Bobi Wine Appeals to Elon Musk After Starlink Shutdown Ahead of Uganda Election
Capital FM
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has appealed directly to billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, urging him to intervene following the shutdown of Starlink internet services… Read more »
A Senseless Election [blog]
CFR
Museveni's efforts to ensure an electoral victory will almost certainly be successful, but will only exacerbate simmering resentment. Read more »
Bobi Wine Set to Campaign in Amudat, Moroto and Napak
Nile Post
National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is expected to campaign today in the Karamoja sub-region, with scheduled… Read more »
UCC Denies Plans to Shut Down Internet Ahead of Polls - Nyombi
Nile Post
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has dismissed claims that the government is planning to shut down internet services during the… Read more »
UCC Reaffirms Professionalism and Readiness to Respond to Any Internet Disruptions
Nile Post
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Thembo Nyombi, has reiterated the Commission's commitment to professionalism, efficiency, and responsible… Read more »
Museveni Tackles Traffic Congestion, PDM Theft in Mukono
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to fast-track alternative road networks around Kampala to ease traffic congestion while vowing to crack down on the theft and… Read more »
More Than 20 Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Road Accident
Nile Post
At least 22 migrants have been killed and 65 others injured after a lorry they were travelling in overturned in Ethiopia's north-eastern Afar region, authorities have confirmed. Read more »
Maduro's Arrest a Wake-Up Call for Africa's Strategic Security - - Museveni
Nile Post
President Museveni has said the recent arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States underscores the urgent need for Africa to strengthen its strategic… Read more »
Nala Secures PSP and PSO Licences From Bank of Uganda
Daba Finance
African payments startup Nala has been granted Payment Service Provider and Payment System Operator licences by the Bank of Uganda, expanding its regulatory footprint in East… Read more »
The Tragedy At Uganda Airlines
Independent (Kampala)
As the new year begins during the last two weeks of a presidential election, I feel it is necessary to ignore politics for a moment and focus on the tragedy unfolding before our… Read more »
Political Policing in Museveni's Uganda - What It Means for the 2026 Elections [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Uganda's police have long faced criticism for politically charged interventions. These include episodes in which lethal force has been used in ways that observers describe as… Read more »
Jobs Are Here At Home, Youths Dont Need to Go Abroad - Museveni
Nile Post
President Museveni has said Uganda already has enough opportunities to create wealth and jobs for its young people, arguing that the problem is not lack of work but a failure by… Read more »
Unnecessary Detentions, Prison Trauma, and the Persecution of Sarah Bireete [opinion]
Nile Post
In a constitutional democracy committed to free and fair elections, transparency around voter data should not provoke panic unless the State fears scrutiny. Sarah Bireete’s… Read more »
Presidential Candidates Race Against Time As Polling Day Draws Closer
Nile Post
With just nine days left to Uganda's presidential election, candidates are intensifying their campaign schedules in a last-minute push to reach districts they have not yet visited,… Read more »
Silent Crisis - Uganda's Rising Lake Nalubale (Victoria) Water Levels
Independent (Kampala)
The water levels of Lake Victoria - that the locals call Lake Nalubale - have risen dramatically in recent years, displacing communities, destroying livelihoods, and causing… Read more »
