London, Jan. 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Uganda banned social media and messaging apps on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer. Users complained on Tuesday that they were unable to access Facebook and WhatsApp, social media platforms being widely used ...

London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five more prison escapees have been killed in an ongoing pursuit of 219 inmates who had escaped in a massive jailbreak in the northeastern district of Moroto, a military spokesperson said on Sunday. This brings the total number of inmates killed to 13 Flavia Byekwaso, Uganda’s military spokeswoman, told Chinese news ...

London, Sep 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has suspended operations of 208 humanitarian/aid agencies over violations of rules governing refugees in the East African country, a top government official said on Monday. Hilary Onek, minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, told Xinhua news website that some of the refugee partners were operating within the refugee settlements ...

London, June 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-In a landmark ruling, the High Court in Kampala has granted voting rights to prisoners who are serving various jail terms and those living in the diaspora. The Electoral Commission now has to make arrangements to include them on the voters’ register to participate in next year’s general election. READ ALSO: ...

London, June 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda on Friday started mandatory Covid-19 testing for ministers after staffers in the prime minister’s office tested positive, the health ministry confirmed. Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda said he was self-isolating despite testing negative for the virus. “Friends, I have gone into self-isolation after some of my contacts tested positive for ...

London, May 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-German Environment Ministry in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has launched an ambition e-bike project in Uganda that allows  Kampala’s boda bodas — motorcycle taxis run on solar power in bid to can make the streets cleaner and their business greener.    READ ALSO: TANZANIA REOPENS COLLEGES, SPORTS ACTIVITIES DESPITE MOUNTING CONCERNS The ...

London, May 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has given the strongest indication that presidential election in his country scheduled for early next year may not take place if the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t ease  President Yoweri Museveni has said it would be “madness” to hold general elections while still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO: GHANAIAN ...

London, May 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kenya and Uganda on Saturday morning experienced a national power blackout almost at the same time which lasted more than seven hours Confirming the power blackout, Uganda’s main electricity distribution company, Umeme Limited confirmed the outage in an alert on its social media pages. READ ALSO: ETHIOPIAN TROOPS ADMIT SHOOTING DOWN ...

London, April 30, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The high court in Uganda has ruled that MPs must pay back any money they received as part of a package they approved to fight coronavirus in their constituencies, local media report  An allocation of 2.4 million euros was paid into the individual accounts of lawmakers earlier in April, according to The Observer newspaper. ...

London, April 23, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where they had been quarantined over the deadly Coronavirus. According to the Daily Monitor, the group last month escaped from a hotel in Kibuli and were later arrested together with their Ugandan ...