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Uganda’s Bobi Wine attacks president Museveni on Social Media

P Bobi Wine has given a written statement to the press days after his return to the country, criticising “extrajudicial killings” and calling for “those who torture and maim our citizens” to be brought to order. He also accuses Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
September 24, 2018

Uganda’s minister bans festival for celebration of homosexuality

Uganda’s minister for ethics and integrity, Simon Lokodo, has banned a popular two-day international music and arts festival based on allegations that it is a “celebration of homosexuality”. Minister Simon Lokodo said the government had “information that open sex, noise, homosexuality, LGBTI
September 4, 2018

Uganda army apologises after journalist beaten

The Ugandan military has apologised for what it called the unprofessional conduct of soldiers after a Reuters journalist was beaten and arrested as he covered a protest in the capital, Kampala, on Monday. In a video widely shared on social media, Reuters
August 21, 2018
An Emirates crew member has fallen out of a plane in Uganda.

Emirates crew member ‘falls off’ from plane in Uganda

An air hostess is understood to be seriously injured after falling from an Emirates aircraft’s emergency exit in Uganda. The woman was rushed to hospital from Entebbe International Airport, near the capital Kampala, after falling from the doorway on Wednesday. The Boeing
March 15, 2018

Uganda President Museveni could rule country until 2031

Ugandans have reacted angrily to the passing of a law that could enable President Yoweri Museveni, 73, who has been in power since 1986, to rule the East African country until 2031. The anger followed the removal of a controversial bill –
December 23, 2017

Uganda introduces bill to remove presidential age limit

KAMPALA: Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday took the first step towards scrapping the presidential age limit that would allow long-standing ruler Yoweri Museveni to stay in power. Tempers frayed for a second day over a plan, backed by members of President Museveni’s National
September 28, 2017

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