Tag: Uganda
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๐บ๐ฌ Ugandan military extends detention of opposition leader Besigyeย
A Ugandan army court on Tuesday further remanded opposition leader Kizza Besigye to prison until next January. Besigye’s defense team had requested a short adjournement but the court marial head sided with the state which demanded a long break. Besigye is charged alongside his comrade Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya with endangering national security and subversion. The…
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Cybersecurity Breach at Ugandaโs Central Bank: $17 Million Stolen, Probe Ordered
Uganda is in the spotlight following a major cybersecurity breach at the Bank of Uganda (BoU), with reports claiming that hackers siphoned off 62 billion Ugandan shillings (approximately $17 million). The government has ordered an investigation into the attack, which has sparked concerns about financial security in Uganda and across Africa. The Hack: What We…
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๐บ๐ฌ Uganda plans to launch longest heated oil pipeline by 2027 โ minister
The world’s longest heated oil pipeline, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), is “still viable” despite funding delays caused by activist protests, with first deliveries expected by 2027. Construction of the pipeline began in 2017, and it will be almost 1,500 km long. The pipeline will run from two fields on the shores of…
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๐บ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ช Ugandan politician โkidnappedโ in Kenya, taken to military court
Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya. Besigye, 68, a doctor and critic of President Yoweri Museveni, was brought to the Makindye General Court Martial under a heavily armed military escort on Wednesday. His lawyer Erias Lukwago…
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๐บ๐ฌ Ugandans detained for insulting President Museveni and family on TikTok
Two Ugandan men have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and the president’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on TikTok. David Ssengozi, also known as Lucky Choice (21), and Isaiah Ssekagiri (28) appeared before Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis, who ordered their detention at Kigo Prison until November 13 for an…
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๐บ๐ฌ Suspected cult members kill eight in Uganda village
Suspected cult members attacked a village in Uganda, killing at least eight people, including a child as young as three and members of the assailants’ families, authorities said on Wednesday. The assault occurred on Tuesday night about 250 km (150 miles)from the capital Kampala. Eight others were injured, police said. Security forces including from the…
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Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda received the status of BRICS partner countries
At the BRICS summit held in Kazan, a decision was made to introduce the status of a partner country of the association. It has already been received by 13 countries, including Nigeria, Algeria and Uganda. Also now included among BRICS partner countries are Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Currently,…
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Uganda sentences LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years for war crimes
A court in Uganda has sentenced Lordโs Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the groupโs two-decade reign of violence. The sentence was announced on Friday by Michael Elubu, the lead judge in the case, at a court in the northern…
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Ugandan Defense Forces Chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba gave the US Ambassador a three-day ultimatum
Ugandan Defense Forces Chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba Issues Ultimatum to US Ambassador In a dramatic turn of events that has escalated tensions between Uganda and the United States, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and son of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has issued a public ultimatum…
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Uganda commissions $1.7 bln China-financed hydropower plant
Uganda on Thursday commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 megawatt (MW) power plant built on the River Nile that cost $1.7 billion, financed with a loan from China. The Karuma Hydropower Project (KHP), constructed by Sinohydro Corporation, sharply raises Uganda’s generation capacity to slightly above 2000 MW. Construction of the plant, which began…
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