HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Wife of Ugandan opposition figure Besigye says he was kidnapped and is being held in a military jail

The wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says he was kidnapped in neighboring Kenya and is being held in a Ugandan military jail

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Ugandan Opposition Figure Besigye 'Kidnapped', Says Wife

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official.

International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024

With Trump election win, Africa braces for US aid cuts, uncertainty

But it could also force African nations to double down on their shift away from the US, towards Asia and the Middle East

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2024

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine shot in the leg after confrontation with police

Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine was shot in the leg and seriously injured by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said.

France 24 · Sep 3, 2024

Ugandan Opposition Figure Bobi Wine Shot In Leg

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg during confrontation with police near Kampala, highlighting political tensions in the country.

Top News · Sep 3, 2024

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group.

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2024

In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death

For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024

Uganda Garbage Landslide Death Toll Rises To 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander guilty of war crimes?

Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024

Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims

The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers with excavators continued searching for victims, according to the city authority

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024