Uganda court denies bail to opposition leader Kizza Besigye in treason case | News
Case has raised concerns among government critics about a crackdown ahead of Uganda’s national election early next year.A Ugandan judge has refused to grant bail…
What has triggered deadly clashes at Uganda’s border with South Sudan? | Border Disputes News
Fighting between the armies of Uganda and neighbouring South Sudan, which are longtime allies, erupted this week over demarcations in disputed border regions, leading to…
ISIL claims responsibility for deadly church attack in eastern DR Congo | ISIL/ISIS News
A UN mission says 43 worshippers were killed in the attack at a night mass in a church.The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility…
UN experts cast blame on Rwanda and Uganda. What are they doing in DRC? | Conflict News
Kampala, Uganda – Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its…
Uganda’s President Museveni confirms bid to extend nearly 40-year rule | Elections News
The 80-year-old leader pledges economic growth from today’s GDP of $66bn to $500bn within the next five years.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he will…
The woman raising 98 children with disabilities in Uganda | Features
On a humid, late afternoon in November, Edith sits giggling loudly and bantering with two older members of her team during a lull between heavy…
Are commercial interests driving Uganda’s military operations in DR Congo? | Conflict News
Kampala, Uganda – It was June 5 when Ugandan soldiers arrived in Kasenyi, a town on the shores of Lake Albert in Ituri province in…
M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group | Conflict News
Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Democracy in East Africa is retreating. Here is how it can be saved | Politics
Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear reasons. She was unceremoniously dumped…
‘Tortured’ Ugandan activist dumped at border following arrest in Tanzania | Politics News
East African rights groups condemn Tanzania, saying human right activists ‘abandoned’ at border show signs of torture.A Ugandan human rights activist, arrested in Tanzania after…
Uganda confirms military trials for civilians despite Supreme Court ruling | Courts News
President Yoweri Museveni’s government has frequently defended military trials, citing national security concerns.Uganda’s parliament has passed a controversial bill authorising military tribunals for civilians, drawing…
Activist reportedly held by Uganda’s military chief shows signs of torture | Politics News
Justice minister says Eddie Mutwe shows signs of abuse at court appearance, and his lawyer says he was tortured daily.An opposition activist whom Uganda’s military…
Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’ | Politics News
Opposition leader says Eddie Mutwe’s abduction ‘a reminder to the world’ of breakdown in law and order in Uganda.Uganda’s military chief, the son of longtime…
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak | Ebola News
The East African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after the death of a male nurse who tested positive for the virus.Uganda has officially…
Military courts: The front line of Uganda’s war on dissent | Elections
Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986. As in the…
Four-year-old dies from Ebola amid new outbreak in Uganda | Health News
The latest Ebola outbreak, the sixth in Uganda, was declared at the end of January.A four-year-old has been identified as the second patient to die…
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smashes half-marathon world record | Athletics News
Two-time world cross-country champion clocks 56 minutes, 42 seconds at World Athletics race in Barcelona.Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has become the first person to break the…
Sunday 16 February Archbishop Janani Luwum Day in Uganda
Janani Luwum was the third Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire. Born in 1922, Luwum converted to Christianity in 1948, becoming…
Uganda starts clinical trial to combat Sudan strain of Ebola | Health News
The study comes amid an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus, which has already killed a nurse and infected others.Uganda has kicked off a clinical…
Uganda confirms one person dead in Ebola outbreak | African Union News
A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, dies after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever.Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its…