Tag: Uganda

Uganda’s 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule

Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, 80, has been declared the governing party's…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Queen of Katwe’s gambit still in play for Uganda’s slum chess players

A famous chess club in a slum of Uganda's capital that became…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent?

Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Uganda leader signs new law allowing military trials for civilians

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will…

Swaibu Ibrahim Swaibu Ibrahim

World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights

The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to…

Natasha Booty Natasha Booty

Suicide bomber killed in Uganda on Christian holy day, army says

Two people who the Ugandan army describe as "armed terrorists" have been…

Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention

Warning: This story contains details of sexual assault A Ugandan activist who…

South Sudan denies Ugandan troops have deployed to its capital

South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Veteran Ugandan politician charged with treason

Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in…

Swaibu Ibrahim Swaibu Ibrahim

Uganda discharges Ebola patients

Uganda has discharged eight patients who have recovered from the Sudan strain…

Makuochi Okafor Makuochi Okafor