Omunapolitika waUganda Bobi Wine, ayashwa no kweehamekwa komunambelewa wopolifi

Omunapolitika waUganda Bobi Wine, ayashwa no kweehamekwa komunambelewa wopolifi

Omuwiliki wongudu yakula yomilameno mo Uganda Bobi Wine, okwa yashwa no kweehamekwa mokaulu komunambelewa wopolifi. Oshikundaneki sho BBC, osha lopota kutya Wine okwa yashwa komunambelewa wopolifi oo ahangwa eli momudjalo woilonga. Oshiponga ota kulopotwa shaholoka pefimbo Bobi Wine, ahangwa talondo mosheendifo okuya molweendo oku katalelapo ovakalelipo vaye vopaveta koshilando Bulindo, tashi hangwa ee kilometa 20 monooli yoshilando pangelo. Olopota oyati omakonaakono okwa hovela okutala kutya oshike osho sha xwaxwamekifa omupolifi ayashe […]

September 4, 2024 28 3 13

Africa

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

By Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group. The group, which is active in eastern DRC, was first defeated in […]

August 20, 2024 23

Africa

Dozens detained in Kampala anti-corruption protest

There's heavy police and military deployment in Uganda's capital Kampala, ahead of a planned anti-corruption protest. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has warned he will 'crush the protests' if demonstrators go ahead with their plans. Isabel Nakirya reports. Ugandan security forces detained dozens of young people on Tuesday, a rights group said, as they took part in a banned protest rally in downtown Kampala against official corruption and alleged […]

July 23, 2024 45

Africa

Ugandan Tik Toker jailed for insulting President

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. The BBC reports that Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading "misleading and malicious" information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military.

July 11, 2024 11

Africa

South Africa’s President visits east Africa for diplomatic talks

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in East Africa this week where he will meet Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and South Sudan's Salva Kiir. In Entebbe, Ramaphosa and his Ugandan counterpart are expected to discuss regional security and stability, including the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

April 15, 2024 30

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Omu president waUganda aulika omona mati aninge ondjai yetanga lopakwaita moshilongo.

Omupresident wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni okwa ulika omona mati oye kale ondjai yo matanga opa kwaita moshilongo. Euliko lomona mati womupresident Musevini atumbulwa nedina Muhoozi Kainerugaba, ole ya pefimbo moshilongo mwakala nale omitotolombo kutya oye ta kufapo oshinakuwanifwa shoku kwatela komesho etanga leameno moshilongo. Nonande omu 49 momido da kapita akala noku lipatana omipopyo dokutya okwa fa oye ta landula xee, ngenge koshipundi aka djako, ota kulopotwa aulika ehafo laye […]

March 23, 2024 18 1 2

Africa

Uganda’s battle for the youth vote – how Museveni keeps Bobi Wine’s reach in check

By Rebecca Tapscott, University of York and Anna Macdonald, University of East Anglia Uganda is one of the youngest countries in the world, with an average age of 15.9 years. Young people aged below 30 make up about 77% of the country’s population of 47 million people. Young people have legitimate and wide-ranging grievances, from unemployment to disenfranchisement. Opportunities remain limited, with two-thirds of Ugandans working for themselves or […]

January 17, 2024 6

Africa

Uganda sends delegation to mend trade ties with the U.S.

Uganda has sent a government delegation to the US to try and salvage trade relations between the two nations. Isabel Nakirya reports that the US has threatened to end trade ties with Uganda after the country enacted an anti-gay law in May this year.

December 13, 2023 28