Second day of voting in chaotic Uganda election
Dozens of polling stations in Uganda were forced to open for a second day on Friday after the late delivery of ballot boxes and voting...
Ugandan rivals hold final rallies before presidential polls
Kampala (AFP) - Uganda's presidential contenders held their final campaign rallies Tuesday, a day after opposition supporters clashed with police leaving at least one person...
Uganda activists warn NGO bill would 'gag' criticism
Kampala (AFP) - Ugandan rights groups called on parliament Thursday to reject a bill that would give authorities sweeping powers to regulate NGOs, warning the...
Ugandan presidential challenger Kizza Besigye released
"He has been released without charge and taken home," said his lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuzi. Besigye, who is the strongest among President Yoweri Museveni's seven challengers,...
Uganda lawmakers ready new anti-gay bill as 'Christmas gift'
Ugandan lawmakers drafting new anti-gay legislation said Friday they will submit it to parliament as a "Christmas gift" to the people. The move comes nearly...
Uganda takes on the chocolate market
Stephen Sembuya, co-founder of the Pink Food Industries, holds two pods of cocoa at a in Wakiso on November 21, 2014 (AFP Photo/Isaac Kasamani) Mukono...
'Spewing buffalos': understanding Uganda's 'Uglish'
A "detoother" or a "dentist" is a gold-digger looking for a wealthy partner, while "spewing out buffalos" means you can't speak proper English. And a...
Uganda government under fire over health workers 'brain drain'
File: Uganda's government came in for fresh criticism over plans to send scores of qualified health workers to jobs in the Caribbean, with activists saying...
Gay Ugandans hope new magazine will rewrite wrongs by tackling homophobia
Since her university days, Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, an openly gay woman and activist in Uganda where homosexuality is illegal, has been a victim of vicious...
Tech-savvy 'barefoot law' opens doors of Ugandan justice
Kampala (AFP) - When revealing photographs of a Ugandan student were leaked online in a case of revenge porn, it left her terrified she herself...
ICC prosecutor in Uganda urges LRA rebel chief to surrender
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor pleaded on Friday for the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebel chief to surrender, vowing he would receive a fair...
Ugandan chess prodigy's story to become Hollywood film
Phiona Mutesi happened upon chess as a nine-year-old in the sprawling and impoverished Katwe slum of the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Now a chess champion who...
Uganda on defensive over medical 'brain drain' uproar
Uganda's government on Tuesday hit back at mounting criticism of plans to 'export' over 200 health workers to the Caribbean, insisting it was only seeking...
Uganda hit by aid threat over medical 'brain drain' case
Kampala - Uganda on Monday stood by plans to send more than 240 of its health workers to the Caribbean despite a Belgian threat to...
'Long-overdue' trial of Uganda terror suspects begins
Ugandan police inspect the destroyed Ethiopian Village restaurant in Kampala after twin bomb blasts late on July 11, 2010 tore through crowds of football fans...
US issues Uganda terror attack warning
The United States embassy in Uganda issued an emergency warning to its nationals on Wednesday, saying a terrorist attack may take place soon in the...
For Uganda's women, action on traumatic childbirth injury
After suffering the tragedy of giving birth to a stillborn child nine years ago, Anna Grace Amuko was left with a debilitating condition. Amuko suffers...
Uganda 'HIV nurse' to be released from jail
A court in Uganda on Friday upheld the conviction for criminal negligence of an HIV-infected nurse who inserted a needle into a two-year-old child after...
Uganda is a better holiday destination than Spain, president says
Uganda’s president has accused his country’s tourism representatives of failing to market the country properly, arguing the east African nation should be sold as a...
Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market
Models present creations made of bark cloth material by fashion designer Jose Hendo during the first fashion week show held in Kampala, on November 15,...
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