Uganda : new trial over Tilenga project
A Paris court has held a key hearing in campaigners' push for accountability from the energy multinational TotalEnergies over its controversial oil project in Uganda. The EACOP is set to be the…
Nigeria’s total public debt increases by N6 trillion in 1 year, Pope receives vaccination and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Friday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.…
Uganda: Fears of further violence ahead of election
Ugandan troops have been deployed ahead of Thursday's vote. Opposition candidate Bobi Wine has urged supporters to cast a 'protest vote.'…
Uganda: Presidential candidate Bobi Wine says army raided his home, arrested staff
Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was doing a live radio interview with Kenya's Hot 96 FM station when the reported raid took place. Ugandan authorities are yet to comment.…
Unprecedented violence against journalists in Uganda as election approaches : Human Rights Network
The coordinator of the Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda says they have registered over 100 attacks against journalists since the nomination of candidates for the January 14th elections. He adds…
Ugandan police chief refuses to apologise for violence against journalists
Uganda's Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, says that police has been using force against journalists to prevent them from going to dangerous places, and refuses to apologize for the violence…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine takes president to ICC
Bobi Wine, the opposition presidential candidate in Uganda's upcoming elections, has laid a complaint with the International Criminal Court against President Yoweri Museveni and others, for crimes against humanity, among other accusations.…
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine asks ICC to investigate rights abuses
Uganda's main opposition leader has asked a tribunal in The Hague to investigate his country's president for human rights abuses. At an online press conference, police accosted Bobi Wine and dragged him…
Uganda media walks out of security press conference
Ugandan journalists walk out of security media conference in Kampala in protest of increased violence against them by security forces. On Sunday two journalists were shot at, one critically injured, in the…
Uganda sees no end to election-related violence
Tensions are rising as Uganda gears up for a general election. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 36 years, has changed the constitution to be able to run again. Experts fear the…
Nicholas Opiyo: Uganda’s rebellious rights lawyer
Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has campaigned for civil rights and political freedoms. For this, he has paid a high price. His clients have included Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine.…