Uganda

 The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Uganda, has arrested seven individuals for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian businessman of $70,000 in a fake gold…

The Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Nigerian team was drawn in Group C during the ceremony that was held in Morocco on Monday. The mouthwatering…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that Nigeria and eight other African countries benefited from an initial 899,000 vaccine doses allocated to countries hard-hit by the current mpox surge. The allocated vaccines came from European…

The US issued a raft of sanctions including visa bans and asset freezes against several African officials from Sudan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, accusing them of undermining democracy, peace, and security in their respective countries. In…

As Africa marks Africa Day on 25th May, civil society groups and climate activists will hold concerts and actions in multiple countries during the week, to draw attention to the campaign to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)…

Nigeria At the fifth Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, ENI and TotalEnergies signed a deal to deliver 70 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day to Dangote…

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni was sworn in Wednesday for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Museveni, who won re-election in January despite…

MTV Base, organizers of the MTV Africa Music Awards has postponed the event indefinitely. The ceremony was scheduled to hold in Kampala, Uganda on February 2021. In an e-mail sent to The Punch, organizers of the award said that…

Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the country on the eve of elections the opposition says were rigged. The gradual easing of internet restrictions came as…

Bobi Wine, Uganda’s opposition leader said early Friday that the country’s election had seen “widespread fraud and violence”, but he remained positive as votes were counted under an internet blackout. “Despite the widespread fraud and…