Uganda

Africa 10/15/19, 05:05

Mariam Nabatanzi, a 40-year-old woman from the Mukono District of Uganda, was named the most fertile woman in the African country after it was confirmed that she had given birth to 44 children. Nabatanzi is known as Nalongo Muzaala Bana (the twin mother that produces quadruplets) in her home village of Kabimbiri, ...

World 05/18/19, 04:37

Until recently the Ugandan pop star and opposition figure known as Bobi Wine could count on news crews trailing him. As his popularity grew in the past year, his activities were increasingly covered live by broadcasters satisfying public interest in his anti-government movement known as People Power.Now that has changed.As ...

Asia & Pacific 05/17/19, 02:37

Australia's prime minister on Friday denied media reports that two Rwandan refugees resettled in Australia are suspects in the massacre of eight tourists in Uganda 20 years ago. U.S. news outlet Politico reported that former Hutu rebels Leonidas Bimenyimana and Gregoire Nyaminani spent more than a decade in a Virginia state ...

Africa 05/03/19, 11:45

As World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on Friday, television and radio stations in Uganda were being targeted over coverage of an opposition figure's appearance in court.Journalists have protested the ordered suspension of news leaders at 13 stations over what the Uganda Communications Commission called "repeated breach of minimum broadcasting ...

Africa 05/02/19, 08:52

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison.The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, is charged with disobeying statutory authority. He faces trial over staging a street protest in July against a tax on social media.Prosecutors ...

Africa 04/29/19, 10:55

The Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine was remanded to a maximum-security prison on Monday after being charged over his role in a street protest last year against a tax on social media.Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, and others led an anti-government protest in ...

Africa 04/23/19, 11:00

US Embassy questions government’s heavy-handed action

Africa 04/23/19, 09:58

Uganda's government has taken delivery of two new passenger jets in a bid to revive the national carrier that collapsed years ago.Uganda Airlines is set to begin operations in June. It will fly to regional destinations at first.Fanfare marked the arrival on Tuesday of two jets from Canadian aerospace company ...

Africa 04/19/19, 10:24

Critics say with such court rulings, allowing the president lifetime rule, Ugandans have no option but to take to the streets to see a change in government

Soccer 04/12/19, 15:50

Mohamed Salah and host Egypt will face Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the group stage of an historic African Cup of Nations this year, the first time the tournament will field 24 teams and be held in the European summer.As host, Egypt was one of six seeded teams for Friday's ...

Politics 04/10/19, 11:22

The risk of being kidnapped or taken hostage is being added to the travel advisories issued by the State Department. State Department advisories have until now included warnings about such things as crime, civil unrest or the potential for terrorism. The new "K" indicator for the potential to be kidnapped is ...

Africa 04/09/19, 12:20

Ugandan police say they have arrested some people over the kidnapping last week of an American tourist who has since been freed. Police did not specify how many people were arrested but said they are "actively investigating" the kidnapping which took place on April 2 in a national park. The victims — ...

Africa 04/09/19, 03:33

A quarter-century after Rwanda's brutal genocide, President Paul Kagame remains a constant figure atop the country's politics, feted by those who say it needs his visionary leadership and loathed by others who see a firm authoritarian with a malicious streak.Kagame is so little-questioned that he speaks openly about the apparent ...

Africa 04/08/19, 09:59

American tourist Kimberly Sue Endecott and her Ugandan driver Jean Paul were abducted last Tuesday afternoon in Queen Elizabeth National Park, which borders Congo

Politics 04/08/19, 08:07

United States President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed, amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her release. Kim Endicott was released by her abductors over the weekend and will be turned over to the U.S. ...

Africa 04/08/19, 04:00

President Museveni says 'Uganda is safe'

Africa 04/08/19, 03:38

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that only half of the children in refugee camps get any education at all

U.S. 04/07/19, 16:44

Ugandan police said on Sunday they had rescued an American woman and her driver who had been kidnapped by gunmen in a national park. The two "are in good health" and "in the safe hands" of security officials, police said in a Twitter update. Although authorities provided no details about how the ...

Africa 04/04/19, 11:39

Police say gunmen kidnapped 35-year-old Kimberly Sue Endecott, and the driver, Jean Paul, and demanded half a million dollars to release captives

Africa 04/03/19, 11:06

A statement from government spokesman says four armed men kidnapped Kimberly Sue Endecott and her Ugandan driver Jean Paul inside Queen Elizabeth National Park early Tuesday evening