Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi WineGENEVA — Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, called on the international community Wednesday to impose targeted sanctions on President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, citing systemi
The government has unveiled plans to repatriate up to 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia after they fell victim to human trafficking syndicates that lured them with false employment promises.The stranded group is part of a larger number of migrants from Africa and Asia who were trafficked t
Kagaayi accuses Namugga of running a campaign based on false propaganda and inciting violence against political opponents, arguing that after such plans were foiled, she resorted to blackmail to gain political mileage. The inconsistencies that characterized the just-concluded elections hav
The State Minister for Works and Transport, Musa Ecweru, has commended contractors for what he described as commendable progress on road works along routes crossing River Katonga, assuring road users that normal travel will soon resume.Residents and motorists who depend on the Gomba–Masa
Steven Tendo, a Ugandan minister and nursing assistant who moved to Vermont in 2021 while seeking asylum, was detained in Shelburne on Wednesday morning by federal immigration agents, according to the union he’s a part of and the advocacy group Migrant Justice.Tendo was detained by U.S.
Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi has said Uganda’s export earnings have climbed to a record $14.4 billion (Shs 54 Trillion) by the end of September, driven largely by strong growth in gold, coffee and manufactured goods, reflecting the impact of long-term govern
On December 7, 2025, Reuters carried a stark headline that rippled across Uganda’s political landscape: “Bobi Wine says Uganda security forces beat him.”The wire story reported that Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, said he was bea
First son and chief of defence forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has hinted on a plan for his uncle Caleb Akandwanaho aka Gen Salim Saleh to succeed Museveni. As Muhoozi hints on Salim Saleh succeeding Museveni, Uganda’s transition puzzle seems to get a bit more complicated.Gen Salim
A continental network of Catholic scholars, leaders, and advocates of pastoral ministry and church studies has asked the government to immediately release detained Masaka priest, the Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira. The pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) in a statement on Sa
President Yoweri Museveni’s attempts to bring stability and lasting peace back to Uganda are a clear example of his legacy. After the country gained independence in 1962 and struggled to get going for the next two decades, he stepped in and played a key role in putting an end to the bloody wars
