Uganda road crash leaves more than 46 dead
Two buses collided on a major highway in Uganda early on Wednesday, killing 46 people and injuring several others, police said, lowering the death toll from 63.
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Kenyan Activists Reportedly Abducted in Uganda During Bobi Wine Campaign
This incident comes just months after Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire were abducted in Tanzania.
“I Protested Corruption Naked in Front of Parliament!”- Norah Kobusingye’s Story of Shame, Courage & Defiance
Norah works with communities, movements and activists across the country to fight corruption, push for gender equality and demand justice
Lissu kumtumia Rais Samia kama shahidi katika kesi yake ya Uhaini
Miongoni mwa waliotajwa pia ni Mkuu wa Jeshi la Polisi IGP Camilius Wambura, Kamishna wa Polisi Ramadhani Kingai, na Mkurugenzi wa Usalama wa Taifa. Lissu pia amewataja viongozi wa kikanda wakiwemo Martha Karua, mwanasiasa na mwanaharakati kutoka Kenya, Boniface Mwangi, Mwanaharakati kutoka Kenya, Agatha Atuhaire, Mwanaharakati kutoka nchini Uganda na Dk. William Mutunga, Jaji Mkuu mstaafu wa Kenya.
Besigye asusia kusikiliza kesi ya uhaini inayomkabili, ataka Jaji wa kesi hiyo ajiondoe
Besigye, mwenye umri wa miaka 69, ni mpinzani mkuu wa Rais Yoweri Museveni ambaye amekuwa madarakani kwa karibu miaka 40 na amewahi kushindana naye bila mafanikio katika chaguzi nne.
Three Ugandan Activists Arrested After Peaceful Protest in Kampala
The activists, Praise Aloikin , Claire Namara and Norah Kobusingye, were arrested by police and are currently being held at Wandegeya Police Station.
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline, A Regional Divide or Path to Unity?
Will the pipeline really improve the lives of people in Uganda, Tanzania and other East African countries? Or will it increase inequality, worsen climate change and divide the region?
Tanzania and Uganda Among 36 Countries on New U.S. Travel Ban Watchlist
According to an internal U.S. State Department cable seen by Reuters, the countries on the list have been flagged over issues like poor cooperation with U.S. authorities, failure to take back deported citizens and weak passport or identity systems.
World Bank lifts lending freeze over Uganda anti-LGBTQ law
Uganda has lost between $586 million and $2.4 billion a year because of the anti-LGBTQ law, notably because of frozen financing, British charity Open for Business estimated last year.
Ugandan Journalist Agather Atuhaire Recalls Horrific Abuse and Torture During Detention in Tanzania
Describing the horrific treatment she received, Atuhaire recalled that after being taken into custody, Tanzanian authorities stripped her down to her underwear and subjected her to physical assault.
