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Armed men kill at least a dozen civilians in northeast Congo

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Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, authorities said, the latest...

US, Ugandan military leaders reaffirm commitment to partnership and regional security

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Major General Stephen M Neary, commander of US Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, spoke with Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Brigadier General Peter...

Uganda says 219 prisoners escape, some with guns and ammunition

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Prisoners in a Ugandan jail overpowered their guards and 219 of them escaped with at least 15 guns, but two were killed after security...

Ugandan move to regulate online activity slammed

Rights groups asked Uganda to reverse a move requiring some social media users to get a licence and pay fees, saying it is aimed...

Ugandan presidential hopeful says police used bullets to disperse supporters

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Ugandan pop star and presidential hopeful, Bobi Wine, said some of his supporters were injured on Saturday after police fired teargas and live bullets...

ISS: East African human trafficking rings expand their operations

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Ninety-six Ugandan women, mostly children and youth, were stopped at Nairobi’s international airport in January en route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for...

Uganda’s Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades

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Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, the party said...

Uganda cracks down on media ahead of elections in 2021, watchdog...

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Uganda’s security forces are cracking down on authors and journalists who challenge the 34-year-old rule of President Yoweri Museveni ahead of elections next year,...

Uganda to hold elections in early 2021, campaign rallies banned

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Uganda will hold a presidential election between 10 January and 8 February, 2021, authorities said on Tuesday, introducing restrictions it said were aimed at...

Nigeria, Uganda to receive Aerosonde UAVs

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Nigeria and Uganda will be receiving Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States after contracts were placed with Textron Systems. The...

Ugandan lawmaker tortured, blinded – claim

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine accused police of torturing and blinding an ally, shortly before the lawmaker, detained over coronavirus social distancing rules,...

Ugandan journalist detained

Ugandan police arrested a prominent journalist and news anchor of one of the country’s biggest TV stations for alleged subversive activities. Samson Kasumba is being...

Ukrainian team concludes maintenance on Ugandan aircraft

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Fourteen employees of Ukraine’s Odessa Aviation Plant (OAP) have returned home from Uganda after repairing and upgrading six Ugandan training and combat aircraft. UkrOboronProm on...

Uganda borders closed

Uganda closed its borders on Wednesday to new refugee arrivals as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus in a country that long kept...

Retired Ugandan general facing treason charges

A retired Ugandan general seeking to unseat veteran President Yoweri Museveni was charged with treason and unlawful possession of weapons in a case underscoring...

Uganda strengthens its L-39 fleet

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The Uganda People’s Defence Air Force is operating a growing number of L-39 jet trainers, taking delivery of second hand examples and refurbishing its...

Retired Ugandan general arrested

Ugandan police arrested a retired general planning to stand for president on suspicion he sought support from neighbouring Rwanda to remove President Yoweri Museveni. Henry...

Former Ugandan general detained

Ugandan security services arrested a retired general and former security minister who intends challenging veteran leader Yoweri Museveni for the presidency next year, escalating...

Uganda says 20 killed in raid on army post near DRC...

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Twenty people including three soldiers were killed in an attack on an army post in Uganda close to its northwestern border with Democratic Republic...

Moviemaker jailed in Uganda

A Ugandan court jailed an independent filmmaker after he was accused of singing subversive songs while producing a documentary about a pop star seeking...

ISS: Museveni agrees to smoke out Rwandan ‘terrorists’ on Ugandan soil

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The effects of the bitter standoff between Rwanda’s and Uganda’s presidents, Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni – old allies, have been felt mostly by...

Ugandan academic’s conviction set aside

A Ugandan court set aside the conviction and jail term meted out to a popular academic over profanity- and vulgarity-laced criticism of President Yoweri...

Bobi Wine supporters teargassed

Police in Uganda fired tear gas to disperse supporters of pop star and presidential hopeful Bobi Wine when he tried to hold a rally,...

Balloon internet service for Uganda

Loon, a unit of Google’s owner Alphabet, which uses high-altitude balloons to provide mobile internet to remote areas, signed a key access airspace agreement...

US Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians host training in Uganda

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to US military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 are in Magamaga, Uganda, from October 2019 to...

