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Ugandan leader calls for eye-for-an-eye-style sentences after nephew's murder
Death is the maximum penalty in Uganda for a range of crimes including murder, treason, and defilement, but executions are rare.
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11 longest-serving African leaders
With the death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on 6 September 2019, here's a look at the 11 longest-serving African leaders.
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Uganda's cash-strapped cops spend $126 mln on CCTV from Huawei
Police say the new $126 million closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) system, supplied by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, will slash spiralling violent crime.
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Uganda to register, monitor social media influencers
Authorities say the scheme, which also levies a $20 fee, is designed to clamp down on immoral or prejudiced content.
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Uganda's popstar lawmaker to contest 2021 presidential vote
Bobi Wine has long hinted he would throw his hat into the ring and take on President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for over three decades.
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Ugandan pop star turned opposition figure 'ready to take on' Museveni
Now an opposition MP, the singer is a figurehead for young people who have grown up knowing only one president - 74-year-old Museveni - and are desperate for change.
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Ugandan opposition figure says state is financially strangling him
Wine, one of Uganda’s top singers who mostly belts out reggae and rap ballads, has many fans across East Africa and he is one of the top earning musicians in Uganda.
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Ugandan pop star & critic of President Museveni freed on bail
Magistrate Esther Nahirya granted bail after hearing Bob Wine’s application but told him he would be returned to jail if he engaged in unlawful demonstrations.
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Uganda orders suspension of 39 journos for reporting on Bobi Wine arrest
This is another illustration of the fear President Yoweri Museveni has of losing the next election to the pop-singer-turned-MP.
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Ugandan pop star opposition MP arrested over 2018 protest
Bobi Wine is the figurehead of a new generation who grew up under Museveni but want to see change and his anti-government songs have helped win him a big following.
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Top court paves way for Ugandan president's sixth term bid
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by Museveni's opponents, who had appealed against a constitutional court ruling that removed an age cap of 75 for presidential contenders.
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Uganda arrests 8 suspects over American tourist’s kidnap
Given the importance of income from tourism, President Yoweri Museveni’s government was eager to solve the case and restore a feeling of safety in national parks.
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Museveni vows 'Uganda is safe' after tourist kidnap
Tourism is a key industry for Uganda, home to rare mountain gorillas and other wildlife, the massive Lake Victoria and the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains.
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Uganda's ruling-party MPs back country's aging leader for another term
A victory at the next election, in 2021, could extend Yoweri Museveni’s rule to 40 years, one of the longest reigns in Africa.
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Ex-president seeks international help on Burundi peace accord
Former Burundi president Pierre Buyoya has urged the international community to intervene over what he termed breaches of the country’s peace accord.
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Uganda's ruling party endorses Museveni for sixth-term run
The National Resistance Movement called for Yoweri Museveni to 'continue leading the movement and the state in 2021 and beyond to eliminate bottlenecks to transformation.'
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MTN Uganda CEO deported over national security - police
The development is the latest headache for the largest telecommunications firm in Uganda after three senior executives were deported in January.
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Uganda plans restrictions on artists
Minister Peace Mutuuzo says the new regulations to govern the music and entertainment industry were already drafted and expected to be passed by cabinet by March.
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'Concerned' Museveni tells Miss Uganda to ditch 'Indian hair'
President Yoweri Museveni recently received Quiin Abenakyo, the current Miss Uganda and Miss World Africa, and her family to congratulate the young woman on her new title.
