Uganda
Four arrested in Uganda suspected of poisoning lions
Four men arrested late Monday in connection with the poaching incident in Queen Elizabeth National Park led officers to a location where the decapitated heads...
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Six lions found dead in Uganda in suspected poisoning
The lion carcasses were found in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in the country's west with most of their body parts missing and surrounded by dead vultures, suggesting poison was at play.
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Ugandan opposition leader urges protests against Museveni's rule
Speaking at the headquarters of his National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kampala, Bobi Wine said the time had come for public demonstrations against Museveni, who took power in 1986 and has ruled ever since.
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine drops challenge to election loss
The 76-year-old former rebel leader won a sixth term in office on January 14 with 58% of the vote. Wine, a 39-year-old singer-turned-lawmaker, came second with 35% and decried the election as a sham.
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Lord's Resistance Army commander guilty of war crimes: ICC
Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty of dozens of charges over a reign of terror in the early 2000s, including the first conviction by the ICC for the crime of forced pregnancy relating to women he took as sex slaves.
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Uganda to reopen schools, acquire COVID-19 vaccines
Cabinet had 'approved the recommendations for reopening educational institutions' to all students, spokesman Dennis Katungi said.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine confirms military has left his home as ordered by court
The court said that Wine was being illegally detained at his home and that his property was not a detention facility.
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After court ruling, Uganda's Bobi Wine still waiting for army to vacate home
The Uganda high court on Monday ruled that the army must vacate his house where they have kept him and his wife under house arrest.
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Uganda high court orders army to vacate presidential candidate Bobi Wine's home
His lawyers filed a human rights violation application, demanding that the army must vacate and that he should be presented to the court to show that he was still in good health.
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Uganda 2021 is akin to apartheid - an exclusive Q&A with Uganda's Bobi Wine
Our full exclusive interview with Uganda presidential candidate Bobi Wine from his home, where he is still under house arrest.
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EXCLUSIVE: Bobi Wine: AU's Ramaphosa shouldn't be silent in face of injustice
In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News, Wine said only the EU, the US and human rights bodies have condemned the human rights violations in his country.
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Uganda's opposition supporters nervously await next move
With their leader under house arrest, and soldiers still out in force, backers of presidential runner-up Bobi Wine have been waiting and watching in nervous limbo since the opposition decried the 14 January poll as a "sham."
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Uganda eases internet shutdown imposed over election
Long-term leader Yoweri Musveni was declared the winner of a January 14 presidential election, securing 58.6% of the vote and a sixth term after 35 years in power.
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Museveni wins Uganda election with 59 percent of vote: official
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine.
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Uganda's Museveni on track for sixth term as president
Uganda's election commission announced that with 86.7% of polling stations reporting results, Museveni had 58.8% of votes, while Bobi Wine had 34.2%.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine claims poll win as results trickle in
The internet remained down for a third day as vote counting continued, with provisional results from 29% of polling stations giving Museveni an early lead of 63% while Wine trailed with 28%.
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Uganda tallies votes as opposition slams 'fraud and violence'
Voting in Kampala took place under the oppressive security presence of soldiers and riot police in the streets and at polling stations.
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Malema: Go for it Bobi Wine, fight for the people of Uganda
EFF leader Julius Malema offered some words of encouragement to Bobi Wine who is vying to be Uganda’s next president. Wine is going up against Yoweri Museveni, who has been president of Uganda since 1986. Malema was speaking at a press briefing on 14 January 2021
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Amid internet suspension, Ugandans vote in charged election
The internet went down on the eve of the vote, with some parts of the country reporting complete disruptions or significant slowdowns, after one of the most violent campaigns in years.