Medical drone delivery service talks underway in Uganda

A drone service firm is in talks with the Ugandan government on a deal to deliver blood packages, drugs and medical equipment to public...

Uganda lodges protest over death of two citizens

Uganda protested to Rwanda over the killing of two of its nationals by Rwandan security personnel and demanded they be punished in a further...

Ugandan Air Force graduates new pilots

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The Ugandan Air Force has graduated 18 pilot cadets at Gulu Air Base, which has been upgraded with new training facilities and equipment, including...

Journalists detained in Uganda

Eight Ugandan journalists were detained as they marched in Kampala to protest what they said were police abuses, including beatings and detentions, during coverage...

Uganda People’s Defence Force

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Uganda People’s Defence Force 1. Order of battle 2. Overview 3. Defence economics 4: State of military forces 5: Country threat report 6: Major external deployments   Order of Battle Total...

US assets of former top Uganda cop frozen

The US Treasury has frozen all assets in the United States owned by the former inspector general of Ugandan police, Kale Kayihura, accusing him...

Resurrected Uganda Airlines in tight market

Uganda Airlines took to the skies again after almost two decades out of action into a crowded African aviation market where carriers have the...

Relaunched Uganda Airlines wants slice of East African travel

Uganda relaunched its national carrier, Uganda Airlines, hoping for a slice of the East African aviation business dominated by Ethiopian Airlines. The country is...

Uganda blocks online access to Rwandan newspaper, casting shadow over pact...

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Uganda said on Friday it had blocked online access to Rwanda’s main state-owned newspaper on national security grounds, two days after the countries signed...

Uganda demands NGO information

Non-governmental organisations in Uganda have to submit financial information including budgets and donor lists to authorities a move rights groups see as another attempt...

Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force team to train Ugandan military engineers

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22 members of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) Trainers Team will soon be deployed to Uganda.   According to the JGSDF Facebook page, the team...

Canada sending CC-130J to support UN operations in Africa

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Canada will be providing the United Nations with a CC-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter, which will be based at Entebbe, in Uganda, to support...

Cash-strapped Ugandan police spend millions on CCTV

A forest of slender white poles topped with dark, unblinking eyes is quietly sprouting on rubbish-strewn, potholed street corners of the Ugandan capital. Police...

Royal Marines train Ugandan military in maritime operations

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Royal Marines and their Reservist counterparts have spent four weeks training the Uganda People’s Defence Force in maritime operations. 1 Assault Group Marines (1AGRM) travelled...

Uganda to register, monitor social influencers

Influencers on Ugandan social media and others with large, commercialised online followings must register their activities for monitoring by the state, the country’s communications...

Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda

Uganda started its largest-ever trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine, an official said, amid fears of a potential spill-over of the deadly haemorrhagic fever...

Bobi Wine ally abducted, dies

A Ugandan musician-turned-legislator seeking to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni said a supporter and fellow singer died after being abducted and tortured, in what...

Museveni critic jailed

A Ugandan court jailed a prominent academic for 18 months on cyber harassment charges stemming from a Facebook post including sexually explicit criticism of...

Rwanda re-opens Uganda border

Rwanda will re-open its busiest border post with Uganda to cargo trucks for 12 days, more than three months after it was closed amid...

Uganda protests Rwandan military incursion

Uganda protested an incursion by Rwandan soldiers on its territory it said resulted in two deaths, a development that could inflame tense relations between...

Diplomats condemn order suspending Ugandan journalists

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Diplomats and rights groups condemned Ugandan authorities on Friday for ordering the suspension of more than 30 senior journalists after TV and radio stations...

Museveni critic released

Bobi Wine, a Ugandan pop star and lawmaker seeking to challenge veteran leader Yoweri Museveni for the presidency, was freed on bail after spending...

Ugandan presidential hopeful under house arrest

A Ugandan pop singer and lawmaker seeking to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni said he was under house arrest, as the US government criticised...

Uganda receives Bombardier planes in step to national carrier relaunch

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Uganda received on Tuesday two passenger planes, a key step in the country’s efforts to relaunch its defunct national carrier and share in the...

Bobi Wine supporters dispersed by police

Ugandan police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse supporters of musician and lawmaker Bobi Wine gathered at a beach resort near Kampala where...