UGANDA has suspended all military and defence cooperation with Germany, accusing Berlin’s ambassador of subversive actions and interference in domestic affairs. The decision was confirmed on Sunday by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in a sharp escalation of diplomatic…
UGANDA’S main opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has accused the military of raiding his party’s headquarters just hours after the country’s top army general publicly admitted to abducting and torturing Wine’s bodyguard — a move that has intensified fears of a violent…
UGANDAN President Yoweri Museveni has said his country will shift its trade priorities toward Africa and other global markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries, including Uganda. In a nationally…
UGANDA’S government has unveiled a bold new strategy to revitalise its national telecom company, Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Ltd (UTel), through a partnership with Rowad Capital Commercial LLC (RCC), a UAE-based investment firm. According to a recent government statement, the goal…
UGANDA has sealed a major oil infrastructure deal with UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments, granting the firm a 60 percent stake in the country’s long-awaited crude oil refinery project, according to a statement from President Yoweri Museveni’s office. The $4bn refinery,…
UGANDA’S parliament has officially approved a landmark, a move designed to simplify mobile communication and lower connectivity costs for millions of citizens. The decision was reached during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and marks a significant…
A UNITED Nations judge and Ugandan High Court justice, Lydia Mugambe, has been found guilty of multiple modern slavery offences in the United Kingdom. The verdict was delivered on Thursday at Oxford Crown Court, where Mugambe was convicted of forcing…
EIGHT senior officials from Uganda’s Ministry of Finance have been charged with corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering following a hacking incident that led to the loss of at least $21 million from the country’s central bank. This development was reported by Reuters, citing…
UGANDA’S Supreme Court ruled on Friday that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, a decision that brings immediate relief to opposition leader Kizza Besigye. The court ordered that all ongoing trials of civilians in military courts must stop and be…
UGANDAN opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been hit with an additional charge of treachery, a capital offence, as military prosecutors escalate their case against him, Reuters reported. The veteran politician, known for challenging President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade rule, was arrested in Kenya in…
