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Twenty children and one adult were killed on Friday when their bus overturned in Uganda. Police says, the group from King David Junior School in the capital Kampala were returning from a trip to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa District when the crash occurred. "The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road, struck a large stone along the roadside, and overturned," police said in a […]
Ugandan police have launched an investigation into the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal, who reportedly fell from the third floor of a shopping mall in Kampala. The 29-year-old former Nigeria U-20 international, who played as a striker for Ugandan Premier League club Vipers SC, was found critically injured outside the Voicemall Shopping Arcade early Monday morning. According to police reports, he had been visiting a Tanzanian friend residing in […]
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 80, has defended the use of military courts to try civilians - following an outcry over the arrest and trial of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. His 68-year-old rival has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad - accusations he denies. Besigye, who was abducted while visiting Kenya last month and forcibly taken to Uganda, found out on […]
Nigeria's Flying Eagles suffered a 2-1 defeat in their opening group B game at the Accra Sports Stadium against the Hippos of Uganda in the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana. The Ugandans dominated the game from the blast of the whistle and opened the score line in the 33rd minute from Arafat Usama. Sadiq Isyaka was able to put the coach Ladan Bosso’s tutored side level just few minutes […]
A group of 13 Sudanese who had fled the war in Khartoum have been hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in northern Uganda's Adjumani district. Four of them are confirmed to have cholera, local health official Henry Lulu confirmed. Officials now plan to track down the estimated 82 people who came into contact with them for follow-up testing. Cholera is a waterborne disease which causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, lethargy and an […]
One of the world's harshest anti-homosexuality laws is being challenged in the Ugandan courts by rights groups. The law has caused global outrage, with the World Bank halting new loans to Uganda and the US imposing visa restrictions on key officials. Anyone convicted of being involved in homosexual acts face life imprisonment under the law which was enacted in May. Rights groups have asked judges to annul the law, arguing […]
Hosts Uganda put a staggering bowling performance to halt Nigeria’s hope of International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Women’s World Cup Global Qualification, beating the West Africans by six wickets. The loss to hosts Uganda in the last group B game sealed Nigeria’s fate after earlier beating Rwanda and hoping to pick a victory against the East Africans to contest for semi finals spot. Sent into the game to bat by […]
Ugandan lawmakers have rejected a government proposal to allow 15-year-old girls to access birth control pills to reduce high levels of pregnancy. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa called the idea "devilish", saying it would "formalise [the] defilement" of girls. A senior health ministry official said the "stigma" around young people using contraceptives should end. Nearly a quarter of 15- to 19-year-old girls in Uganda are either pregnant or are already mothers, […]
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine has been arrested upon returning to the country from a trip abroad, according to his National Unity Platform (NUP) party. The singer-turned-politician arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday morning after a tour of several countries, including South Africa. Our President [Bobi Wine] picked up by regime operatives as soon as he landed at the airport,” David Lewis Rubongoya, the general […]
