Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has launched a blistering attack on the National Unity Platform (NUP), accusing Uganda’s main opposition party of manipulating elderly war claimants in Teso for political mileage.Amuriat, who hails from the region and once
President Museveni is hosting the 12th Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes Region.The high-level summit brings together Heads of State and Government from acr
The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U) has officially launched its Civic Space Index Report 2024, warning of growing restrictions on fundamental freedoms and calling for urgent action to reverse the shrinking civic space in the country.Speaking during the launch
Mounting fear and declining trust in political processes are driving Ugandans away from civic engagement, according to the newly released Civic Space Index Report 2024 by the National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U).Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over in
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Patrick Amuriat Oboi has lashed out at National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, accusing him of exploiting elderly Ugandans for political mileage.Amuriat likened Kyagulanyi’s actions to what he called deceptive p
Vice President Jessica Alupo has said that media freedom is not only a democratic necessity but also a powerful driver of social and economic transformation.She was speaking on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day broadcast and digital media convention held at Four Points by Sheraton in Kam
President Museveni grabbed the privileges of power in January 1986 after staging a guelira war in the Buganda region in the jungles of Luwero against the Obote government shortly after the 1981 presidential elections where he had lost massively under his UPM par
The announcement comes just days after the Congolese Senate voted to lift Kabila’s immunity, clearing the way for his prosecution on charges of treasonGoma, DRC | The Allied Revolutionary Coalition (ARC)/M23 rebel alli
Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uganda have vowed to go to court to stop two new laws that were passed by Parliament on May 20, 2025. These are the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the Political Parties and Organization
Chaos erupted at Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court following dramatic arrests by plain-clothed operatives during a highly anticipated court session involving opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye's treason trial.The confusion began shortly after Besigye’s defense t
