Uganda
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BBN Workers Strike Over Delayed Salaries as EACOP Project Controversy Deepens
The strike began on Wednesday evening when they downed tools. Many of the workers were seen carrying banners with the inscription “We want our rights. Beware of Conmen”
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Besigye Lawyers protest trial delay as opposition leader’s health declines
Dr. Besigye was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, in November 2024 and deported to Uganda, and is now facing charges related to illegal firearm possession and alleged plans to overthrow the government.
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Two Ugandan women arrested for kissing in public
Two Ugandan women were arrested for kissing in public, a police spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday, under an anti-gay law considered among the harshest in the world.
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Ugandan president blocks church mass for jailed opposition leader
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni blocked a church mass scheduled to honour opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been jailed since 2024 facing treason charges, Besigye’s wife told AFP on Monday.
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Uganda court dismisses first anti-gay law case
A Ugandan court has dismissed the first case brought under an anti-gay law seen as one of the harshest in the world, a lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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Uganda army chief apologises over previous X post accusing US of helping opposition
Uganda’s army chief broke ties with the United States on Friday, accusing its embassy of helping missing opposition leader Bobi Wine, then reversed his stance an hour later.
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Emotions as three US-based siblings die in a grisly road accident in Kenya
Kenyans in the diaspora and the homeland, as well as friends and family, are today holding a memorial service for the three US-based siblings who died in a freak road accident while on holiday in …
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Uganda opposition figure in hiding, another risks death in jail
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine told AFP Wednesday he was on the run following last week’s election, while another, Kizza Besigye, risks dying from illness in jail, his wife said.
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Kiongozi wa upinzani Uganda ajificha, mwingine akiwa mahututi hospitalini
Kiongozi wa upinzani nchini Uganda, Bobi Wine, amesema yuko mafichoni kufuatia uchaguzi wa wiki iliyopita, huku kiongozi mwingine wa upinzani, Kizza Besigye, akiwa mahututi kutokana na hali mbaya ya afya, kwa mujibu wa mke wake.
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Gen Muhoozi deletes tweets threatening Bobi Wine
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has deleted a series of threatening posts he directed at supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and opposition leader Robert Kyangulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.
