Rwanda’s M23 gamble backfires
UN experts have accused Uganda and Rwanda of backing M23 rebels, and despite denials, officials in Kigali have been anxious over the turn of events.
View ArticleCongo blames mediator Uganda for collapse of rebel talks
The Congolese government delegation has quit Ugandan-hosted talks with M23 rebels.
View ArticleWADA ends with signing of bilateral agreements
The South African Sports Ministry on Friday signed bilateral agreements with governments of Jamaica and Uganda.
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UK man in court over stolen gay images
A British man faces a court hearing in Uganda following the publication of images from his stolen laptop of him having sex with another man.
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Uganda clamps down on opposition protests
Ugandan police arrested key opposition leaders Tuesday after protests sparked by the imminent suspension of the capital’s mayor, also under arrest, opposition supporters said.
View ArticleUganda: Life in prison for ‘gay acts’
Uganda has passed a law that makes some gay acts punishable by life in prison, says a spokesperson for the legislature.
View ArticleTrain de-rails in Kenya killing 6
A cargo train bound for Uganda derailed in one of Africa’s biggest slum, Kibera, on Sunday injuring at least 6 people with more feared hurt.
View ArticleUganda passes harsh anti-gay laws
After years of controversy, Uganda’s parliament passes a bill that punishes certain acts of homosexuality with life in prison.
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Gay rights campaigners to fight Uganda homosexuality bill ‘to the end’
Gay rights activists in Uganda vowed a “fight to the end” to stop an anti-homosexuality bill passed by parliament from becoming law in the African nation.
View ArticleUganda passes anti-gay bill
The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill that punishes homosexuality with up to life in prison.
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Richard Branson calls on business to boycott Uganda
British tycoon Richard Branson has urged companies to boycott Uganda over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by its parliament last week.
View ArticleUN troops fire on Uganda rebels in DRC
After a deadly attack by rebels in DRC’s Kamango, SA helicopters in the UN intervention force have helped the country’s troops take back the town.
View ArticleUganda’s Museveni threatens S Sudan rebel leader with ‘defeat’
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni says East African nations have agreed to unite if South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar rejects a ceasefire offer.
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Uganda president in no rush to sign anti-gay law
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni will not rush to approve a controversial anti-gay draft law, widely criticised internationally but overwhelmingly backed by local political and religious leaders, his...
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Uganda parliament backs troops in South Sudan
Uganda’s parliament endorsed Tuesday the government’s decision to send troops to neighbouring war-ravaged South Sudan, with the defence minister saying the army had help avert “genocide”.
View ArticleUganda president refuses to approve anti-gay Bill
Yoweri Museveni has not signed the controversial law, saying there are better ways to cure the results of "sexual starvation" and "random breeding".
View ArticleUganda anti-gay bill blocked
Uganda’s President has declined to sign a bill that would punish certain homosexual acts with life in prison, but the move was not borne of out of an effort to afford gays and lesbians civil rights.
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God loves homosexuals – UK archbishops
Archbishops in UK have reportedly written to the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda following the passing of legislation targeting homosexuals in their countries.
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Three killed by rampaging elephant
An injured elephant went on a rampage in northern Uganda, killing three people and injuring three others before being brought back to a national park, wildlife officials said Friday.
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22 DRC soldiers, 230 Uganda rebels killed
Twenty-two Congolese soldiers and 230 Ugandan rebels have been killed in a nearly month-long offensive in restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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