insert_link 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. today11 July, 2024
insert_link 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. today15 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo 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 […] today23 March, 2024
insert_link 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 […] today17 January, 2024
