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KAMPALA - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed an amended law that permits military tribunals to try civilians, prompting protests from the opposition who said the move violated a Supreme Court ...
Besigye, 69, was abducted by armed men in Nairobi in November and re-emerged a few days later at a military court in Uganda, where he was charged with treason, which carries a potential death penalty.
In Uganda's Masaka district, Josephine Nabbanga tends to her growing colony of crickets. High in protein, the insects are a popular snack in Uganda and an important food source for humans and animals.
“In the next Sunday Monitor, May 25, I examine Uganda’s transition to martial law and the implications of this military takeover of the State.” This was the way I flagged today’s ...
KAMPALA, May 22 (Reuters) - Uganda has signed a $800 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank to support projects, including a planned railway, that aim to boost the ...
Picture taken May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Reem Baeshen/ File Photo KAMPALA, May 22 (Reuters) – Uganda has signed a $800 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank to support ...
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has appointed Juliana Kagwa as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a significant leadership change in the country’s tourism sector. She succeeds Lilly Ajarova ...
In a letter dated Thursday, May 22, Uganda’s High Commissioner Col. (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye said the mission received information about Atuhaire’s arrest and now seeks to talk to her and assess ...
Uganda's shilling is seen trading with a firming tone, bolstered by month-end foreign-currency inflows from non-governmental organisations. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,646/3,656 to ...
Kizza Besigye, 68, was abducted by armed men in the heart of the Kenyan capital Nairobi in November and re-emerged a few days later at a military court in Uganda. Besigye is a former doctor to ...
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Atuhaire, who won an International Women of Courage Award from the United States last year, was arrested on Monday in Tanzania's business hub Dar es Salaam. She had travelled there to support ...