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Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out
By VOA,
906, February 19, 2021 (EAT)
As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...
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Ugandan Gov’t restores social media sites except Facebook
By VOA,
900, February 11, 2021 (EAT)
Ugandan authorities restored access to the internet Wednesday, a month after blocking it ahead of the January 14 elections. Also Read: Facebook rem...
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ICC convicts former Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen of war crimes
By Citizen Reporter,
1122, February 6, 2021 (EAT)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted Ugandan child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity, includin...
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Bobi Wine challenges election result in court
By Reuters,
1603, February 1, 2021 (EAT)
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a supreme court challenge seeking cancellation of the results of a presidential election that handed victory...
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Bobi Wine, still under house arrest, says no food left for relative’s baby
By Citizen Reporter,
1551, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
Besieged opposition leader Bobi Wine has revealed that he has been under house arrest with an 18 month-old-baby whose food has run out. Taking to T...
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OPINION: For Uganda, stability without legitimacy cannot last
By Guest Writer,
604, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
By the Kofi Annan Foundation On Saturday, Uganda’s electoral commission announced that 76-year-old incumbent President Yoweri Museveni won a sixt...
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Facebook accounts for top Uganda officials shut down
By Agencies,
1422, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
Facebook has shut down accounts of top Uganda officials who are said to have manipulated public debate ahead of elections on Thursday. Also Read: T...
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UN officials say fair elections unlikely in Uganda
By VOA,
1030, January 11, 2021 (EAT)
U.N. officials warn prevailing political conditions in Uganda are stacked against the likelihood of free and fair parliamentary and presidential elect...
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine says his bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed
By CNN,
819, December 28, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was run over and killed Sunday by a military police truck, while taking...
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Bobi Wine calls on U.S. to hold Uganda accountable on human rights, says he was nearly killed twice
By CNN,
909, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan music star turned presidential candidate Bobi Wine says he was nearly killed twice in recent weeks and called on the international community t...
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“I will fear no evil!” Bobi Wine declares as he resumes presidential campaigns
By Benjamin Muriuki,
918, December 3, 2020 (EAT)
Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, is set to resume his campaigns on Thursday amid heightened tension in the...
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Several injured as Bobi Wine supporters clash with Uganda police
By Reuters,
1001, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
A music producer for Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine was on Tuesday wounded in the mouth by a rubber bullet during clashes betwe...
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Bobi Wine released after charges over ‘acts likely to spread coronavirus’
By Reuters,
1719, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
Uganda’s detained presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine was released on bail on Friday after authorities charged him over acts likely to spr...
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Death toll rises to 28 in Uganda, 577 detained over Bobi Wine protests
By Reuters,
1408, November 20, 2020 (EAT)
28 people have died and 577 have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine, police sa...
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Tullow exits Uganda project, sells stake to Total for Ksh.61B
By Reuters,
1154, April 23, 2020 (EAT)
Total has agreed to buy Tullow Oil’s entire stake in jointly-held onshore oil fields in Uganda for $575 million (Ksh.61,473,250,000), Tullow said on...
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Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces 5 new cases of coronavirus
By CNN,
2026, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday. Th...
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Uganda mulls spraying visitors with disinfectant to stop coronavirus
By VOA,
1138, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
Uganda's Health Minister Ruth Aceng has announced new measures aimed at preventing the coronavirus from entering the country. She says authorities may...
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African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases
By CNN,
1408, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
As coronavirus spreads across the globe, countries in Africa are taking preventive measures to keep the disease out and many are showing a strong leve...
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Stella Nyanzi, Ugandan activist convicted of harassing Museveni, finally freed
By Ian Omondi,
2114, February 20, 2020 (EAT)
A Ugandan court on Thursday freed prominent activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi who was slapped with an 18-month jail sentence in August last year for harassin...
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BWIRE: Busia roads a disgrace to the nation
By Victor Bwire,
1724, December 29, 2019 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire The level of neglect shown by the authorities in Busia town both national and county government on managing the national transnatio...
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