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...