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UGANDA READIES FOR ISLAMIC BANKING TAKEOFF, APEX BANK TO PUBLISH RULES


In December, the central bank became an associate member of the Islamic Financial Services Board IFSB, one of the industry's main standard-setting bodies... READ MORE

9th February, 2018 34

UGANDA'S MOWZEY RADIO DIES AFTER 'PUB BRAWL'


Mowzey Radio died hours after the Ugandan president donated 8,300 towards his hospital bills... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 1680

YOWERI MUSEVENI 'LOVES TRUMP FOR FRANKNESS' TO AFRICA


Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has said he loves US President Donald Trump for being frank with Africans, after Trump allegedly called African countries shitholes ... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 3682

WHAT WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD DO FOR LUNCH


What does a lunch break look like around the world? We asked people from across the globe how they take their midday meal... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 1236

UGANDA DENIES REPORTS OF HOSTING AFRICAN MIGRANTS FROM ISRAEL


Uganda has denied partnering with Israel to host thousands of African migrants who have been ordered to leave the Middle East country within 90 days... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 39

'AGAINST WISHES OF UGANDANS'


Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, has signed a bill into law that removes a presidential age limit of 75 from the country's constitution... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 2495

PARLIAMENT VOTES TO SCRAP PRESIDENTIAL AGE-LIMIT


In three years, Uganda will hold general elections, Museveni who has been in power for 31 years, would technically be too old run for office again... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 32

[PHOTOS] BUHARI AND MUSEVENI, AFRICA'S FARMER PRESIDENTS


It wasn't long before his Ugandan peer Yoweri Kaguta Museveni also shared similar photos... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 46

AFTER MUGABE, AFRICA'S OTHER LONGTIME LEADERS FEEL A CHILL


KAMPALA, UGANDA - After the stunning fall of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, attention has turned to other longtime African leaders accused of trying to extend their rule... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 0

AFTER MUGABE AFRICAN LEADERS WONDER WHAT NEXT


Franck Essi, secretary-general of the opposition Cameroon Peoples' Party, said opposition movements were closely watching events in Zimbabwe... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 130

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UGANDA AT BREAKING POINT AS BIDI BIDI BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST REFUGEE CAMP


Initially, the UN expected roughly 300,000 South Sudanese refugees to come to Uganda in 2017... READ MORE

3rd April, 2017 7833

GRIM TORTURE IMAGES IGNITE ANGER AGAINST UGANDAN POLICE


Police spokesman Asan Kasingye said two security personnel had been arrested in connection with Byamukama's torture but gave no further details... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 4555

AT LEAST 62 DEAD AS UGANDA MOVES AGAINST TRIBAL KING


So far we managed to kill 46 of the royal guards and we also arrested 139 guards, regional police spokesman Mansur Suwed told the Reuters news agency... READ MORE

28th November, 2016 2893

THIS PROFESSOR CALLED HER PRESIDENT 'A PAIR OF BUTTOCKS.' NOW SHE'S IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON.


Disturb the peace, quiet, or right of privacy of his excellency the president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with no purpose of legitimate communication... READ MORE

12th April, 2017 2851

UGANDA INTRODUCES BILL TO REMOVE PRESIDENTIAL AGE LIMIT


Museveni took control of Uganda in 1986 at the head of a rebel army... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2465

SACRIFICE CHILDREN IN THIS AFRICAN COUNTRY


Witch doctors in Uganda Sacrifice children in this African country... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 2336

HOW TO FIT TWO WEEKS' WORTH OF CLOTHES IN A CARRY-ON AND OTHER TRAVEL TIPS


You can always avoid checking your carry-on, even on a full flight... READ MORE

9th July, 2017 2198

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AS BOAT CAPSIZES IN LAKE ALBERT


Nine bodies found after tragedy strikes football team and fans in Africa's seventh largest lake, Uganda news media say... READ MORE

27th December, 2016 2030

JOSEPH KONY IS STILL AT LARGE. HERE'S WHY THE U.S. AND UGANDA WERE WILLING TO GIVE UP THE HUNT.


