Three French Journalists Expelled From Uganda During Election Period
Kampala — Ugandan authorities expelled three French journalists from the country in January amid heightened controls around coverage of the presidential election in whi...
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Self-Styled NUP “EU Ambassador” Dr Nico Arrested in The Hague Over Unauthorized ICC Protest
The Hague, Netherlands — A self-styled “European Union Ambassador” of Uganda’s National Unity Platform (NUP), Dr Nico, who operates online under the alias @klup...
Uganda investigates Almohen Trade Ltd over alleged election interference, gold smuggling
KAMPALA, Uganda — Security agencies have launched a massive investigation into a sophisticated gold-smuggling ring allegedly used to funnel untraceable international fu...
Violent protests in Nakaseke, 50 NUP supporters arrested
Police in Nakaseke district have arrested at least 50 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) following violent protests over the parliamentary election results.T...
IGP Byakagaba: Only Police Officers Will Be Inside Polling Stations
Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans that the Uganda Police Force will take full charge of security inside polling stations during elections...
Uganda: Arrest of Ugandan Activist Ahead of Elections Spells Trouble
On December 30, 2025, two weeks before Uganda's January 15, 2026 elections, security forces raided the home of Sarah Bireete, a prominent human rights activist and govern...
Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 elections
Police officers at the entrance to National Unity Platform headquarters in Kampala in 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesUganda’s police have long faced...
Meet the Brains, From Jinja to Istanbul: Kiira College Butiki’s Debating Team to Represent Uganda at ESDC 2026 In Turkey
“…Education Is Not the Learning of Facts but the Training of the Mind to Think…”-Albert Einstein.Albert Einstein (1879-1955), a renowned German-born physicist wid...
How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, raisin...
Security on alert over planned women-led protest over Sarah Bireete arrest
Security agencies are on high alert following reports of a planned women-led protest in Kampala over the arrest of Centre for Constitutional Governance director Sarah Bir...