Museveni: president for life?
In Uganda, Museveni and his supporters battle to remove the constitutional age limit which bars him from running again, by presenting himself as the expression of "the masses'"' wishes. Yoweri Kaguta...
View ArticleSeven killed in road accident in central Uganda
KAMPALA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and two others critically injured in a road accident on Saturday in the central Ugandan district of Masaka. Lamek Kigozi, Masaka...
View ArticleAfrica Live: Abducted Chibok girl 'rescued', Tanzania jihadi video
Nigerian girl seized by militant Islamists 'found', 'Tanzania jihadists' release video, Ugandan opposition leader charged with treason, and other African news updates. Watch Duration: 2:27 From African...
View Article'Welcome to Uganda'
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassdor Khaled Hosseini in Bidibidi settlement for refugees from South Sudan. Bidibidi was a small village in north Uganda which has grown in just nine months into one of the world's...
View ArticleHip-hop vibe, uplifting message: Meet Uganda's top breakers and rappers
(CNN)Just as we'd entered the last decade of the 20th Century, Tekya Abraham, aged just 10, posed in front of a mirror with a toothbrush in his hand. He was pretending to rap like the hip-hop stars of...
View ArticleNalubale Rafting - Down the River Nile
If you are heading to Africa, have I got a plan for you! (Kampala, Uganda.) My telephone rang at 05:51. It was my Ronald from Nalubale Rafting. He was looking for the hotel in Kampala where I was...
View Article'The silence in the room was deafening' - Mother describes agony of stillbirth
Twenty-seven weeks and five days. That is exactly how long I was pregnant with my much longed-for second child when I was informed that my baby's heart had stopped beating. Only two days earlier, on...
View ArticleWould I be strong enough to bear the pain of labour knowing there would be no...
Twenty-seven weeks and five days. That is exactly how long I was pregnant with my much longed-for second child when I was informed that my baby's heart had stopped beating. Only two days earlier, on...
View ArticleHow Kampala-Jinja Expressway construction will affect residents
Pedestrians, slow moving vehicles and those with powered wheelchairs will not be allowed to use the high speed expressway once it is completed The government valuer said approvals of the resettlement...
View ArticleAga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda (Aga...
(Source: Aga Khan Development Network) Aga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lay a brick...
View ArticleHuman Rights Committee visits PAP (Parliament of the Republic of Uganda)
(Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda) Members of the Ugandan Parliament are visiting the Pan African Parliament to understudy its operations with regard to enforcement of respect of human...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese refugees struggling to survive in Uganda’s cities
If you are a refugee, then Uganda is one of the better places to be. Refugees and asylum seekers are entitled to work, have freedom of movement, and can access social services – a progressive policy...
View ArticleIs Uganda the best place to be a refugee?
The country’s unusual open policy gives refugees land, education and a chance to work – but instability in neighbouring nations is putting pressure on resources...
View ArticleMonday expected to be rainy day across the country
According to the weather forecast released by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority, the Lake Victoria Basin region that includes Entebbe, Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Jinja, Mayuge and Bugiri, is...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission
UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch’s March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda’s next Universal Periodic Review, there have been ongoing...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch's March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda's next Universal Periodic...
View ArticleIn Uganda's Small But Fast-Growing Cities, 'One Planner Is Not Enough'
Tabitha Kakuze is the only planner in Jinja, Uganda. She hopes more staff will come when the central government officially designates Jinja a "city." (Amy Fallon) JINJA, Uganda—Located on Lake Victoria...
View ArticleNew stake presidents
New stakes Three new stakes have been created. A new stake has been created from the Bangkok Thailand West District. The Bangkok Thailand West Stake, which consists of the Asoke, Bangbuathong,...
View ArticleAmerica’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide
The violence that shocked the world in 1994 did not come from nowhere. While the CIA looked on, its allies in the Ugandan government helped to spread terror and fuel ethnic hatred...
View ArticleUganda: Police stop gay pride parade deemed illegal
ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) -- Ugandan police on Saturday prevented organizers from holding a gay pride parade on the orders of a government minister who said such an event is illegal. Police blocked...
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