The Ugandan military on Thursday heightened up security in the capital Kampala; and major towns after violent protests erupted on…
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SAP Skills for Africa today, 19th July 2017 launched its first-ever East African programme at an event held in Nairobi,…
Gracious Omondi invigilates the classroom. With incessant, searching eyes, he zigzags the only quarter filled, unpainted room, looking out for…
Thousands of enthusiastic Ugandans have greeted Pope Francis as he held a mass youth rally and honoured martyred Christians during…
All signs are that Pope Francis will receive a rock-star welcome as he prepares for his first visit to Africa.…
By Al Jazeera The global burden of disease caused by treatable surgical conditions is twice that of HIV/AIDS, malaria and…
Zoom Wireless Launches High-Speed, Reliable and Affordable Internet Access Service in Northern Uganda Zoom Wireless (www.zoom.co.ug), a commercial wing of…
Authorities in Uganda have ordered a police investigation into complaints by elite female runners that they suffered sexual harassment and abuse from a top athletics coach, a report said Friday. The Daily Monitor said female runners were subjected to…
The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs approved a non-binding resolution by a large majority which said that the two countries violated the Cotonou accord on…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni views gays as “sick” but does not believe they should be jailed or executed and will block a push by parliament to impose tough penalties, his spokesman said on Friday. “He does not approve of homosexuality but he believes…
Uganda’s parliament on Friday adopted an anti-homosexuality bill that will see repeat offenders jailed for life, with lawmakers hailing it as a victory against “evil” for the deeply religious nation. Deputies voted overwhelmingly in favour of the text…