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Critics accuse Museveni of ruling with an iron fist. Uganda’s constitution has been changed twice to remove term and age ...
Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, 80, has been declared the governing party's candidate in next year's ...
Mwesigwa Masagazi holds a photo of his late son, Ivan Sentongo, at his home in Buloba, in Uganda’s Wakiso district. Sentongo, ...
In last week’s column we started an examination of Uganda’s journey towards prohibiting torture – in law and in fact. We noted that the State itself had been born out of the trauma of torture ...
The 80-year-old leader pledges economic growth from today’s GDP of $66bn to $500bn within the next five years.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed a bill criminalizing same sex conduct, including potentially the death penalty for those convicted of “aggravated homosexuality,” into law.
Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will seek reelection for another term in polls due early next year to extend his nearly four-decade rule, according to a senior official from the ruling party.
Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to ...
Uganda's parliament passed legislation outlawing same-sex relations in March, making it a criminal offense to even identify as LGBTQ, with a possible life jail sentence.
Uganda's harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act is now law. LGBTQ+ people can face the death penalty or life in prison. Here's how the U.S., and you, can help.
Last week, on Thursday 26th June 2025, Uganda joined the rest of the world in commemorating the UN International Day in ...