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 […]
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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 […]
Ouganda: Opposition candidate Bobi Wine arrested again amidst electoral campaign
Violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces took place on Wednesday 18 November in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The police death toll was 3 dead […]
Ethiopia: The federal army would have control of Alamata in the southern Tigray, Government said
It is still difficult to really get a clear picture of the situation in Tigray, where communications are still cut off. Nevertheless, since it launched […]
Uganda and Tanzania agree to build a more than 14,000 km pipeline to transport oil
It is a project feared by some for its consequences on tens of thousands of people who will have to be displaced and its impact […]
Ugandan-Somali Summit Talks
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Saturday held talks with his Somali counterpart, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, in Kampala. According to the State House statement, the […]
Uganda: MPs vote to maintain unpopular social media tax
Lawmakers in Uganda have voted to maintain a controversial tax law expected to be implemented later this year. The ruling National Resistance Movement, NRM, dominating […]
EU is trying to ‘hijack our institutions’ – Uganda Government spokesman
The Ugandan government has responded to the European Union Parliament, days after the continental bloc’s parliament has called on the East African nation to drop […]
I can do away with parliament – Museveni
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has told Members of Parliament that he can abolish the Parliament, if he wants. The declaration comes ahead of an anticipated […]
Uganda: Pop star & MP Bobi Wine in US for treatment
Prominent Ugandan opposition lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi arrived in the United States over the weekend for medical treatment following accusations he was tortured while in military […]