A Ugandan-born U.S. Navy veteran is among the athletes set to compete in the 2026 Department of Defense Warrior Games, one of ...

Ali Saloongo Kony, the son of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, has expressed frustration over delays in his deployment by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), nearly two ...

The rule of Idi Amin in Uganda, following the 1971 Ugandan coup d’état, ushered in a period of pervasive fear, as the State ...

At the peak of the Joseph Kony-led Lord`s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group insurgency, which terrorised northern Uganda, the ...

Police in Serere district have detained Mercy Iyogil, a teacher at Olio Primary School, on suspicion of murdering her ...

Forty years. That’s how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power. The 81-year-old was sworn in Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term to extend his presidency over a further five years ...

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Low participation of women in agricultural mechanization is emerging as a major concern in northern Uganda, despite increasing adoption of modern farming technologies aimed at boosting commercial ...

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral security cooperation following the inaugural ...

Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics ...

That is how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power. The 81-year-old was sworn in on Tuesday to extend his presidency over a further five-year term that may well be his last – ...

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