Cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania raise fear…

[ad_1] Basillioh RukangaBBC News, NairobiAFP/Getty ImagesKenya's crackdown on protesters over the last year has sullied its image as a beacon of democracyKenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as…

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni signs new law allowing…

[ad_1] Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will allow, once again, civilians to be tried in a military court under certain circumstances.A previous law permitting such trials was ruled unconstitutional…

World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda…

[ad_1] The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new law against LGBTQ people.In 2023,…

Why Uganda might have the world’s most passionate…

[ad_1] Wycliffe MuiaBBC News, KampalaBBC / Wycliffe MuiaArsenal fans in Uganda partied well into the early hours this week, outside video halls and bars across the country, after their team's stunning victory over Real Madrid.The…

Uganda military says it killed 242 rebels in…

[ad_1] A file image of soldiers from the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) | Photo Credit: AFP Uganda's army said it killed 242 fighters belonging to a Congolese rebel group known as CODECO after they…

Uganda deploys forces to Juba, military chief says

[ad_1] Uganda has deployed special forces to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help President Salva Kiir to "secure it", Uganda's military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said. The move comes as tensions escalate between Kiir…