Vol 63 No 3 | RWANDAUGANDA Border reopening points to diplomatic thaw 31st January 2022 President Museveni's son and putative successor played key role in sensitive negotiations as Kampala and Kigali discuss new regional security threats The agreement between Uganda's General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to re-open their countries' common land border on 31 January was driven by economic lo...
Vol 63 No 2 | UGANDANORWAY World Bank's hidden charges 20th January 2022 Norway's Auditor-General has uncovered millions of dollars in hidden administrative costs after probing a US$100 million grant to Uganda. The grant was from the Global Partnership ...
Vol 62 No 24 | UGANDA Kampala bombings linked to Islamic State 22nd November 2021 Regional security services say they have uncovered training networks and a cash pipeline of hundreds of thousands of dollars to fighters affiliated with the group The double suicide-bomb attack in Kampala on 16 November was the fourth terrorist explosion in Uganda in two months. Security services in the region are focused on what they see as...
Vol 62 No 23 | ETHIOPIAKENYAUGANDA Rebel advance drives a diplomatic flurry 9th November 2021 Reports that a joint opposition force might march on Addis Ababa have triggered a fresh push for a ceasefire and political talks The call by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for a summit on Ethiopia's deepening crisis reveals growing alarm among regional leaders and the problems their organisations face in...
Vol 62 No 22 | UGANDA Bomb suspects abound 4th November 2021 A spate of attacks in Uganda is raising questions about the government's grip on security. It follows a wave of murders by machete-wielding assailants.
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 22 | KENYAUGANDA Bilateral talks could resolve rumbling fight over dairy and sugar trade 27th October 2021 A much-needed diplomatic mission could repair the ructions at the heart of East Africa's single market project Officials from Nairobi are to travel to Uganda next month to verify disputed claims over milk and sugar imports as one of the major trade fights in the East African Community edges... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 20 | UGANDA Regime blames MPs for killings 7th October 2021 After police failed to trace the assassins who killed 26 people in Masaka, the government declares it was two opposition MPs No sooner had Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, MPs belonging to Bobi Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP), been released on bail on murder charges on 29 September than the...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 18 | RWANDAUGANDA The cold war continues after President Kagame delays response on meeting President Museveni 15th September 2021 There is no end to the froideur between Kigali and Kampala as each country makes new regional trade plans Rwanda's closure of the Katuna border with Uganda – the busiest crossing – curtailed trade between the two countries in early 2019. The crossings stayed closed despite ...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 17 | UGANDA Diplomatic glitch after government agrees to take in Afghan refugees 24th August 2021 Foreign ministry initiative creates tensions with the presidency in Entebbe President Yoweri Museveni's government may have seen a chance to curry favour with the United States by quickly agreeing to take in 2,000 refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the Tal... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 14 | KENYAUGANDA Deputy President Ruto courts Museveni's support 13th July 2021 As electoral rivalries get ever more complex in Nairobi, a leading presidential contender seeks backing in Kampala Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says that his meeting with Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto last week was simply a gathering of neighbouring leaders. But to State House wat... READ FOR FREE
