Tag: Uganda
Uganda: King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest monarch, dies at 34
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro and once the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34.
The prime [...]
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]
Uganda declares end to Its 2026 ‘Ebola’ outbreak
Uganda has officially declared the end of its 2026 Ebola outbreak, marking another successful containment of the virus even as neighbouring Democratic [...]
UK scientists developing Ebola vaccine candidate; human trials possible within months
Scientists at Imperial College London and teams at Oxford University are racing to adapt rapid vaccine platforms to tackle recent Ebola threats, using [...]
Uganda: President Museveni sworn in for record seventh term
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a record seventh elective term on early Tuesday morning, during a high-profile ceremony at the [...]
Uganda: Court sentences man to death for killing toddlers at school in Kampala
A Ugandan court has sentenced a 39-year-old to death for the brutal murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Kampala.
On April 2, Christopher [...]
Ugandan opposition leader: ‘I left because the regime wanted to eliminate me’
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, announced on Saturday, March 14, that he has fled the country after spendin [...]
Ugandan Elections: Votes counting underway as opposition alleges rigging
Votes are being counted in parts of Uganda amid an internet shutdown and opposition accusations of rigging in presidential and parliamentary elections [...]
Uganda: Prison Officer sacked after criticising government on TikTok
A Ugandan prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted to "gross indiscipline".
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ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation [...]