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May 19, 2024 at 1:11 AM. KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs ...
General elections were held in Uganda on 14 January 2021 to elect the President and the Parliament. The Electoral Commission announced Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, the incumbent ruling since 1986, as the winner with 58.64% of the votes although the U.S. State Department qualified the electoral process as "fundamentally flawed" and Africa Elections Watch said they observed irregularities.
On 11 May, Uganda registered one new case of coronavirus out of the 2,296 samples from truck drivers at the border points of entry into Uganda. The new confirmed case was a 45 years old Ugandan male truck driver who arrived in Uganda from Juba via Elegu border point of entry. By 11 May, the total number of confirmed cases were 122.
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police have arrested another five people and discovered five more explosives around the capital Kampala in a bombing plot linked to an Islamist rebel group, the force said.
Jessica Kayanja is the founder of the Girl Power Ministries, a non-profit organization that empowers young women through mentorship and education. The organization aims to build confidence and leadership skills in young women and has impacted the lives of many in Uganda and beyond. [7]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the Ugandan government after concluding that its anti-LGBTQ law, which has been condemned by many countries and ...
14 January – 2021 Ugandan general election. [5] [6] Yoweri Museveni is declared the winner with 59% of the vote compared to 35% for Bobi Wine. Wine promises to present evidence of voter fraud and to challenge the election. [7] Museveni had 5.85 million votes and Wine had 3.48 million votes; Vote turnout was 52%.
There are a number of newspapers in Uganda today. New Vision is Uganda's leading English daily newspaper. It is a state-owned newspaper and has the largest nationwide circulation. The Daily Monitor is an independent English-language newspaper and second in circulation to the New Vision. The two papers dominate the print section of media in Uganda.