Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni banned top military commanders, including his son and Commander of the Land Forces (CLF), Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, from commenting on security and foreign policy issues on social media platforms, reported Daily Monitor. The decision follows a meeting the Commander-in-Chief held with service chiefs last weekend, …
Read More »Rwandan president meets Ugandan Museveni as relations resume
Rwandan President Paul Kagame traveled to Uganda to hold a meeting with counterpart Yoweri Museveni as diplomatic relations between the two countries resume. A statement from State House Entebbe said the two leaders agreed to push for peace and stability in the region by addressing the crisis in eastern Democratic …
Read More »Uganda: exiled author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija faces arrest warrant
A Ugandan court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, an international award-winning author who fled to Germany last month. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested at the end of December and held for almost a month before he was charged with communications offences related to tweets that criticized President …
Read More »Uganda: President’s son announces his retirement from the army
The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba – has announced his retirement from the army. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am happy to announce my retirement,” he posted on Twitter. After 28 years of …
Read More »Uganda: president Museveni meets Russian ambassador
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with Russian Federation Ambassador to Uganda Vladlen Semivolos on Thursday to discuss “matters of mutual interest”. He gave no further details, but it came a day after Uganda abstained from voting for a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sixteen other African countries …
Read More »Uganda: exiled author sues government over alleged torture
A Ugandan novelist charged with insulting President Yoweri Museveni has taken the government to court over his alleged torture by soldiers, local media report. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested in December after posting tweets insulting Mr Museveni and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He denied the charges. He wants the East African …
Read More »EU condemns Museveni’s son for supporting Russia in Ukraine conflict
European Union (EU) diplomats have condemned the powerful son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for expressing support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gen Kainerugaba had on Tuesday tweeted that “the majority of mankind (that are non-white) support Russia’s stand in Ukraine. Putin is absolutely right!”. …
Read More »Uganda: Museveni’s son backs Russian invasion of Ukraine
The powerful son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gen Kainerugaba – who is the commander of Uganda’s land forces – tweeted that “the majority of mankind (that are non-white) support Russia’s stand in Ukraine”. “Putin is absolutely …
Read More »Rwanda to reopen border with neighboring Uganda
The Rwandan authorities have announced the reopening of the main border with Uganda from next Monday, which has been closed for almost three years. The border’s reopening was announced after meeting of President Yoweri Museveni’s son Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Cross-border movement of people and …
Read More »Uganda: novelist Rukirabashaija’s wife sues police chiefs
The wife of detained Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has sued the country’s police chiefs demanding that they produce him, BBC News reports. A court on Tuesday directed the police to release Mr Rukirabashaija unconditionally, but he is still in custody. Eva Basima sued the special forces command chief and police …
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