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10 Dec '25
Shocking details emerge as police investigate ritual murder claims against a traditional healer; forensic teams unearth mutilated remains of children.Horror grips Mpigi village after security forces find concealed skulls and graves at a businessman’s property, linked to years of missing
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10 Dec '25
Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze was once among the clearest symbols of defiance in Uganda’s opposition politics. Her courage under repression, sharp tongue, and legislative activism gave her a moral authority few politicians enjoyed. Yet as the 2026 elections approach, securing a fourth parliament
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08 Dec '25
The Uganda Police Force has expressed regret over the violent confrontation that took place on Saturday during a rally for National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, in Gulu City.The altercation, which involved police and Uga
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06 Dec '25
Ugandan authorities have charged opposition politician Samuel Makokha with misprision of treason, alleging that he failed to report information about an alleged plot to overthrow the government involving veteran opposition figure Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, according to an official charge sheet
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06 Dec '25
TANZANIA breathed a sigh of relief when President Samia Suluhu Hassan took power.After her authoritarian predecessor President John Magufuli died in 2021, the softly-spoken Hassan was widely expected to be a less tyrannical replacement.NINTCHDBPICT001043444208Hassa
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05 Dec '25
Kenyan politician and former aspirant for the Tinderet parliamentary seat, Shadrack Maritim, who went missing in October, has been found alive in Uganda.Maritim, who went missing after leaving his house for a morning jog, was found in Mbale, Uganda, on Wednesday, December 3. Pr
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01 Dec '25
Singapore hanged three people for drug offences last week, bringing the total number of executions to 17 this year - the highest since 2003.These come a week before a constitutional challenge against the death penalty for drug offences is due to be heard.Singapore h
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19 Nov '25
Because Kampala’s aquifer system lies directly beneath the industrial area, the suit suggests the contaminants may have seeped further, potentially threatening the water table that serves millions of Kampala’s residentsFrench firm, TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Ltd., is being sued in
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17 Nov '25
Dr Kizza Besigye with Lutale in Court.Sunday, November 16, 2025 marked one year since veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and detained — a milestone that his wife, Winnie Byanyima, has described as a tragic symbol of Uganda’s shrinking democratic space.
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13 Nov '25
Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo have once again made headlines, this time after threatening to mobilize protests targeting Tanzania’s leadership. The two, who were recently released from detention in Uganda, announced plans to stage demonstrations and shut down the Kenyan–Tanzani