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Ugandan news

January 10, 2022

COVID-19: Uganda reopens schools after two years of lockdown

The schools have been fully or partially closed for over 83 weeks, affecting more than 10 million pupils, according to UN figures.

Ugandan school children
October 8, 2021

Ugandan president to be retested after aides test positive for COVID-19

Mr Museveni and other members of the team who tested negative will be retested.

Uganda president Yoweri Museveni
April 6, 2021

Human trafficking racket intercepted in Uganda

The Burundian girls were rescued while in transit to other countries for sex trade.

Photo of Ugandan policemen used to illustrate this story (Credit: Newdelhitimes.com)
March 15, 2021

Bobi Wine arrested for leading protests

The protest was taking place at City Square, Kampala.

Museveni/Bobi Wine
February 2, 2021

Uganda orders 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

A tentative allocation of more than 3.5 million doses are expected by the end of this month or early next month.

COVID-19 vaccine
January 20, 2021

Uganda: Falana petitions UN over illegal detention of Bobi Wine

Robert ‘Bobi Wine’ Kyagulanyi has been kept under house arrest in his home since returning from voting at the country’s general election last week Thursday.

Femi Falana
January 18, 2021

Facebook, Twitter will not dictate what’s true or false in Uganda: Museveni

“No way anybody can come and play around with our country to say ‘it is good, it is bad’ we will stop this one, we cannot accept that.”

Uganda president Yoweri Museveni
January 18, 2021

Uganda reopens internet days after election, social media still banned

Although the internet is now on, social media is still blocked.

Yoweri Museveni
January 16, 2021

#UgandaDecides: This election is the fairest since 1962: Museveni

It is not immediately clear how the opposition would challenge the results.

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
January 16, 2021

Uganda: Electoral Commission declares Museveni winner, Bobi Wine rejects results

The NUP leader said he would speak in detail about these irregularities as soon as the internet was restored.

Museveni/Bobi Wine