The Latest Breaking News from Uganda

Ugandan leader's son unnerves with tweets of ambitions

On Twitter, the Ugandan president’s son has mused about invading neighboring Kenya, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and offered cattle for the Italian prime minister’s hand in marriage

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Borrell Urges Algeria to End Dispute with Spain

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has informed Algerian officials about EU's desire to find “an urgent solution” to the dispute between Algeria and Spain. Meanwhile, the Non-Aligned Movement plans on holding a meeting in Algeria next summer, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Sunday. Tebboune met with Borrell at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile

Activists fear a systematic ‘witch-hunt’ against sexual minorities by parliament, police and religious conservatives

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Uganda considers bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ

Uganda's parliament on Thursday took up a bill that would criminalise identifying as LGBTQ, with lawmakers saying the current ban on same-sex relations does not go far enough.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2023

‘It’s not just about dying’: Uganda’s pioneers of palliative care undaunted by huge challenges

Morphine was first introduced to the country 30 years ago, but as the burden of cancer increases, thousands of people still lack access to even basic treatment or pain relief

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Who is Joseph Kony? The altar boy who became Africa's most wanted man

Eleven years ago, a documentary catapulted the name Joseph Kony onto the global stage. The controversial film Kony 2012 told the story of a Ugandan warlord whose forces are believed by the United Nations to be responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 people, the abduction of at least…

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2023

Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

Africa's Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

LGBT Ugandans face backlash as parliament launches schools investigation

Days after Uganda's parliament ordered an investigation last month into the alleged promotion of homosexuality in schools, a video appeared online identifying Kampala resident Eric Ndawula as gay.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2023

Uganda MPs revive hardline anti-LGBTQ bill, calling homosexuality a ‘cancer’

In a country where gay sex is already punishable by life in prison, campaigners have condemned proposed new law as ‘demonisation’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

French court dismisses lawsuit against TotalEnergies pipeline in Africa

A French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 1, 2023