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...
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 resolving...
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... 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...
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 numerous...
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... 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 watchers... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 13 | UGANDA A slightly bigger tent 24th June 2021 In the febrile post-election climate, President Yoweri Museveni's attempts to co-opt his political rivals and dissidents are proving tortuous for the ruling National Resistance Movement.
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 12 | KENYATANZANIAUGANDA East Africa aims to spend its way out of the pandemic recession 11th June 2021 Regional recovery plan depends on more borrowing and tougher tax enforcement Budget day on 10 June in East Africa meant 'borrowing', as the region's three biggest economies unveiled their tax and spending plans for the coming fiscal year. All... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 12 | UGANDA Motorbike killers strike again 10th June 2021 The attempted killing of one of Museveni’s most valued officers and ministers focuses attention on his cabinet appointments The 1 June attempt to assassinate Katumba Wamala in his car, which wounded him and claimed the lives of his daughter and his driver, is being seen in...
Vol 62 No 12 | TANZANIAUGANDAOIL AND GAS Pipeline may go nowhere 10th June 2021 Exporting Uganda’s oil to Tanzania and beyond looks less viable as high costs and the turn from fossil fuels become reality 'Deal Done', trumpeted the loyalist press in Dar es Salaam after President Samia Suluhu Hassan and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda signed agreements with the East African Crude...
Vol 62 No 11 | UGANDA Cracks in the ruling party 27th May 2021 The government flounders as condemnation of rights abuses grows along with the popularity of oppositionist Bobi Wine President Yoweri Museveni may be closing on a fourth decade in power but all is far from well in his restive ruling party as members wait for him...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 10 | UGANDACONGO-KINSHASA Kampala takes on another military mission which could cool bilateral tensions over gold-looting in Ituri province 18th May 2021 Kampala seeks a trade-off with Kinshasa – military help and intel in exchange for a resolution of legal disputes Ugandan troops have re–entered Congo-Kinshasa, officially at least, for the first time since the UN and African Union-brokered truce in 2002 that led to the formal exit of... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 9 | TANZANIAUGANDA Last fling for fossil fuels in East Africa in $10 billion oil and pipeline project 19th April 2021 France's Total and China's CNOOC lead the biggest new oil development in Africa as investors assess options as the great energy transition speeds up Fifteen years after oil was found in commercial quantities on its western border, Uganda is set to become one of Africa's bigger producers with a target of 230,000... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 6 | UGANDA The opposition plans its pushback 12th March 2021 President Museveni is maintaining heavy security on the street as concern mounts over treatment of detainees Tension is running high in Kampala and Jinja over a month after President Yoweri Museveni lifted restrictions on social media and the internet imposed ahead of the 14...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 5 | UGANDA Western officials weigh regional security role as calls grow for tougher measures against Kampala 8th March 2021 Critics call for Museveni's officials to be sanctioned over election and political violence as opposition prepares more protests Although National Unity Platform leader Bobi Wine dropped his Supreme Court challenge against the official declaration that President Yoweri Museveni had won 59% of the votes in the... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDA As Bobi Wine appeals against result, President Museveni plays nationalist card with European critics 5th February 2021 Until now Western governments have backed the President as a regional security ally and ignored local political skulduggery President Yoweri Museveni's decision to order the suspension of the European-funded Democratic Governance Facility risks further provoking the European Union into imposing sanctions against him. READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDAUNITED KINGDOM African concerns 4th February 2021 Britain's Minister for Africa, James Duddridge MP, has come in for criticism from the Labour opposition in Parliament for not expressing more concern about the conduct of the...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDA Opposition contender Wine asks court to overturn President Museveni's election win 2nd February 2021 Calls grow for international sanctions against state repression as evidence of vote-rigging emerges After two weeks of house arrest, the military siege around opposition leader Bobi Wine's home has been gradually lifted and he responded by filing a challenge on 1... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | UGANDA Oppositionist Bobi Wine plans next move with party supporters after court orders military to end house arrest 28th January 2021 Government keeps close watch on youthful opposition movement as discontents surge after elections marred by state violence After a High Court ruling on Monday (25 January) ordering police and army officers to leave Bobi Wine's home, which they had surrounded since election day on 14... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 2 | UGANDA Iron fist carries the day 21st January 2021 Brutal suppression of the opposition and voter intimidation won President Yoweri Museveni another term of office Although President Yoweri Museveni won the presidential election with 59% of the vote on a 57% turnout according to the electoral commission, over a dozen of the ruling...