Yoweri Museveni

Congo: At least five dead, several hurt in deadly suicide bomb attack at bar in Beni

Officials have blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, one of the deadliest armed groups in the region and claimed by the Islamic State group as its central Africa arm

Day after Uganda's Yoweri Museveni wins sixth term as president, Opposition decries results as 'fraud'

Bobi Wine, the 38-year-old singer-turned-lawmaker, posed arguably the greatest challenge yet to Museveni, 76, since he came to power in 1986

Narendra Modi unveils Sardar Vallabhai Patel bust in Uganda as first Indian prime minister to visit African country since 1997

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni unveiled a bust of India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Indian community event they addressed in Kampala.

Narendra Modi in Uganda: PM holds talks with President Yoweri Museveni, announces two lines of credit worth nearly $200 million

Following the delegation-level talks, India and Uganda signed four MoUs in the areas of defence cooperation, visa exemption for official and diplomatic passport holders, cultural exchange programme and material testing laboratory.

Uganda to levy tax on WhatsApp, Facebook, Viber and other social media platform users

Uganda has imposed a controversial tax on people using social media platforms in a move to curb "gossip" and raise revenue, the media reported.

Uganda's parliament has imposed tax on social media use; users will be charged per day for services like Facebook and WhatsApp

Users will be charged 200 shillings ($ 0.0531) per day for social media use, which is $19 per year in a country where GDP per capita was $ 615 in 2016

Robert Mugabe just latest chapter in Africa's brutal history of autocracy: How rulers cling to power

A combination of poverty, over-population and dictatorial regimes have ensured the 1.2 billion people who call Africa their home are trapped in a seemingly never ending vortex of hopelessness

United Nations chief concerned about irregularities in Uganda elections

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is backing the concerns of international observers about shortcomings and irregularities in Uganda's elections and is urging all parties to settle any disputes peacefully.

Uganda police arrest two top opposition leaders ahead of elections

Ugandan police on Thursday arrested two top opposition leaders and presidential candidates hoping to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni in elections next year, reports said.