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Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine shot in the leg after confrontation with police

Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine was shot in the leg and seriously injured by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said.

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Ugandan Opposition Figure Bobi Wine Shot In Leg

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg during confrontation with police near Kampala, highlighting political tensions in the country.

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Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group.

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In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death

For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living

The Independent UK

Uganda Garbage Landslide Death Toll Rises To 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

International Business Times

Who is Thomas Kwoyelo, Ugandan LRA rebel commander guilty of war crimes?

Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda.

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims

The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers with excavators continued searching for victims, according to the city authority

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At least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda's capital

At least 18 people were killed after a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the Red Cross

The Independent UK

Death Toll From Uganda Rubbish Dump Collapse Reaches 18

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.

International Business Times

Ugandan court charges more than 40 anti-corruption protesters

A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 protesters for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption demonstration on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody.

Radio France Internationale

What's happening in Uganda? Protestors warned by hardline president

Uganda’s president is known to govern with an iron fist and is clamping down on unrest in his country

Evening Standard

Ugandan President Warns Against Anti-Corruption Protests

President Museveni warns against anti-corruption protests in Uganda. Youth plan peaceful march despite government opposition.

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Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the authorities.

Radio France Internationale

Paul Kagame: Rwanda's Polarising Strongman

A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression.

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The Guardian - UK

UK officials under fire for congratulating ‘repressive’ new chief of Uganda’s army

Activists call move ‘absurd’, as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, is accused of torture and abusing critics

Al Jazeera

Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejects petition against anti-gay law

Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 imposes penalties of up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations.

International Business Times

Uganda Court To Rule On Harsh Anti-gay Law

Uganda's Constitutional Court is due to rule Wednesday on a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned as one of the toughest in the world.

Al Jazeera

‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government

Huge potholes and rundown hospitals are actually getting fixed – thanks to online satirical campaigns

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Uganda's President Museveni Promotes Son To Military Chief

Uganda's veteran leader, Yoweri Museveni, has appointed his son to head the country's defence forces, the East African nation's government said, capping a dizzying rise for Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Al Jazeera

Uganda’s President Museveni promotes son to army chief

After 38 years in power, the veteran leader has no rivals, leading many to believe he is grooming son for the top job.

Radio France Internationale

Bobi Wine's fight for democracy in Uganda continues on the big screen

Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine is at the heart of a documentary that charts his electoral challenge to long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni. The film was nominated for an Oscar.

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nomination gives Bobi Wine new hope of toppling Uganda’s regime

After years of repression, a film about Bobi Wine’s heroic stand against Yoweri Museveni has given new life to the opposition

Salon

Professor: "Victim" Trump is no Navalny

Prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia

International Business Times

Uganda Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Emboldened By Oscar Nod

Bobi Wine has worn many hats -- pop star, politician, and now, the star of an Oscar-nominated documentary, which the 41-year-old Ugandan credits with giving him "an extended lease of life".

Salon

Dem probes secretive Christian group

Democrat launches the most aggressive official inquiry ever into The Family and the National Prayer breakfast

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