Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda
UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriations Food rations for a million people in...
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Ugandan activist asks HSBC to put ‘lives before profit’ as campaigners target bank’s AGM
Patience Nabukalu, who has experienced climate-related flooding, joins protestors from around the world to deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery criticising the financing of...
Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent
Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 election Ugandan opposition politicians have accused the president, Yoweri Museveni, of attempting...
Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’
Exclusive: Opposition leader says he has ‘no choice’ but to challenge Yoweri Museveni’s regime, despite threats and previous attacks The musician turned opposition leader Bobi...
People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’
Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an...
Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala
After a five-year campaign, landmarks and streets honouring British colonialists will be renamed to reflect Ugandan culture Campaigners have welcomed a court ruling to remove...
Authoritarian regimes around the world cheer on dismantling of USAid
Elon Musk-led razing of US foreign aid agency led strong-arm rulers in Hungary, Belarus and elsewhere to celebrate Moscow has welcomed the impending dissolution of...
Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects
Abrupt order has done ‘serious damage’, say experts, with supply chains halted, HIV clinics struggling to source drugs and refugee camps facing loss of vital...
Lawyer for Ugandan opposition politician ‘arrested and tortured’
Eron Kiiza, who was representing regime opponent Dr Kizza Besigye, was assaulted and sentenced to nine months’ jail, say colleagues A human rights lawyer involved...
Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road
Deo Kato says journey from Cape Town gave him hope in humanity, despite facing racism from police and passersby on a daily basis A Ugandan...
