Uganda

  • Jul 16, 2019
  • 2 min read

Wine's presidential bid will test Ugandan opposition

Opposition firebrand Bobi Wine has ended speculation by announcing he will run for president

Uganda
  • Jul 15, 2019
  • 7 min read

Fears of Ebola spread in East Africa will grow

New cases in border regions highlight the risks Congo's Ebola epidemic poses to neighbouring countries

East Africa
  • May 23, 2019
  • 7 min read

Repression may unite Uganda’s old and new opposition

A pact between two major opposition figures improves the prospects for a new opposition front ahead of 2021 elections

Uganda
  • May 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Uganda opposition alliance may face internal pressures

Uganda’s two leading opposition politicians have announced a political pact

Uganda
  • May 7, 2019
  • 2 min read

East African rail links may miss their connections

An ambitious plan for a trans-regional railway is unravelling, as funding shortfalls collide with mounting debt

East Africa
  • May 3, 2019
  • 8 min read

Ugandan authorities may miss mark in Bobi Wine affair

Authorities have again arrested Bobi Wine, but they still have no new answers to the singer or the issues he represents

Uganda
  • Apr 30, 2019
  • 2 min read

Ugandan authorities play dangerous game with Bobi Wine

Opposition activist Bobi Wine is again in the news after being arrested for staging a protest last year

Uganda
  • Apr 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Vulnerability deepens East African food crisis risks

Increasingly frequent droughts combine with conflict and market disruptions to heighten the risk of regional food crises

East Africa