Uganda Revives Bill Punishing ‘Homosexuality’ with Death
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s administration announced on Thursday that it will resurrect a bill that punishes homosexuality with death.
Yoweri Museveni
Uganda: Police Charge Singer-Turned-Politician with ‘Annoying the President’
Police in Uganda this week charged a musician turned Member of Parliament (MP) and political opposition leader Bobi Wine with trying “to annoy, alarm, or ridicule” the African country’s President Yoweri Museveni, BBC reported.
Kanye West Meets Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, Gifts Pair of Sneakers
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kanye West has met with Uganda’s president during a visit to the East African nation and given the 74-year-old leader a pair of white sneakers.
Protests in Uganda After Opposition Lawmakers Abused in Prison, Re-Arrested at Airport
Protests swept across Uganda’s capital city of Kampala on Friday after police arrested two opposition lawmakers at the Entebbe airport while they attempted to travel to the United States for medical care.
Ugandan President Museveni Tells Workers on May Day: I’m Paid Too Little
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni claimed he is working for “low pay” as an argument for his citizens not to go on strike during a May Day speech on Tuesday.
Ugandan President Backs Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comments: ‘He Speaks to Africans Frankly’
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni backed President Donald Trump’s alleged comments about “shithole countries,” praising him for talking about “Africans’ weaknesses frankly.”
World View: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad Targets Civilians and Hospitals in Never-Ending War of Extermination
Contents: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad targets civilians and hospitals in never-ending war of extermination; Russia’s ‘de-escalation zones’ turn into total farce
World View: Deadly Violence Increases in English-Speaking Regions of Cameroon
Contents: Deadly violence increases in English-speaking regions of Cameroon; Cameroon’s 84-year-old president Paul Biya exhibits same violence as other African leaders
World View: Burundi’s Hutu Government Leaves International Criminal Court to Avoid Crimes Against Humanity Charges
Contents: Burundi’s Hutu government leaves International Criminal Court to avoid war crimes charges; Burundi to amend constitution to let Nkurunziza hold power until 2034
World View: Uganda Lawmakers Throw Fists and Chairs at Each Other over Museveni’s Power Grab
Contents: Uganda lawmakers throw fists and chairs at each other over Museveni’s power grab; Uganda follows a familiar pattern of violence for many African countries; Thailand’s Yingluck Shinawatra sentenced in absentia to five years in jail
World View: African Union Proposes an All-African Peacekeeping Force for South Sudan
Contents: Thousands in South Sudan flee to Uganda to escape violence; The African Union proposes an all-African peacekeeping force for South Sudan; Uganda’s president opposes arms embargo on South Sudan
WATCH – Netanyahu: Entebbe Operation Proves Jews ‘Powerless No More’
TEL AVIV – Entebbe marked a turning point for the Jewish state, proving to the world that Jews were “powerless no more,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a ceremony marking 40 years since Israel stunned the world in a daring operation to save over 100 hostages from terrorists held in Uganda’s international airport.
Uganda’s President Declares: Israel Was Right To Carry Out Entebbe Raid
ENTEBBE, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday lauded Israel’s famed July 4, 1976, Entebbe rescue of a hijacked Air France plane, saying at a memorial service to mark its 40th anniversary that the Jewish state was right to launch the operation on his country’s territory.
