uganda President Yoweri Museveni Stories

Police, troops block Ugandan opposition headquarters ahead of planned anti-govt protests
Reuters  |  Jul 22, 2024

Bobi Wine said several NUP leaders had been "violently arrested" and also showed pictures of military personnel at the premises alongside parked army...

Uganda in talks with China's Sinohydro over power line to South Sudan
Reuters  |  May 14, 2024

The project will involve the construction of a 138-km (85.75 miles) high-voltage transmission line to take power to South Sudan, the expansion of two...

Ugandan businesses reopen after four-day tax protest
AFP  |  Apr 20, 2024

Shops and other businesses are protesting against high interest rates, taxes, and a new levy on imported clothing.

Businesses shut down across Uganda in tax protest
AFP  |  Apr 17, 2024

The week-long action launched by the Federation of Uganda Traders Association has spread from the capital, Kampala.

Museveni inaugurates Uganda's first-ever licenced Islamic Bank
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Mar 28, 2024

President Museveni underscored the transformative potential of Islamic banking in improving Uganda's financial sector while also attracting Muslim inv...

Museveni elevates son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head Ugandan Military
Amina Wako  |  Mar 22, 2024

Previously serving as his father's Senior Presidential Advisor in Charge of Special Operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba now steps into a significant...

Ugandan security on high alert as ADF fighters cross border from DRC
Amina Wako  |  Mar 19, 2024

The ADF militants are suspected to be planning attacks in various parts popular with civilians, including urban centres, places of worship, schools, a...

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