•Ugandan musician-turned-politician and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine Two Kenyan activists were abducted by Ugandan security forces after attending a rally for opposition leader Bobi Wine, a rights group said today. Abductions of government critics and opposition figures have become common across east Africa, and...
•Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni A Ugandan student has been imprisoned for two months over a social media post criticising the country’s president, police said today, provoking alarm over freedom of speech ahead of next year’s election. President Yoweri Museveni is hoping to extend his 40-year rule over the east African country at the elect...
•Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Uganda’s ruling party said today that the country’s long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls due early next year. The 80-year-old had been widely expected to try and extend his almost four-decade rule over the East African country, reports AFP. The opposition has faced a mounting ...
Heavy rainfall this morning caused severe flooding in parts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. This rendered roads in the area impassable and disrupted traffic, reports AFP. Several images and videos circulating on social media show motorists stranded with submerged cars on most roads. In a statement, traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kanan...
•Late Abubakar Lawal Ugandan police said yesterday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers, reports AFP. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early yesterday, police said in a s...
•Health workers Eight patients treated for Ebola in Uganda have recovered, the country’s health minister said today, declaring the country’s latest outbreak of the deadly disease “contained”, reports AFP. The eight “have been under treatment and have fully recovered,” Jane Ruth Aceng told our correspondent. “This is a major breakthrough,” the ...
•A team from Doctors Without Borders dons protective clothing and equipment as they prepare to treat Ebola patients in an isolation ward of Mbandaka Hospital in Congo Nigerians have been advised to avoid all but essential trips to Uganda and other countries with confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases. The advisory followed the January 30 [&...
•Ebola virus disease A nurse has died from Ebola in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the health ministry said today. “An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from three national reference laboratories,” the ministry’s permanent secretary Diana Atwine told reporters. The victim was descr...
•Super Eagles of Nigeria The Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Nigerian team was drawn in Group C during the ceremony that was held in Morocco yesterday, reports Channels TV. The mouthwatering encounter in the group will see Nigeria battling against [&hellip...
•Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala today The apparent abduction of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye from the streets of Nairobi brought widespread condemnation from rights groups and politicians today. Besigye, 68, disappeared on Saturday while visiting the Kenyan capital, a...
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