Kampala, Uganda – Motorcycle taxis, popularly known as boda bodas, are among the fastest and most affordable ways to navigate East Africa’s bustling cities. In Uganda’s capital, Kampala, thousands of riders crisscross the streets daily, providing essential transport in a city where traffic congestion and limited public transit remain challenges.…
Washington, D.C. / Kampala, Uganda – The long-standing security partnership between the United States and Uganda faces new uncertainty after U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch warned that Washington may reconsider its cooperation following incendiary social media posts by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and…
Kampala, Uganda – Uganda’s army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has issued an apology to the United States after briefly accusing its embassy in Kampala of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine evade authorities. On Friday, Kainerugaba posted on social media that the army was suspending all cooperation with the U.S. embassy. Within…
Kampala, Uganda – In a video shared from hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine walked through a family graveyard in central Uganda, mocking the army chief who has failed to capture him and lamenting what he called the injustice that has befallen him. The 43-year-old musician-turned-politician, whose real name is…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has reportedly been cut off from communications following a police raid on his home, according to his National Unity Platform (NUP) party, as authorities sought to prevent unrest ahead of the announcement of election results. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, appeared poised to extend his four-decade…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has reportedly been taken by the army from his home to an unknown location, his National Unity Platform (NUP) party said on Friday, as President Yoweri Museveni moves toward a commanding reelection victory. According to the NUP, an army helicopter landed at Wine’s compound in…
Polling stations in multiple parts of Uganda remained closed nearly two hours after voting was scheduled to begin on Thursday, according to AFP journalists and local sources. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a heavy police presence targeting opposition supporters.…