Uganda: Ugandan Opposition Denounces Brutal Crackdown Ahead of 2026 Elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on… Read more »

Uganda: War Criminal Lubanga Launches New Rebel Group, Threatens Fresh Chaos in Eastern Congo

The convicted war criminal, Thomas Lubanga, based in Uganda, has declared the formation of a new rebel movement - the Convention for the Popular Revolution - aimed at overthrowing… Read more »

Uganda: EU Leaders Confront Tough Decisions on Migration and Asylum Policies

Migration is dominating Thursday's European Union summit in Brussels, with Poland calling for a united EU stance against Russia and Belarus, accusing them of using migrants as a… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Army Chief Says Troops Deployed to South Sudan's Capital

Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ugandan Army Deploys to Town in Northeast DR Congo Amid Fears of Wider Conflict

The Ugandan army confirmed Sunday it has sent troops to another town in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda's DRC Mission Under Scrutiny Amid Claims of Double Dealing

Three years after Ugandan troops crossed into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight rebels linked to the Islamic State, their mission has yielded mixed results, with… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Investigates Alleged Kidnapping of Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye

Kenyan authorities were on Thursday investigating the alleged abduction from Nairobi of the prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye after he appeared at a military… Read more »

Uganda: LRA Rebel Commander Jailed in Uganda for War Crimes in Landmark Case

Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Uganda on Friday for war crimes including murder,… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Court Charges Over 40 Youths Arrested During Anti-Graft Protest

A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption protest on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Police Surround Opposition Leader's Party HQ Ahead of Protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the… Read more »

Uganda: TotalEnergies Oil Project 'Devastating' for Ugandan National Park, NGO Says

Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies' controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda's largest national parks, a leading… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Environmental Activist Freed After Five Days in Detention

An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Court Rejects Petition Against Harsh Anti-Gay Law

Uganda's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a bid to overturn its highly contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act - one of the toughest such laws in the world. Read more »

Uganda: Bobi Wine's Fight for Democracy in Uganda Continues On the Big Screen

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Uganda: France's TotalEnergies Starts Drilling for Oil

French oil giant TotalEnergies has started drilling oil wells in Uganda as part of the massive East African Crude Oil Pipeline project that has been opposed by environmental and… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe Roll Out Red Carpet for 'Brother' Iran's Official Visit

Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi has wrapped up a short official visit to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The three African states signed deals with a "critical strategic partner" while… Read more »

Uganda: Archbishop of Canterbury Decries Ugandan Church Support for Severe Anti-Gay Legislation

The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law. Read more »

Uganda: Ghetto Kids Journey From Slums to Stardom

A group of six Ugandan street children from the capital Kampala have reached the grand finale of the hit UK television show Britain's Got Talent - a further step in proving their… Read more »

Namibia: Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages With Foreigners in Namibia Brings Hope to Ugandans and Kenyans

As Namibia's Supreme Court recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses last week, many see the ruling as a step towards decriminalising… Read more »