Uganda: U.S. blacklisted general appointed to head police force
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a major general blacklisted by the U.S. tax authorities to head the national police. General Abel Kandiho had been […]
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Kigali to reopen land border with Uganda closed since 2019
Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday that the main border crossing with Uganda, closed since February 2019, will reopen on Jan. 31, formalizing a thaw in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Uganda: Bobi Wine will regain his freedom of movement during the day, the High Court ordered
The opponent is in fact locked up in his residence in Kampala since the presidential election of January 14 and soldiers are surrounding his home. […]
Uganda: Still under blockade, Bobi Wine lodges complaint against the State
The singer’s lawyers are pleading before the High Court of Justice in Kampala on Thursday to demand his release. President Yoweri Museveni’s main rival is […]
Uganda: American ambassador Natalie Brown accused of “malevolence”
Towards a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Uganda? Kampala on Tuesday accused US Ambassador Natalie Brown of “malevolence”. She had tried to visit […]
Uganda: Opposition leader Bobi Wine rejects the victory of President Yoweri Museveni
The National Unity Platform (NUP), the party of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine who remains under “house arrest” held a press conference on Sunday, January […]
Uganda: Authorities block access to social networks two days before general elections
This decision comes at the very end of a tense campaign for the presidential and legislative elections. The elections are scheduled to take place this […]
Election in Uganda: Dozens of officials Facebook and Instagram accounts closed for influencing the public debate
Facebook talks about a network of coordinated accounts aimed at influencing the public debate ahead of the general elections on Thursday 14 January. According to […]