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Respect gay rights, UN's Ban tells African leaders

29 Jan 2012 14:48 - Staff Reporter
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights.
Uganda's President: put development above gay rights

Uganda's President: put development above gay rights

16 Dec 2011 17:06 - Staff Reporter
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has urged international donors not to let concerns for gay rights affect the country's need for developmental aid.
Police gate Uganda's Besigye ahead of protest walk

Police gate Uganda's Besigye ahead of protest walk

19 May 2011 21:37 - Staff Reporter
Ugandan police have again arrested the country's top opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, to prevent what they said could be a destructive protest march.
Riots in Uganda after Besigye booted off Kenyan flight

Riots in Uganda after Besigye booted off Kenyan flight

11 May 2011 13:54 - Jason Straziuso
Uganda's top opposition leader was kicked off a Kenya flight, prompting riots back home that police quelled with tear gas only a day before the p

Riots spread despite crackdown

06 May 2011 14:04 -
Riots have swept across Uganda's capital, Kampala, in the biggest anti-government protest in sub-Saharan Africa this year.

Uganda judge extends media ban on outing gays

23 Nov 2010 13:01 - Staff Reporter
A Ugandan high court judge on Tuesday extended a ban on the publication in the media of pictures identifying people as homosexuals.

Ugandan police warn of more terrorist attacks

09 Nov 2010 13:29 - Staff Reporter
Ugandan police issue a warning they will shut down public places that have not implemented anti-terrorism guidelines.

Disco escaped carnage

18 Jul 2010 09:50 - Xan Rice
Ugandan police have discovered a suicide vest and explosives laced with ball bearings in a discotheque in the capital, Kampala.

World Cup fans targeted in Uganda blast

12 Jul 2010 07:22 - Ben Simon
Twin bombs tore into crowds watching the World Cup final in the Uganda capital, killing 64 and wounding scores on Sunday,

Police arrest 550 over Kampala riots, death toll rises to 14

13 Sep 2009 10:35 - Staff Reporter
Police have arrested more than 550 people in connection with two days of riots in Uganda's capital Kampala.

Riots rock Uganda capital for second day

11 Sep 2009 10:18 - Jack Kimball
Gunshots rang out in Uganda's capital Kampala on Friday and at least two people were killed as security forces clashed with rioters for a second day

United expects tough encounter with Kampala

11 Mar 2009 09:55 - Staff Reporter
SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt is taking no chances when the PSL champions meet their Ugandan counterparts Kampala City Council on Friday.

Uganda curbs death penalty

21 Jan 2009 16:21 - Staff Reporter
Uganda's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that death sentences be commuted to life imprisonment after three years in jail.

Massive exports deplete fish stocks in Lake Victoria

16 Jan 2009 10:44 - Wambi Michael
Illegal trade and overfishing in Lake Victoria have led to fish scarcities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

African leaders push for single market

22 Oct 2008 13:43 - Staff Reporter
Leaders from three major African trading blocs met in the Ugandan capital on Wednesday met to push for a single market.

Using fair trade to beat poverty

22 Sep 2008 18:11 - Wambi Michael
Producing baskets and mats in central Uganda had traditionally been the work of women. Now this practice is used to fight poverty.

Medical emergencies facing rural Uganda

17 Sep 2008 07:33 - Madeleine Bunting
The Ugandan minister for primary healthcare tells Madeleine Bunting of his ambitions for the country.

Uganda turns to mass circumcision in Aids fight

13 Aug 2008 12:21 - Frank Nyakairu
Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision drive with the hope it will reduce HIV/Aids rates in the East African country.

Riding boda boda in Uganda

11 Jul 2008 06:00 - Fredrick Mugira
Ugandan journalist Fredrick Mugira recounts the bike ride of his life on one of Kampala's famous boda boda motorbike taxies.

Real men do it without painkillers

01 Jul 2008 09:15 - Benon Herbert Oluka
Circumcision without anaesthetic and in full view of friends and family is still the done thing in parts of Uganda.

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