Uganda

KAMPALA- Uganda’s President 80 year old Yoweri Museveni, who has led the East African nation since 1986, will seek re-election in the general elections scheduled for January 2026, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has confirmed. The announcement, made via a statement on the NRM’s website and reinforced by a senior party official, marks […]

Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg after a confrontation with security agents, his party says. The incident occurred on Tuesday in a northern suburb of Kampala. Videos online show Mr Wine surrounded by supporters who claimed he had been shot before helping him into a waiting car. The National […]

Ghana’s parliament has enacted stringent new legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community, with provisions for up to three years in prison for those who identify as LGBTQ+ and up to five years for individuals involved in forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. The bill, showcasing the growing resistance to LGBTQ+ rights in the conservative West African nation, […]

KAMPALA, UGANDA – More than 30 opposition supporters were arrested at a prayer rally held on Friday in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The rally, organized by musician and politician Bobi Wine, was attended by members of Wine’s National Unity Platform as well as the Conservative Party and the Forum for Democratic Change. According to […]

Four men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and death of a 13-year-old girl on Christmas Day in Kabale District, western Uganda. The victim, Glorious Akampurira Owembabazi, was found unconscious at a trading center in Kyarugondo village after the attack and later passed away at Kabale regional referral hospital. According to ASP […]

The son of Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has once again stoked the speculation that he is in line to succeed his father. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has tweeted that he will “repay [his] great mother” by becoming president. Mr Museveni has been in power since 1986 and there are frequent rumours that Gen Kainerugaba is […]

Zimbabwe and Uganda have finalised preparations to launch their respective first satellites into space on 6 November 2022. The satellites, ZimSat-1, and PearlAfricaSat-1, are both 1U CubeSats and will launch into space as part of the BIRDS-5 constellation, which also includes a 2U CubeSat from Japan. Generally, the satellites will launch as beneficiaries of the […]

Ugandans have reacted to the announcement that government has allocated land for Senegalese-American singer Akon to build a city that will operate on his Akoin cryptocurrency. Akon said he had identified the preferable piece of land after being given various options by the government. He said the city will borrow a lot from a similar […]

Uganda’s government spokesman accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the U.S. ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The military surrounded the home of popstar-turned-legislator Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, shortly after he cast his ballot in Thursday’s […]

Ugandan opposition MP Robert Kyangulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has launched his National Unity Platform party ahead of next year’s general elections. Bobi Wine said the party will be the political wing of his People Power Movement. The party symbol is a red and white umbrella. He previously announced his intention to run for […]