Uganda’s Museveni signs the highly controversial age limit bill into law
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Constitutional amendment bill 2017 into law, a week after it was passed by parliament, Reuters reports. Popularly known […]
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Uganda: Parliament vote extends presidential age limit
After 30 years in power, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will likely run for re-election in 2021 as lawmakers in the East African nation, late on […]
Tanzania, Uganda condemn ICC Burundi investigation
Tanzania and Uganda have opposed a plan by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged human rights abuses in Burundi, a statement from the […]
Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenyan presidential poll rerun
The Kenyan electoral commission on Monday declared President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the rerun presidential election by 98.26% of votes. The incumbent president of the […]
Uganda: Police fires teargas as parliament extends Museveni’s rule
Police in Uganda on Thursday fired teargas to disperse protesters outside the East African nation’s parliament. The move comes as legislators of the ruling party […]
Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices
Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]
Uganda: MPs to remove presidential age limit
Lawmakers of the Ugandan ruling party on Tuesday announced plans to remove the presidential age limit to allow longtime President Yoweri Museveni to extend his […]
Long-serving Equatorial Guinea’s Nguema hails late Gaddafi
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea on Thursday hailed late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The world’s longest-serving president, who was on a two-day […]
Uganda: University lecturer jailed for insulting Museveni
Ugandan prominent University lecturer and activist, Stella Nyanzi, was jailed to a maximum-security prison on Monday after being charged with insulting the East African nation’s […]
Uganda: Museveni Appoints Son as Senior Advisor
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his eldest son, Mahor-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations in the East-African nation. The appointment […]