Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term on Tuesday, extending his nearly 40-year rule after disputed elections that drew criticism from opposition groups and international rights organizations. Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, took the oath of office at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala during a ceremony attended by thousands…
A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in the capital, Kampala, in a case that has drawn national outrage and renewed attention to violent crime involving children. The High Court found 38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum guilty of killing the children during…
Ugandan and Congolese forces have rescued at least 200 civilians who had been held captive by the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group linked to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan military said Monday the captives were freed last week during a joint operation targeting rebel positions near the…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is set to travel to Nairobi on 23 April 2026 to attend the Africa We Build Summit 2026, a high-level gathering aimed at accelerating infrastructure development across the continent. The two-day summit will take place at JW Marriott in Westlands, Nairobi, bringing together senior government officials, financiers and private sector leaders…
A group of 12 deportees from the United States has arrived in Uganda, marking the first known transfer under a controversial safe third country agreement between the two governments, according to officials and legal groups. The individuals, described as third country nationals whose asylum claims in the United States had been rejected, landed at Entebbe…
A man armed with a sharp weapon killed four children at a nursery school in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in a rare and deeply disturbing attack, police said Thursday. The victims, one girl and three boys, were attacked at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as…
Uganda is facing mounting revenue losses after fresh evidence emerged linking a major gold exporter to large-scale tax evasion through under-declared shipments. Documents from the Uganda Revenue Authority show that Thaba Investments Limited may have failed to fully declare gold exports between January 2022 and January 2026, raising concerns about oversight in one of the…
Uganda’s top military commander has declared his nation stands ready to join the fight on Israel’s side if its survival faces existential threat from Iran, injecting an unexpected African voice into the escalating Middle East conflict. Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, made the pledge in a…
Uganda’s economy expanded by 8.5% in the quarter ended December 2024, sharply up from 5.4% in the same period a year earlier, as surging consumer demand and a construction boom drove the country’s strongest growth performance in recent memory, the Finance Ministry announced Tuesday. The government disclosed the figures in a post on the X…
Kenya is on track to meet all financial obligations and infrastructural requirements for co-hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Uganda and Tanzania. Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya said the ministry is collaborating closely with the National Treasury, Parliament and other agencies under a whole-of-government approach to ensure the country fulfills its commitments for…