The Ugandan military faced allegations that soldiers committed rape and sexual violence against women and girls in the Central African Republic... READ MORE

23rd April, 2017 1982

A FATAL POLICE SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA SPARKS OUTRAGE IN UGANDA


Jenny Starrs The Washington Post KAMPALA, Uganda - It's been 25 years since Alfred Olango fled militia violence in Uganda to seek refuge in the United States... READ MORE

1st October, 2016 1884

CLASHES KILL SCORES IN RESTIVE UGANDAN KINGDOM


Yesterday a joint Uganda police and UPDF army operation, patrolling in Kasese town ..... READ MORE

27th November, 2016 1697

SOUTH SUDAN SURVIVORS WHO FLED TO UGANDA RECOUNT SLAUGHTER AT HANDS OF TROOPS


In the capital, the government denied attacking civilians in Pajok, saying its forces were merely conducting an operation against SPLM-IO guerrillas... READ MORE

7th April, 2017 1581

THE WOODEN BRIDGE BETWEEN DEATH AND SAFETY


Nelson Ladu Thomas has twice walked over the small wooden bridge dividing South Sudan and Uganda at an unofficial border crossing known as Busia... READ MORE

16th December, 2016 1573

AFRICA SEED INDEX RAISES BIGGER YIELD HOPES FOR FARMERS


Changing landscape Edward Mabaya, principal investigator for TASAI, said that food security was a key factor for African agriculture, which is dominated by smallholder farmers... READ MORE

14th March, 2015 1021

THE NINE MOST WARMONGERING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD REVEALED


Overall, Japan is ranked as the eighth-most peaceful country in the world, second only to New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region... READ MORE

30th August, 2015 993

HOW SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES ARE BOOSTING UGANDA'S ECONOMY


She has also been a refugee in Uganda before, in the late 1990s, when there was fighting between north and south Sudan... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 715

SHOCKING FACEBOOK VIDEO OF UGANDAN NANNY ABUSING TODDLER RACKS UP 30M VIEWS


Please read our A video of a toddler being abused by her nanny has shocked Uganda after the child's father posted the footage on Facebook... READ MORE

26th November, 2014 649

UGANDA MAY BE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BE A REFUGEE. BUT THAT COULD CHANGE WITHOUT MORE MONEY.


A South Sudanese woman smiles as she carries a heavy sack of maize at Uganda's Bidi Bidi refugee camp on June 7, 2017... READ MORE

21st June, 2017 639

UGANDA'S PARLIAMENT TAKEN OFF THE AIR AFTER BRAWL BREAKS OUT BETWEEN LAWMAKERS


That fight exposed the bitter rift between lawmakers who support President Yoweri Museveni's efforts to extend his rule, and those who oppose it... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 616

UGANDA'S LGBT COMMUNITY CELEBRATES PRIDE DISCREETLY


Uganda's annual Pride festival begins in Kampala today with organisers promising a week-long celebration for the country's LGTB community... READ MORE

8th August, 2015 494

POLICEMAN IN GORILLA SUIT STILL CRAWLING ON HANDS AND KNEES


A Metropolitan Police officer has been crawling the London Marathon in a gorilla costume since the race began on Sunday morning... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 477

'HOW CAN SOMEONE SAY MY FAMILY ISN'T IDEAL? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?'


Marriage equality is a topic I feel very strongly about, as my parents are two gay men, so I really understand LGBT issues... READ MORE

7th March, 2015 432

THREE AFRICANS LISTED AMONG FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S TOP 50 WORLD LEADERS


Chairman, Econet Wireless Group Strive Masiyiwa led the trio from Africa by ranking 33 for his energetic and well-rounded philanthropy making an impact in Africa, the magazine noted... READ MORE

25th March, 2017 421

'OUT AND PROUD': THE MAN TAKING ON THE WORLD'S WORST HOMOPHOBES


For the very few Ugandans like Mr Mugisha who are open about their homosexuality, every day presents a new security risk... READ MORE

6th December, 2014 395

UN WANTS WORLD TO FOLLOW UGANDA'S LEAD ON WELCOMING REFUGEES


Uganda welcoming millions of South Sudanese refugees, earning praise of United Nations... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 282

UGANDA'S 'QUEEN OF KATWE' GOT HER START AT THIS SLUM CHESS SCHOOL


KATWE, Uganda -- Seventeen-year-old Richard Buyinza stared at the chessboard in front of him, plotting what he hoped would be his killer move... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 250

EAST AFRICA TO TRACK TRUCKS FROM MOMBASA PORT TO STOP THEFT


East African customs authorities have adopted an electronic system to track lorries travelling between Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to speed up journeys... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 203

ZIKA FOREST: BIRTHPLACE OF VIRUS THAT HAS SPREAD FEAR ACROSS THE WORLD


We were always vaccinated against yellow fever but we don't fear any mosquito now... READ MORE

14th February, 2016 198

POPE OFFERS MASS FOR THOUSANDS OF UGANDANS


Many Ugandans, though, want the pope to address the need for political and social change... READ MORE

28th November, 2015 190

KENYA'S INFECTIOUS MUSICAL GIFT TO AFRICA


Wisdom as the cab driver was called had listened to the Kenyan guitar music benga while living in Zimbabwe during its 1970s heyday... READ MORE

9th July, 2015 184


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