es Salaam, to jointly explore the […]
Tanzania: Museveni Donates $200,000 to Earthquake Victims
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has donated $200,000 cash to support the government of Tanzania affected by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake last week. The Eastern-African nation […]
HRW Denounces Arrest of 25 Women in Uganda
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday said Uganda is gradually sliding into a state of electoral dictatorship, where elections are held but only to ensure […]