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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Uganda told the UN rights council on Thursday that it does not “tolerate” discrimination based on sexual orientation, a claim directly undermined by the government’s widely condemned record on gay rights. Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa also blamed British colonialism for laws that remain on Uganda’s …

The petitioner in the embattled Kato Lubwama case has dragged Makerere University to another court, seeking to know how the Member of Parliament (MP) was admitted through the mature age entry process. Habib Buwembo, the applicant in the Lubwama High Court case, has petitioned the Chief Magistrate Court in Mengo seeking …

Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya have agreed to jointly promote and market tourist destinations in the three countries as a follow up to an agreement to have a single tourist visa. Under the new arrangement, the three countries will be showcasing tourism destinations in the three countries and encouraging tourists to …

Saturday Uganda vs Kampala region Select XI November 8 International friendly: Uganda vs Zambia November 12 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualfier-Africa Zone: Uganda vs Congo Brazzaville Uganda coach Sredejovic ‘Micho’ Milutin has named a Cranes squad to prepare to face Zambia in a friendly on November 8 and for …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Michael O’HAGAN A day after Uganda’s president ordered the closure of one of Africa’s oldest universities, 23-year old Gabriel Deng was hurriedly stuffing his belongings into rucksacks in a rundown student hostel. Pop music blared down the corridor from a nearby room as other students …

Goma, DR Congo | AFP |  Six civilians were hacked to death in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack by Ugandan Islamist rebels, local officials said Tuesday. Fighters from the Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a small village in North Kivu province on Monday, …

The Police on Tuesday fired tear gas, water cannons and gunshots to stop hundreds of students protesting the refusal by lecturers’ to teach them. The anti-riot police which was later joined by the military police shot several times in the air and pepper sprayed the angry students who had gone …

Uganda opposition leader Dr .Kiiza Besigye on Tuesday reported to Kampala High Court’s Criminal Division Registry as required in his bail for the treason charges that are still pending before the Nakawa Magistrates Court. He appeared before deputy registrar Mary Khainza who extended his bail to November 16, 2016 as on 14th he …

The ongoing trial of 14 men accused of killing Ugandan Muslim clerics has been halted until November 21,  2016 because the judiciary has no funds to facilitate witnesses in this case. This was revealed by lead judge of the High Court’s International Crimes Division Ezekiel Muhanguzi after listening to the  evidence of …

The new United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Uganda Country Representative Sande Amakobe has said she will focus on tackling infections in children, adolescent girls and boosting domestic funding during her four year tenure. Amakobe said that though Uganda is one of the countries that had initially made major strides …