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...