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Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election

Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba.Kainerugaba, long believed to be the eventual successor, stood down for his father, President Yoweri Musev

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Byanyima and Kanyamunyu Clash Over Prison, Civic Duty Ahead of Uganda Elections

Byanyima and Kanyamunyu Clash Over Prison, Civic Duty Ahead of Uganda Elections

A public exchange between Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and her nephew Matthew Kanyamunyu has ignited national debate on political repression, civic participation and the limits of personal testimony in Uganda’s charged election season.The debate was trigger

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Jailed NUP’s Mufumbiro Further Remanded, Misses Chance to Vote

Jailed NUP’s Mufumbiro Further Remanded, Misses Chance to Vote

The others are: Edward Ssebufu also known as Eddie Mutwe Acleo Kivumbi, Doreen Kaija (Principal of the NUP Leadership School), Saudah Madada (who was absent today), Tasi Calvin (alias Bobi Giant), Edwin Sserunkuma (alias Eddy King Kabejja), Sharif Lukenge, Yasin Nyanzi, Tonny Kaweesi and Olivia

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DEAN LUBOWA SAAVA: Here Is What UCC Boss Nyombi Thembo Wants Ugandans to Know About the Difference Between Personal Vendetta & the Commission Merely Doing Its Regulatory Work

DEAN LUBOWA SAAVA: Here Is What UCC Boss Nyombi Thembo Wants Ugandans to Know About the Difference Between Personal Vendetta & the Commission Merely Doing Its Regulatory Work

DEAN LUBOWA SAAVA: Here Is What UCC Boss NOn 24th December, UCC Executive Director Hon Nyombi Thembo posted a message on his X in reference to the private meeting he had had with close family members of the jailed journalist and online broadcaster Dean Lubowa Saava. Nyombi Thembo, who months earl

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NUP’s Rubongoya Accuses Museveni Regime of Bribery and Coercion in Tooro and Rwenzori ‘Defections’ Ahead of 2026 Elections

NUP’s Rubongoya Accuses Museveni Regime of Bribery and Coercion in Tooro and Rwenzori ‘Defections’ Ahead of 2026 Elections

Kampala, Uganda – As Uganda gears up for the 2026 general elections, National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya has come out swinging against what he describes as a calculated regime strategy to undermine opposition through bribery, arrests, and intimidation.In

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Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction

Brazil court rejects new Bolsonaro appeal against coup conviction

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday rejected a fresh appeal by jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro against his coup conviction, declaring it inadmissible, according to a court document Brazil's Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bidBolsonaro, 70, began serving a 27

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Africa: 127 African Women Journalists Write to Jailed Burundian Sandra Muhoza As She Returns to Court

Africa: 127 African Women Journalists Write to Jailed Burundian Sandra Muhoza As She Returns to Court

Nairobi — On the first anniversary of the conviction of ailing Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, 127 African women journalists have written her a joint letter expressing solidarity, calling for her unconditional release, and decrying her imprisonment as robbing the public of "an important voi

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ULS President Ssemakadde Sends Lawyers to Defend Jailed Journalist Dean Lubowa

ULS President Ssemakadde Sends Lawyers to Defend Jailed Journalist Dean Lubowa

After being abandoned by the Uganda Journalists Association, which reportedly blamed him for his own troubles, jailed journalist Dean Lubowa Ssaava has received legal support from an unexpected source.Reports indicate that exiled former Uganda Law Society

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S.6 student jailed for calling Gen. Muhoozi 'Gay'

S.6 student jailed for calling Gen. Muhoozi 'Gay'

Edison Ssemugenyi, a student from Lwengo, used his TikTok account @iam_edson to announce the fake death of President Museveni and to claim Muhoozi was involved in a same-sex relationship.A 20-year-old Senior Six student has been slapped with six years i

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Besigye Moves to Halt Treason Trial Over Constitutional Petition

Besigye Moves to Halt Treason Trial Over Constitutional Petition

The prosecution further alleges that Besigye sought surface-to-air missiles, ricin poison, counterfeit currency, and planned to use drone technology to assassinate President Yoweri Museveni. The state claims it has audio and video recordings, social media messages, immigration documents, and phon

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