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Uganda’s parliament ignores rule of law
In defiance of a supreme court ruling, Uganda’s parliament under the National Resistance Movement’s President Yoweri Museveni has passed into law that civilians can be tried in…
Free Kizza Besigye and give democracy in Uganda a chance
The veteran politician was abducted in Kenya, apparently by Ugandan intelligence officers
Maintaining Museveni’s securitised state
As Ugandans prepare to go to the polls in January 2021, the involvement of security forces in the electoral process is a given and political reform seems a long way off
Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next
Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule
‘He ain’t heavy, he’s a policeman and he’s paying . . .’
The story behind Ugandan photojournalist Nicholas Bamulanzeki’s iconic picture of the policeman in the floods
Is Bobi Wine more than a one-hit wonder?
COMMENT: For all Bobi Wine’s evident popularity, it remains to be seen if he can build a political machine capable of posing a serious threat to Uganda’s president
Why Uganda needs a Stella Nyanzi in Parliament
Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring…
Bobi Wine presents his presidential credentials
The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition
Meet Katoto, Museveni’s big fan
The TV cartoon character — think Homer Simpson meets Robin Hood — with added propaganda
I only have eyes for Bobi Wine
Ever since Bobi Wine, Uganda’s biggest pop star, won his seat in parliament in a contested 2017 race, western journalists have flocked to the country’s capital, Kampala, to…
Zimbabwe’s opposition copies the Kenyan playbook
Raila Odinga told Nelson Chamisa: ‘Declare victory early, and keep declaring’ — and Chamisa listened
After Mugabe: Do I dare to hope, as a Ugandan?
For many Ugandans, Mugabe’s fall has been welcomed with excitement in hopes that Yoweri Museveni’s firm 31-year-grip on power will finally be toppled.
Zuma hails Uganda for ‘peaceful’ poll amid US backlash
Ugandans ‘deserved better’, says the US as African observer missions and presidents praise the election that saw Yoweri Museveni reinstalled.
Uganda opposition leader held after election loss
Kizza Besigye has been detained for the fourth time in just over a week – a period in which he also lost to Yoweri Museveni in the national election.
Uganda’s Besigye released on bail
Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been released on bail, after being arrested at a gathering in Kampala following the death of a policeman.