-
Uganda: Military Takes Charge in Uganda As Tensions Rise Ahead of Polls
East African, 11 January 2021
Uganda's security agencies on Friday warned of firm action against any dissent ahead of and during this week's election after the military took over law enforcement operations. Read more »
-
East Africa: EAC Observer Mission Team in Uganda Ahead of Thursday Election
Monitor, 11 January 2021
The East African Community (EAC) member states have sent a 74 man short-term election observers to witness Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on January 14, 2020.… Read more »
-
Uganda: Voter Bribery Cited in Sembabule Ahead of Thursday Election
Observer, 11 January 2021
Cases of outright voter bribery have surfaced in Sembabule district ahead of the general elections scheduled for Thursday this week. Ugandans of 18 years and above go to the polls… Read more »
-
Uganda: Police Detain Amuriat Four Days to Election
Monitor, 11 January 2021
Police in Mpigi District on Sunday arrested Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat and detained him, less than four days to the election. Read more »
-
Uganda: The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage By Uganda Security Forces
The Conversation Africa, 10 January 2021
For two days in November 2020, Uganda witnessed some of the most violent riots in a decade. The riots were triggered by the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Robert… Read more »
-
Uganda: Whoever Causes Trouble Will Regret Why They're Born - IGP Ochola
Monitor, 8 January 2021
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola Friday warned against electoral violence saying the perpetrators will suffer the consequences, especially during and after… Read more »
-
Uganda: Museveni and the West. Relationship Status - It's Complicated
African Arguments, 7 January 2021
President Museveni decries foreign interference yet plays to Western donors. Donors warn of Ugandan corruption yet facilitate it. Read more »
-
Uganda: Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Asks ICC to Investigate Rights Abuses
DW, 7 January 2021
Uganda's main opposition leader has asked a tribunal in The Hague to investigate his country's president for human rights abuses. At an online press conference, police accosted… Read more »