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There are nearly a million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, more than a quarter of whom are living in Bidibidi settlement, which is now the biggest refugee camp in the world. By Isaac Kasamani (AFP/File)

Uganda refugee crisis fundraising fall short of hopes at $358 mn

Friday, June 23, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - The international community pledged $358 million at a fundraising summit Friday to help Uganda tackle th ...

There are nearly a million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, more than a quarter of whom are living in Bidibidi settlement, which is now the biggest refugee camp in the world. By Isaac Kasamani (AFP/File)

At refugee summit, UN chief urges 'solidarity' wit...

Friday, June 23, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fun ...

Poaching has risen sharply in recent years across Africa, fuelled by rising demand in Asia for ivory and rhino horn, coveted as traditional medicine and a status symbol. By FRED DUFOUR (AFP)

China rejects Uganda ivory trafficking claims agai...

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Beijing (AFP) - China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats working in Uganda were involved in the ...

Uganda has announced a probe into possible collusion between wildlife officials and Chinese diplomats in the trafficking of ivory. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP)

Uganda probes Chinese diplomats over ivory traffic...

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into possible collusion between the count ...

A bullet hole in a window after fighting, in Kasese, Uganda in December 2016. By Badru KATUMBA (AFP/File)

Rights groups condemn Ugandan inaction over killin...

Friday, May 26, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Rights groups on Friday accused the Ugandan government of inaction over the deadly assault by security f ...

People in Obo, a town at the eastern tip of Central Africa, are afraid that the departure of Ugandan troops could spark a resumption of attacks by the brutal LRA fighters. By STRINGER (AFP/File)

Mission unaccomplished: Uganda halts hunt for LRA ...

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Obo (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Sweat soaks into the bright red neckerchiefs of the soldiers slouching to attenti ...

Ugandan leader slams torture after claims of polic...

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said the use of torture was wrong but faced criticism fro ...

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has ruled the East African nation for 31 years. By HANNAH MCKAY (POOL/AFP/File)

Bailed Ugandan academic doubles down on presidenti...

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A prominent Ugandan academic charged with cyber harassment for calling President Yoweri Museveni a pair ...

Ugandan troops have been operating in strife-torn eastern Central African Republic since 2009 searching for Lord's Resistance Army fighters terrorising the area. By MICHELE SIBILONI (AFP/File)

HRW denounces rape by Ugandan troops in C. Africa

Monday, May 15, 2017

Libreville (AFP) - Ugandan troops deployed in eastern Central African Republic to fight Ugandan rebels have sexually abu ...

Uganda: Stella Nyanzi Free But Ludicrous Charges M...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Responding to news that outspoken feminist academic Stella Nyanzi has been released on bail after four weeks in priso ...

Uganda's police officers cordon off the scene where senior police officer Andrew Felix Kaweesi was murdered in a Kampala Suburb on March 17, 2017. By ISAAC KASAMANI (AFP/File)

Suspects in Uganda police murder claim they were t...

Friday, May 5, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Thirteen men accused of involvement in the murder of high-ranking police officer Andrew Kaweesi and two ...

“Our aim is to make East Africa one country” – Pre...

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

ldquo;I want to see the political integration of East Africa, rdquo; Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni told Talk ...

Ugandan troops have operated in the strife-torn eastern part of CAR since 2009 searching for LRA fighters terrorising the area. By Michele SIBILONI (AFP/File)

Ugandan army says LRA 'neutralised', begins withdr...

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - The Ugandan army said Wednesday it has neutralised the Lord's Resistance Army, as troops began withdrawi ...

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni gestures prior to addressing supporters during a rally in Kampala on February 16, 2016. By Isaac Kasamani (AFP/File)

Ugandan academic charged over Museveni 'buttocks' ...

Monday, April 10, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A prominent female academic and activist was charged on Monday with cyber-harassment for calling Preside ...

Stella Nyanzi criticised Janet Museveni (pictured), the wife of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, on Facebook after the government reneged on a campaign pledge to supply free sanitary pads to schoolgirls. By Peter BUSOMOKE (AFP/File)

Uganda arrests academic who criticised president's...

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A prominent academic has been arrested for criticising the wife of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on ...

LRA commander Major Machael Omona handed himself over to US troops in the Central African Republic. By MICHELE SIBILONI (AFP/File)

Uganda hails surrender of senior LRA commander

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Uganda's army on Wednesday hailed the surrender of a senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army who ...

Fall armyworms are native to the Americas and were first spotted in Nigeria and Togo last year, though they have already caused damage to staple crops in Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Ghana. By GULSHAN KHAN (AFP/File)

Crop-destroying armyworm caterpillars spread to Ug...

Friday, March 24, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirm ...

Taken on March 15, this photo shows Ugandan police spokesman Andrew Kaweesi (L) speaking to reporters in Kampala. On Friday, he was shot and killed as he left his home in Kampala. By GAEL GRILHOT (AFP/File)

Uganda's police spokesman shot dead outside home

Friday, March 17, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Uganda's second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other o ...

Human Rights Watch says 155 people were killed in fighting last year between security forces and a tribal king's palace guards, but the government says the toll was lower. By Badru KATUMBA (AFP/File)

Over 155 killed in Uganda clashes in December: HRW

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said 155 people, including 15 children, were killed in fierce fighting t ...

The inauguration of Uganda's first official gold refinery by President Yoweri Museveni raises fresh alarm over conflict minerals entering the country from DR Congo and South Sudan. By GAEL GRILHOT (AFP)

Uganda gold refinery raises alarm over conflict mi...

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty ...

People attend the burial of victims from the Beni massacres in October 2014, which marked the beginning of a string of murders suspected to have been carried out by the ADF, a Ugandan rebel group. By ALAIN WANDIMOYI (AFP/File)

Intel hub set up in Uganda to fight shadowy rebel ...

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Kasese (Uganda) (AFP) - Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region launched an intelligence nerve centre in Uganda Saturda ...

South Sudanese refugees at the Nyumanzi transit centre in Adjumani, Uganda in 2016. By Isaac Kasamani (AFP/File)

US to give Uganda $25 mn in aid for refugees

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with ...

Empowering Young Women And Men As Peace Leaders An...

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, through their legal advocacy program, Protect Education in Insecurity and Confl ...

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Ugandan engineers invent 'smart jacket' to diagnos...

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a smart jacket that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, ...

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Ugandans invent 'smart jacket' to diagnose pneumon...

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Kampala (AFP) - A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a smart jacket that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, ...

Uganda's coach Milutin Sredojevic said,

Last-gasp defeat hard to accept for Uganda coach

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Port-Gentil (Gabon) (AFP) - Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic admitted the way in which his side were knocked out of the A ...

The 22,000-strong AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) which is fighting the Shabaab and defending the internationally-backed government in Mogadishu. By Mohamed Abdiwahab (AFP/File)

Uganda soldier executed in Shabaab propaganda vide...

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Mogadishu (AFP) - Al-Qaeda linked Islamic extremists in Somalia have released a video showing the execution of a Ugandan ...

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