Uganda

News about Uganda

Five dead in Uganda due to killer disease

Five dead in Uganda due to killer disease

A deadly virus known as the Marbourg has spread in the capital city of Uganda Kampala after a woman travelling to the city has...
DRC and Uganda prohibited from pilgrimage in Mecca

DRC and Uganda prohibited from pilgrimage in Mecca

Muslims from Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have been banned from making the pilgrimage to the by holy city of Mecca this year...
Sudan and Uganda sends 2,500 troops to stop Joseph Kony

Sudan and Uganda sends 2,500 troops to stop Joseph Kony

Sudan and Uganda sent 2,500 men to fight against the LRA of Joseph Kony in the democratic Republic of Congo and in the...
jpg_image_bon_afrik.jpg

Uganda: Homosexuality banned even in the theater

David Cecil, a British theater producer - charged last week for a theatre production about the situation of homosexuals in Uganda, has been released. British...
Uganda: Opposition politicians arrested

Uganda: Opposition politicians arrested

Police has blocked the planned walk to walk campaign organized by opposition party leaders arresting over ten politicians. Among those arrested is the leader of...
Uganda government still dealing with Libya

Uganda government still dealing with Libya

Uganda is still dealing with Libyan company although UN instructed that Libya's property be confisicated because of Gaddafi's stand off. Uganda government spokesman, Kabakumba Matsiko has...
Ugandan students stranded in Libya soon to be evacuated

Ugandan students stranded in Libya soon to be evacuated

Over 20 Ugandan students are stranded in the battle that hit Libya at the beginning of 2011. According to the permanent secretary in the Ministry...
Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Uganda has freely offered embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuge in Uganda as diplomats attempt to persuade the defiant leader to leave office without...
Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

As world leaders met Tuesday in London to discuss the Libyan situation, hundreds of members of a group called Pan Africanists from Uganda and...
Ugandan Sex workers attack religious leaders

Ugandan Sex workers attack religious leaders

Sex workers in Uganda have lashed out at religious leaders who have condemned their trade but failed to encourage programs and projects to help...
Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written to several African presidents requesting them to urge USA and its allies to stop their air strikes on his...
Uganda and DRC agree to hunt for LRA rebels together

Uganda and DRC agree to hunt for LRA rebels together

The governments of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with help from the United Nations are soon to resume hunting for Lord's Resistance Army...
Uganda police warns of planned Somali terror attacks

Uganda police warns of planned Somali terror attacks

The assistant Inspector General of Police in Uganda, Abasi Byakagaba who doubles as director for counter-terrorism, has cautioned the general public following threats of...
Uganda: Anti-gay minister of ethics and integrity resigns

Uganda: Anti-gay minister of ethics and integrity resigns

Resigning from his ministerial position as Uganda's minister of ethics and integrity, James Nsaba Buturo has called upon Ugandans to continue fighting against...
Several Ugandans arrested over protests

Several Ugandans arrested over protests

Eight people who gathered to protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who they say "rigged" the recent elections, have been arrested by police in Kampala,...
Uganda opposition warned against planned protests

Uganda opposition warned against planned protests

Police in Uganda has warned opposition presidential candidates against holding planned protests in Kampala city. A group of unsuccessful Ugandan presidential candidates today, Wednesday, announced...
Anti-gay propaganda splits Uganda priests and churches

Anti-gay propaganda splits Uganda priests and churches

Christianity in Uganda has been hit by anti-gay propaganda which has led to divisions amongst followers as many Christians in the country express surprise at...
Opposition leaders call for protests in Uganda

Opposition leaders call for protests in Uganda

The leader of opposition in Uganda Dr Kiiza Besigye and three other former presidential candidates have called upon Ugandans to protest against the results...
Bomb suspect extradited from Tanzania to Uganda

Bomb suspect extradited from Tanzania to Uganda

A man suspected to have transported explosives used by suicide bombers to kill over 70 people in Uganda has been extradited from Tanzania to...
Uganda: President Museveni wins elections, Besigye decries rigged results

Uganda: President Museveni wins elections, Besigye decries rigged results

Uganda's incumbet president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has won the recently held presidential and parliamentary elections. But opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, has rejected the results...
Uganda: Opposition leader rejects election results

Uganda: Opposition leader rejects election results

Ugandan opposition leader, Dr Kiiza Besigye, who stood against president Museveni in the just concluded elections has rejected the presidential election results being released...
Ugandans at polls to elect President and MPs amid delays

Ugandans at polls to elect President and MPs amid delays

Thousands of Ugandans were at polling centres as early as 6.00 am ready to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections taking...
Uganda: Museveni rejects winds of change

Uganda: Museveni rejects winds of change

As Ugandans prepare to cast their votes in the presidential and parliamentary elections on Friday, their president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured them that...
Uganda: Bribery and voters’ register inflation evoked ahead of polls

Uganda: Bribery and voters’ register inflation evoked ahead of polls

Commonwealth Observer Group currently in Uganda will base their findings on the credibility of the electoral process and see whether the elections will be...
Several arrested for insulting Uganda president

Several arrested for insulting Uganda president

Twenty people have been arrested in Uganda for booing president Museveni at a campaign rally. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has in the past two months...
Opposition warns of protests in Uganda

Opposition warns of protests in Uganda

Opposition in Uganda has warned that should the forthcoming elections be rigged, they would resort to protests like those taking place in Ivory coast, Tunisia...
Uganda: Museveni supporters protesting for money

Uganda: Museveni supporters protesting for money

A group of President Museveni's supporters, mostly youths, yesterday stormed his campaign headquarters in Kampala asking for money. According to one of the police officers...
Uganda: Heavy security deployment trigger concern

Uganda: Heavy security deployment trigger concern

Opposition parties in Uganda have complained about heavy deployment of security personnel in the East African country ahead of the February 18 presidential elections. Ugandan opposition...
Uganda: Museveni’s ‘gambler’ comments condemned

Uganda: Museveni’s ‘gambler’ comments condemned

President Yoweri Museveni has described opposition politicians who claim they also want to sit in the "chair" as gamblers who cannot solve Uganda’s problems. “When you want...
Uganda: Opposition could “use force to remove” Museveni

Uganda: Opposition could “use force to remove” Museveni

Opposition in Uganda has warned president  President Yoweri Museveni against copying embattled Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo by refusing to handover power if he...