Tanzanian’s Tundu Lissu nominated for EU’s Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who has been in detention since April 2025 while facing a treason charge, has been nominated for the European Parliament’s 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom…
Turkish embassy in Kampala closes ahead of PLU protest
The Turkish Embassy in Kampala has announced that it will close on Friday, September 18, 2026, citing a planned demonstration by the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) outside its premises.…
Police probe viral video of man punching boy
Police in Kampala have taken up investigations into a reported assault after a video showing a man punching a boy on a residential street circulated widely on social media. The…
Rwabwogo aide Bagonza remanded over Shs171.7m money laundering
The head of the secretariat at the Presidential Advisory Committee on Export and Industrial Development (PACEID), Matthew Bagonza, has been charged with abuse of office and money laundering and remanded…
Museveni breaks ground on Sh310bn Kampala fuel storage terminal
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday broke ground for the construction of the Kampala Storage Terminal (KST), a US$310 million (about Sh1.15 trillion) petroleum facility in Namwabula, Mpigi District. The…
