Tag: Uganda
Pope Francis shuns Nigeria set to visit Kenya, Uganda
Pope Francis will not visit Nigeria, the west African country hit by the incessant attack of Islamist sect, Boko Haram,…
Uganda president, Museveni seeks re-election after 3 decades in power
KAMPALA, (AP) — Uganda’s long-serving president on Friday declared his bid for re-election in 2016, saying the country needs him…
Child sacrifice for wealth, power, expected to rise in Uganda
Luweero (Uganda) (AFP) – Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in…
Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria top countries for US adoptive parents
LONDON, May 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Families in Uganda have been bribed, tricked or coerced into giving up their…
Uganda beat Nigeria, spoil Enyeama 100-cap party
Nigeria goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama had his 100-cap celebrations spoilt Wednesday as visiting Uganda turned party-poopers with a 1-0…
Eagles Camp Bubbles For Uganda Tie
Nigeria’s Super Eagles camp in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is bubbling ahead of their international friendly against the Cranes of…
Ugandan slum girl turns chess champ
Phiona Mutesi stumbled upon chess as a famished nine-year-old foraging for food in the sprawling and impoverished slums of the…
Uganda’s LRA commander now detained in The Hague
A Ugandan commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army arrived at the International Criminal Court detention centre in The Hague…
Uganda’s LRA chief arrives at ICC prison in The Hague
A Ugandan commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague Tuesday where…
US nabs top LRA rebel – Uganda army
A top commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel army has surrendered and is now in the custody…
Uganda puts returnee army general under house arrest
An outspoken Ugandan general who recently returned to the country after 18 months in self-imposed exile has been placed under…
Uganda maid handed 4-year jail term after toddler bashing
A Ugandan maid was jailed for four years Monday for abusing a toddler in a case that shocked the country…
Ugandan maid pleads guilty to baby torture
A Ugandan maid pleaded guilty Monday to torture of a baby, a case that has shocked the country after a…
Ton of ivory stolen from Uganda government vaults
Over a ton of elephant ivory seized from poachers in Uganda and worth over a million dollars has itself been…
Uganda suspends senior army officers over Somalia conduct, sex abuse
Uganda has suspended 15 of its senior military commanders over their conduct in Somalia including allegations of sexual exploitation, the…