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Ugandan journalists charged with treason over ‘fake’ news

Prosecutors in Uganda have preferred treason charges against three Ugandan journalists who published a news report claiming of a possible coup in Rwanda.

Ugandan Journalists arrested over ‘fake’ news

Police in Uganda have arrested editors and directors of a popular tabloid newspapers for publishing what officials claimed was a fake news about a possible coup in Rwanda.

Museveni claims he would resurrect when he dies

The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has said that he does not fear death and expects to die one day but like Jesus Christ, he would resurrect.

Doctors in Uganda on strike despite jail threat

Doctors in Uganda are reported to have embarked on an indefinite strike despite threats by the government to jail them for striking.

Uganda’s Besigye re-arrested after initial release

Uganda’s outspoken politician and opposition leader from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kizza Besigye who was released on Wednesday from detention has been re-arrested by the police.

Ugandan opposition leader Besigye released from detention

Uganda’s outspoken politician and opposition leader from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kizza Besigye was released on Wednesday from detention after his arrest last week by the police.

3-year-olds in Uganda to receive sex education

The government of Uganda has announced that it would be introducing children as young as three years in schools to sex education.

Ugandan MP fined $10 for urinating in public

A Ugandan Member of Parliament has been fined $10 by a court in the capital Kampala for urinating in public. Pictures of Abraham Abiriga’s offence were made public sparking widespread condemnation on social media.

Ugandan opposition leader Besigye arrested

Uganda’s outspoken politician and former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Kizza Besigye was arrested on Thursday and detained by the police.

Deadly Marburg virus kills two in Uganda

Ugandan officials have confirmed the death of two people from Marburg virus in the eastern part of the country. This is the first of such outbreak which is similar to the deadly Ebola virus which wreaked havoc in some African countries.

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