The Ugandan Army has deployed its soldiers to a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support Congolese troops in their escalating conflict with an armed group that has left over 100 people dead in the past two weeks, a military spokesperson confirmed to EFE on Wednesday. “There have been no clashes, […]

Uganda has reversed its decision to try prominent opposition leader Kizza Besigye in a military court, citing his deteriorating health due to a hunger strike. Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi announced on Sunday that Besigye’s case would be transferred to a civilian court, ending the controversial plan that sparked national and international outcry. The veteran opposition […]

A fuel tanker traveling yesterday Tuesday from Kampala to the northern city of Gulu about 400 kilometers away, overturned after an accident and later exploded killing at least 15. Related:Uganda: Food Security Through South-South Cooperation with China, FAO According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Patrick Onyango on social media “Tragedy struck Kigogwa town along the […]

Zhang Xiaoqiang, the leader of the current team of Chinese experts, said that since 2012, China has sent nearly 60 experts to assist in improving Uganda’s agricultural production. On Wednesday, as the world marks World Food Day, experts in Uganda highlight the country’s growing benefits from South-South cooperation with China and the Food and Agriculture […]

This exercise marked the first large-scale round of the polio vaccination campaign after a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was confirmed in May. Uganda’s Ministry of Health has completed the polio immunization targeting 2.7 million children under five in the eastern part of the country after the virus outbreak was detected there in May, […]

Kwoyelo, accused of murder, rape, kidnapping, slavery, torture and looting among others, denied the more than 70 charges against him in Uganda

About eight months ago, the landfill was described by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), which manages the landfill, as a “national crisis” situation.

Activists claimed that around 60 individuals have been arrested, with some already in court facing charges of being “common nuisance, idle and disorderly.”

Military and police personnel were seen on foot patrol along the streets while military vehicles were positioned at key roundabouts in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

The spokesperson said different groups had engaged in continuous mobilization on social media calling upon people to join in the Tuesday march, which the police decided to stop, saying it would attract criminal activities. On Monday, a police spokesperson said that Ugandan security agencies have had heavy deployment ahead of an anti-corruption protest in the […]