DJ Khaled''s Uganda Gig Hangs In The Balance Over Safety Issues

About a week ago the organizers at the MTV Africa Music Awards that are slated to take place in Uganda in February this year, broke the news of the possibility of American based producer/songwriter/CEO, DJ Khaled, hosting the awards alongside other MCs. The news was received with a lot of exuberance especially from the...

Uganda''s Covid-19 Taskforce recommends reopening of Entebbe airport, borders, places of worship and universities

· President Museveni is slated to address the nation about the decisions Uganda’s Covid-19 Taskforce has proposed to President Museveni to reopen Entebbe airport, borders, places of worship and universities for final year medical students. However, the taskforce maintained the closure of schools, bars and public...

EU and US urge probe into election violence in Uganda

·        The European Union and the US urged a probe by an independent agency into Ugandas election violence, while the main opposition leader Bobi Wine remained under house arrest ·        US Ambassador Natalie Brown a few days ago tried to meet with Wine but she was turned away by the posse of security p...

Uganda: ˜I have never seen this much tear-gas in an election

Last Thursday, as Ugandans voted in the much-anticipated presidential election, this message was displayed at ATMs all over Uganda. The government shut down the internet on the morning of the vote, and it did not return for most citizens until the following Monday. This meant that social media ” where the government ...

After another Museveni ˜victory, Uganda is at a tipping point

Indeed, Ugandas January 14 presidential election, which saw incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni re-elected, was an election held at gunpoint in the cover of darkness. Days before the polls, Museveni not only ordered a full shutdown of the countrys internet but also demonstrated the military might of his dictatorial...

Uganda's opposition supporters nervously await next move

Bobi Wine (centre) greets supporters as he sets off on his campaign trail in Kayunga on December 1, 2020. PHOTO | AFP Across opposition strongholds in Uganda's capital, the reaction to President Yoweri Museveni's contested re-election has been muted, with his rival's supporters too fearful -- or dispirited -- to take t...

EU demands abuses against Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine be probed

The incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, won his sixth elective term. In a statement, the EU Council of Ministers called on the government to restrain its security agencies, investigate claims of abuses and bring to account all those responsible for violations. The vote was marred by ...

Uganda: Falana Drags Museveni To UN Over Bobi Wines House Arrest

Following the continued house arrest of Ugandan opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN-WGAD).Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), disclosed this and made a copy of the comp...

Uganda accuses US of ˜subverting presidential election

US Ambassador Natalie E Brown was stopped from visiting Wine at his residence in a suburb in the northern outskirts of the capital, the embassy said in a statement late on Monday. The mission said Brown wanted to check on the health and safety of Wine, who became famous after years of singing about government cor...

Internet connectivity restored in Uganda

Only partial restoration was reported from Jan 18. Social media access, however, is reportedly still blocked though some users have managed to bypass the block to access sites such as Facebook and Twitter via VPN (virtual private network). President Yoweri Museveni said restrictions on social media sites were enforced...