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Ugandan police takes delivery of refurbished Bell 206

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The Ugandan Police Air Wing has refurbished its oldest helicopter and commissioned back into service after it was grounded for more than...

Former top Ugandan policeman arrested

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Ugandan authorities arrested a former national police chief on suspicion of killing a senior police official, a state-owned newspaper said. Army general Kale...

Crackdown coming in Uganda after MP killed

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the country's police chief vowed a crackdown on crime after a ruling-party lawmaker was shot dead last...

US donates vehicles, equipment to Uganda

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The United States has donated equipment and vehicles, including three armoured trucks, to the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) to support its...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says to revive national airline

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday the East African country would revive its defunct national carrier to share in the region's...

Uganda imposes tax on social media use

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Uganda's parliament has imposed a tax on the use of social media in a bid to raise revenue but opponents of the...

ISS: Organised crime threatens Uganda’s thriving gold trade

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Gold has become one of Uganda's top exports, but multiple questions surround this glittering trade. On 20 February, Uganda celebrated a year...

US looking to build Ugandan Huey hangar

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The US Army Corps of Engineers is looking to build a hangar for Uganda's UH-1H Huey II helicopters in Soroti, Uganda. In a...

Uganda considering Israeli request to take African migrants

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Uganda is considering a request from Israel to take in 500 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, a minister said on Friday, the...

Migrants in limbo as deportation deal remains unfinished

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Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and...

Ugandan soldiers complete training in US

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Members of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) recently completed Joint Readiness Training Centre rotation 18-04 at Fort Polk, Louisiana. US Army...

US looking for Kenyan, Ugandan Huey flight simulators

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The United States Army is looking to acquire a flight simulator for the Kenyan military's UH-1H Huey II helicopters, with the possibility...

Uganda security minister, police chief sacked

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Uganda sacked its security minister and police chief after authorities faced a wave of criticism for failing to solve a series of...

DR Congo violence sees escalation in refugees to Uganda

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Over 22,000 people fled DR Congo to Uganda last week following a surge of ethnic violence in the north-east, raising the total...

Uganda suspends officials suspected in relief scandal

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Uganda has suspended five officials, including a senior technocrat, following United Nations allegations of possible fraud in the management of relief aid...

Refugee aid fraud under investigation in Uganda

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Uganda is investigating allegations that officials defrauded donors by inflating refugee numbers and diverting food aid, the prime minister's office said. The East...

Museveni looking at executions

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Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni may resume signing off on death sentences after a long hiatus to help stem a wave of crime,...

Museveni accuses UN of “preserving terrorism” in eastern DRC

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni accused the United Nations of "preserving terrorism" in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo where UN peacekeepers cannot curb...

DR Congo offensive against ADF underway

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Congolese troops began a military offensive in Beni at the weekend against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel armed group...

No migrant deal signed with Israel – Rwanda and Uganda

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Rwanda and Uganda have not struck any deal to take in African migrants from Israel under a scheme condemned by rights groups....

Uganda’s Museveni signs law removing age cap for president

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed a law that scraps a 75-year age cap for presidential candidates, a spokesman for parliament said...

Ugandan Huey deliveries imminent

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Bell Helicopter will soon deliver five refurbished Huey II helicopters to Uganda's military, after completing upgrade work on the aircraft. Bell Helicopter...

South Sudanese parliamentarian killed in Uganda

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A South Sudan regional parliament legislator was killed in neighbouring Uganda, a senior regional official said, blaming rebels for the killing. Alfred...

Museveni supports seven year presidential term

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Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni supports extending a president's term to seven years from five but one critic said such a move would...

Ugandan journalists face libel charges

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Uganda charged eight managers and editors of a daily newspaper with offences including libel and computer misuse and a court ordered them...

Ugandan editors face treason charges

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Eight managers and editors of a daily newspaper arrested this week have been charged with treason, Ugandan police said. Police raided the Red...

Police raid Uganda newspaper

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Ugandan police raided the office of a local newspaper, detaining staff and confiscating equipment on allegations it had published an inaccurate story,...

Direct flights between Sudan and Uganda

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Sudanese carrier Tarco Air is to start direct flights between Khartoum and Uganda's Entebbe International Airport as the countries move on warming...

Uganda president boosts military unit

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When Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni returned to his home region to host an Independence Day party last month, uniformed security outnumbered the...

Ugandan doctors strike

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Doctors in Ugandan public hospitals went on strike to protest low salaries and shortages of essential supplies, a spokesman for their union...

One dead in Uganda protest

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At least one person died as police fired bullets and teargas to disperse a crowd of opposition supporters rallying against plans to...

Grenades thrown at Ugandan legislators’ houses

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Five grenades were thrown at the homes of two Ugandan legislators opposed to scrapping the presidential age limit and extending President Yoweri...

Ugandan MPs ejected from parliament

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At least five Ugandan lawmakers received hospital treatment for injuries sustained while being dragged out of the parliament by plain-clothes security guards...

Second day of brawling in Ugandan parliament

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Lawmakers brawled in Uganda's parliament for a second day running on Wednesday over a disputed move to change the constitution to let...

Fighting in Ugandan parliament

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Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda's parliament on Tuesday ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri Museveni...

Uganda receives Bastion armoured vehicles for Amisom mission

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The Ugandan military has received Acmat Bastion armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from the United States for its contingent with the African Union...

Protests, teargas in Uganda as Museveni seeks to extend term

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Ugandan police fired teargas to disperse demonstrators who gathered to march on parliament to protest draft legislation that could extend long-time leader...

Uganda government accused of intimidation

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Ugandan lawmakers accused government of trying to intimidate them by deploying heavy security in the capital and around parliament ahead of...

Youths arrested in for opposing fresh term for Museveni

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Ugandan police arrested 10 youths staging an illegal rally to oppose a planned constitutional amendment to allow President Yoweri Museveni, one of...

UN probing North Korean arms embargo violations in Africa

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The United Nations is investigating reports that North Korea violated arms embargoes and supplied weapons to a number of African countries, including...

Ugandan court jails Muslim leader for life

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A Ugandan court sentenced a Muslim group leader and three associates to life in prison after their conviction on terrorism charges related...

South Sudan man briefly abducted

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Armed civilians briefly abducted a South Sudanese rebel spokesman in Uganda and told him to stop talking to the media, two rebel...

South Sudanese refugees to Uganda top the million mark

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The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda hit a million on Thursday, the United Nations said, as hundreds of desperate families...

US Army Africa commander meets with Uganda chief of defense

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U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington met with Gen. David Muhoozi, the Uganda Peoples Defense Force chief of defense...

South Sudanese refugees in Uganda near the million mark

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, prayed with South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda, home to a...

Uganda displays T-90, Type 85 tanks

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The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) has for the first time displayed its T-90 main battle tanks as well as Chinese Type...

Ugandan police arrest 56 for holding illegal meetings

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Ugandan police have arrested 56 people for holding illegal assemblies, the police said on Thursday, but an opposition official accused them of...

Uganda People’s Defense Force hold historic engineering graduation

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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander Brig. Gen. David Furness attended the graduation ceremony for 60 engineers from Uganda People's Defense...

South Sudan war apparently spilling into Uganda

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Men wearing South Sudanese military uniforms launched two raids on a hamlet over the border in Uganda in recent weeks, residents said,...

SANDF Chief of Staff visits Uganda

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South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief of staff Lieutenant General Vusi Masondo has visited Uganda with the aim of strengthening bilateral...