Uganda News News Uganda » Politics: Of Uganda’s neocolonial dependency and the price of regime political survival
Uganda stands at a critical juncture regarding the independence of its foreign policy. Are our international positions guided by a coherent assessment of national interests, constitutional values and ...
News Uganda » Politics: Kizza Besigye: The firebrand who has shaped opposition politics in Uganda
Uganda’s Kizza Besigye has been described as possibly the most arrested man in Africa. Besigye was once President Yoweri Museveni’s ally, and personal physician. He broke ranks with Museveni in 1999, ...
News Uganda » Politics: Uganda's President Museveni sworn in for seventh consecutive term as son emerges as de facto ruler
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Forty years. That’s how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power. The 81-year-old was sworn in Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term to extend his presidency ...
News Uganda » Politics: Uganda’s autocratic political system is failing its people – and threatens the region
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When he was first sworn in as Uganda's president in 1986, Yoweri Museveni declared that his victory represented a "fundamental ...
News Uganda » Politics: Uganda: An ‘angry’ Museveni blocks court victory, casting doubt over Besigye’s trial
The historic ruling by Uganda’s Supreme Court which declared that civilians cannot be tried in military courts was expected to benefit Dr. Kizza Besigye, one of President Yoweri Museveni’s fiercest ...
News Uganda » Politics: Museveni Is Trying to Break Uganda’s Opposition Through the Courts
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine displays a t-shirt reading “Free Olivia Lutaaya” with a photo of the imprisoned activist at a public appearance, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 19, 2024 (DPA photo by ...
News Uganda » Politics: Political policing in Uganda and what it means for the 2026 vote
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni addressing the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kirihura in western Uganda, February 18, 2016.[FILE] Uganda's ...
News Uganda » Politics: In Uganda, politics tangles with magic
MBALE, Uganda -- Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he ...
News Uganda » Politics: Uganda: Eddy Kenzo, Bobi Wine, Bebe Cool … musicians who turn to politics
Over the past decade, politics has consumed a generation of musicians, deeply dividing Uganda’s music industry, which analysts now predict has a bleak future. President Yoweri Museveni’s main ...
News Uganda » Politics: Parliament Director Peter Busiku Graduates With Phd in Law and Politics
Peter Busiku, a senior director in Uganda's Parliamentary Service, has graduated with a PhD in Law and Politics from Unicaf University of Zambia.Busiku, who has served in several senior positions ...