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Topic: Uganda

Uganda military sets tough conditions for Kenyan herders to graze in Karamoja

By Lucas Ngasike   2026-07-15 21:15:09

The Uganda government has allowed drought-affected Turkana herders to cross into Uganda's Karamoja sub-region under strict security conditions.

Uganda deploys medics to DRC as Ebola crisis deepens

By Eunice Omollo   2026-07-08 20:44:53

Uganda is deploying medical teams and expanding Ebola treatment support in eastern DR Congo as the worsening outbreak strains hospitals, threatens cross-border spread and faces funding shortages.

Ugandan farmers launch UK legal case against oil pipeline

By AFP   2026-07-07 09:37:51

Climate scientists and environmentalist groups have described the project as a "carbon bomb" that would unleash 379 million tonnes of climate-heating pollution over its 20-year lifetime.

Regional rights groups condemn Uganda over media shutdown, Executive overreach

By Victor Budi and Eucabeth Nyarianya   2026-07-02 16:09:47

Regional rights groups have condemned the Ugandan government over what they termed a severe "pattern of executive overreach," and the shutdown of Nation Media Group outlets

Regional rights groups condemn East African abductions, want NTV Uganda restored

By Wanjiku Kariuki   2026-07-02 21:08:03

The ICJ along with regional legal and civil society organisations, has raised alarm over reported unlawful detentions and the shutdown of licensed media operations in Uganda.

Pan-Africanism is meaningless if we ignore what's going on in Uganda

By Faith Wekesa   2026-06-30 17:25:41

Repression in Uganda and the dying Pan-Africanism dream.