Security forces are seen near the house of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Magere, Uganda, on January 16, 2021

UN to Uganda: End post-election crackdown

Politics Apr 15
UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to immediately stop the brutal crackdown on the political opposition which began in the lead-up to January's general elections and intensified after the disputed vote.
Dennis Onyango
Uganda national team captain Onyango retires
Sports Apr 13
The captain of Uganda’s national football team Dennis Onyango Monday announced his retirement from international football.
Ugandan military intelligence chief Abel Kandiho and his Egyptian counterpart at the signing of the protocol in Kampala, April 7, 2021
Egypt and Uganda sign military intelligence sharing agreement
Politics Apr 08
Egypt and Uganda have signed a memorandum of understanding on military intelligence sharing, Ugandan officials said Thursday, amid growing tensions over a mega-dam built by Ethiopia on the Nile River.
KAMPALA, March 25, (Xinhua/GNA) - Uganda's Ministry of Water and Environment on Wednesday warned that the country will face destructive flash floods, strong hailstorms and landslides as the first major rain season starts for the next three months.
Uganda warns of flash floods, landslides as first rain season starts
Life Style Mar 26
Beatrice Atim Anywar, state minister for water and environment told Parliament that heavy rains above the normal level will lead to flash floods, strong winds and landslides in eastern, western and south-western regions of the country.
Traders in Kikuubo trading hub in downtown Kampala on July 8,2020. Central region, which comprises both Kampala and Wakiso, accounts for 66 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases registered in Uganda.
Covid-19: Worst, least affected districts revealed
Health Mar 24
Nearly six out of every 10 people who have caught Covid-19 in Uganda are from the capital, Kampala and its neighbouring Wakiso District, which, combined, constitute the country’s largest metropolis.
These pregnancies expose girls to later complications according to an expert
187 schoolgirls impregnated in Ugandan district during coronavirus lockdown
Life Style Mar 17
At least 187 Primary Seven pupils in Uganda's Kamuli District got pregnant during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, the Resident District Commissioner has revealed.
Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi
Uganda's Bobi Wine arrested during protest over disappearances
Politics Mar 16
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala.