Uganda president makes son general

Uganda's president has made his son a one-star general and appointed him commander of the country's special forces, leading some Ugandans to conclude that the son is being groomed to ...

Source: news 24

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Uganda leadership power struggle looms

The party of Uganda's long-serving ruler appears to have split up into rival factions jostling for power in anticipation of the president's possible exit, officials and analysts said on Wednesday.

Source: news 24

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Uganda Ranked Third Best Governed Country In East Africa

Uganda Ranked Third Best Governed Country In East Africa

Source: UG Pulse

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Bid to limit presidential term set to fail: Uganda

A bid to limit the tenure of Uganda's longtime president looks set to fail, Ugandan politicians said, as ruling party officials argue he needs more time than the 26 years ...

Source: Times Live

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Ugandan MPs announce move to restore term limits

More than 20 Ugandan MPs yesterday morning turned up at a press briefing where they declared support for a plan to re-introduce term limits

Source: Africa Review

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Uganda police set tough rules for protesters at major meeting

Ugandan police have set out tough guidelines for expected demonstrators during a major meeting that starts Saturday

Source: Africa Review

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Uganda's Museveni says won't bow to strike pressure

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni refused to yield under pressure to striking local traders

Source: Reuters Africa

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Uganda: MPs probe $5.5m Museveni war pay to Burundi

President Museveni ordered senior officials in the Ministry of Finance to pay more than $14.2 million (about Shs35.5 billion) to Burundi, MPs heard yesterday. The claims are now a subject ...

Source: Daily Monitor

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Uganda: "We Are Going to Remove Museveni," Say Opposition

The Opposition yesterday began a countdown to what it considers as President Museveni's last days in office, declaring "a change of government is a clear goal that we are pursuing".

Source: allAfrica.com

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Uganda: Gravedigger problem: How Museveni’s very success is now bringing him down

Since April this year, President Yoweri Museveni’s government has been under constant pressure.

Source: The East African

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Wildfire Consumes Wildlife Authority

The new board at the Uganda Wildlife Authority sacked seven top managers over alleged financial impropriety – then irregularly doubled its own allowances and benefits.

Source: Daily Monitor

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Uganda: Speaker okays motion to probe vote rigging

Parliament is expected to vote on a key motion that calls for an inquiry into the allegations of widespread vote rigging, ghost voters, missing names, violence and bribery and other ...

Source: Daily Monitor

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Cabinet, Parliament set for battle to increase presidential terms

President Museveni's cabinet and a number of ruling party MPs are planning to have the presidential term extended from five to seven

Source: Daily Monitor

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Uganda: Ugandan officers defy orders to leave Migingo

NAIROBI-Ugandan security forces on the disputed Migingo and Ugingo islands in Lake Victoria have defied exit orders issued by the Kenyan government, the Daily Nation reports.

Source: New Vision

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Of Irish Soil and Ugandan Politics

Ian Clarke, 59, a family practice physician, with dual Irish and Ugandan citizenship, is running for local office in a hard-knocks neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda

Source: The New York Times

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Museveni's nemesis cleared in court, already causing trouble in Uganda

In a ruling that might have come as a surprise to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who likes to have a little more control, the country’s high court dismissed all charges ...

Source: Daily Maverick

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Uganda: Museveni, Mutebile clash over jets cash

The Governor of the Central Bank says President Museveni’s erratic policies and the government’s fiscal indiscipline have led to higher inflation and declining foreign reserves, a UK-based newspaper reported yesterday.

Source: Daily Monitor

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Ugandans in SA want Zuma to decline inauguration invitation

The Ugandan community in South Africa is asking President Jacob Zuma to decline an invitation to President Yoweri Museveni’s inauguration next week.

Source: Eye Witness News

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Publication names Museveni among worst dictators

Writing in the influential Foreign Policy magazine, Ghanian-born American Prof. George Ayitteh, listed 40 presidents, among them President Museveni, as the world’s “worst of the worst dictators”. On Tuesday, the ...

Source: Daily Monitor

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Uganda: Police say al-Shabaab targeting the opposition

The police have warned leaders of opposition political parties of what they say are specific threats by the Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorists to assassinate them.

Source: Daily Monitor

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