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Uganda’s President Museveni takes commanding lead in early election results

January 16, 2026 admin

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early election results announced ‌on Friday (January 16, 2026), while the party of his main challenger, Bobi Wine, said its leader was under effective house arrest. The 81-year-old Mr. Museveni has ruled Uganda since seizing power…

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UN panel says Uganda has violated South Sudan arms embargo

December 11, 2025 admin

People sit on a pickup truck as they prepare to travel about 250 km south to Adre, on the Chad-Sudan border, at a transport station in Tine, eastern Chad, November 25, 2025. The movement comes amid the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army. | Photo Credit: Reuters Uganda…

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Swiss-Indian Billionaire Pankaj Oswal’s Daughter Detained In Uganda, He Moves UN

October 17, 2024 admin

Delhi: Swiss industrialist Pankaj Oswal filed an appeal with the United Nations against the alleged illegal detention of his 26-year-old daughter in Uganda. Vasundhara Oswal was seized by around 20 armed men, who did not produce an identification or warrant, from Oswal’s extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) plant in Uganda. While she was detained on October 1, purportedly…

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Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump collapse reaches 18

August 11, 2024 admin

People gather at a site of a collapsed landfill in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen….

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T20 World Cup: New Zealand Register First Win, Hammer Uganda By 9 Wickets

June 15, 2024 admin

New Zealand put up a clinical performance to notch a comprehensive but a consolatory nine-wicket win over minnows Uganda in the T20 World Cup in Tarouba. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult (2/7) and fellow veteran quick Tim Southee (3/4) wrecked havoc as Uganda folded up for a mere 40 in 18.4 overs, missing the…

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New Zealand vs Uganda LIVE Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: New Zealand Strike Early As Uganda Go 3 Down

June 14, 2024 admin

New Zealand vs Uganda, T20 World Cup 2024 LIVE Updates© X (formerly Twitter) New Zealand vs Uganda LIVE Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Uganda have lost their third wicket against New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Group C match. Earlier, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to field. Both…

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T20 World Cup Group C Preview: West Indies Aim For Third Title, New Zealand And Afghanistan In The Mix

May 31, 2024 admin

Two-time champions and co-hosts West Indies are grouped with New Zealand, Afghanistan, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea in the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. West Indies and New Zealand are the top-ranked teams in Group C, but will face strong resistance from Afghanistan, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea as they aim to…

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T20 World Cup 2024: Squads Of All Competing Teams

May 30, 2024 admin

The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will see the return of a major global cricket tournament to the West Indies after 14 years. The USA will also host World Cup games for the first time ever. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced India’s 15-man squad on April 30. Rohit Sharma will lead the…

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Barbecues, Crane, Night Club: Uganda’s T20 World Cup Team Reveal Hailed As “Most Innovative”. Watch

May 6, 2024 admin

The T20 World Cup squads for various teams are out. The 2024 T20 World Cup will be played in West Indies and USA from June 2 while the final will be played on June 29. This time a record 20 teams are playing in the marquee event. The teams have been divided in four groups…

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Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases

April 3, 2024 admin

Uganda’s deputy chief justice and head of the court Buteera (C), with other five judges, delivers a judgment on the consolidated petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Kampala on April 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for “aggravated…

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