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‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government

Huge potholes and rundown hospitals are actually getting fixed – thanks to online satirical campaigns

Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2024

Uganda's President Museveni Promotes Son To Military Chief

Uganda's veteran leader, Yoweri Museveni, has appointed his son to head the country's defence forces, the East African nation's government said, capping a dizzying rise for Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

International Business Times · Mar 22, 2024

Uganda’s President Museveni promotes son to army chief

After 38 years in power, the veteran leader has no rivals, leading many to believe he is grooming son for the top job.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2024

What do Prince Andrew, Kim Jong-un and a Ugandan general have in common?

Dynasties distort open societies and should be resisted - yet succession has become an obsession for political families

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Q&A: Uganda’s Museveni on staying in power, rights abuses

The Museveni administration has repeatedly been accused of muzzling dissenting voices in the country since 1986.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022

No, this video of parachutists crash-landing in a stadium wasn’t filmed in Uganda

Social media users in Kenya have been laughing at a video they say shows a number of parachutists crash-landing into a crowd during celebrations marking 60 years of independence in neighbouring Uganda. However, it turns out that this video was actually filmed in the Central American nation of Honduras, back…

France 24 · Oct 19, 2022

Son of Ugandan president threatens to invade Kenya, triggers flurry of misinformation

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, sent out a series of tweets about Kenya on October 3, in which he threatened to invade the neighbouring country. Following these "humorous" comments, a video taken out of context is circulating on Kenyan social media, in which users mock…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2022

Museveni's son 'to stay off Twitter' after veiled threat to invade Kenya

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that his son will stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state, after a social media tirade that included a threat to invade neighbouring Kenya.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2022

In Uganda, Museveni son’s tweets may mar presidential ambition

The army general’s diplomatic errors have raised debate about whether he can succeed his father, as is widely believed.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni says sorry after army chief son Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatens to invade Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugaba was sacked as commander of the army's land forces in the wake of the controversy, but also promoted to four-star general.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022