Vol 55 No 25 | UGANDA Central bank cracks whip 19th December 2014 Museveni is looking for ways of financing his 2016 election campaign and officials are reluctant to print money A rift between President Yoweri Museveni and the Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, is rapidly widening. The Governor recently revealed that during the 2011 presidential...
Vol 55 No 23 | UGANDACHINA Loans for oil 21st November 2014 Multibillion dollar Chinese loans less than two years before the elections raise commercial and political questions China has for some time been a leading lender to Uganda but loans have accelerated this year since the government promised to pay for Chinese-built infrastructure from future...
Vol 55 No 21 | UGANDA Mbabazi on the ropes 24th October 2014 The President’s manoeuvres to oust his erstwhile friend as Secretary General of the NRM are accelerating President Yoweri Museveni aims to limit possible leadership challenges from within the governing National Resistance Movement through wide-ranging changes to the party’s constitution. Currently, the main objective is...
Vol 55 No 19 | UGANDA Putting US aid to other uses 22nd September 2014 Museveni uses Obama's security assistance for the fight against Al Shabaab to crack down on the opposition as well United States' military aid and training in surveillance techniques is helping President Yoweri Museveni's government to crack down on the opposition, say political sources in Kampala. It even...
Vol 55 No 18 | UGANDA President versus PM 12th September 2014 Feverish plotting is already in progress over the 2016 election now that Museveni’s decision to stand is final President Yoweri Museveni has sparked a bitter war in the ruling National Resistance Movement over his decision to stand in the 2016 election. He appears to have abandoned...
Vol 55 No 17 | UGANDA Refinery deal struck 29th August 2014 The agreement with the main oil companies gives investors 60% and paves the way for the export of crude oil After nearly three years of back-and-forth negotiation with oil companies, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally caved in. He has agreed to a much smaller oil refinery than...
Vol 55 No 4 | UGANDASOUTH SUDAN Why Uganda refuses to withdraw 21st February 2014 Calls from the United States and Ethiopia, its regional ally, for Uganda to withdraw its forces from South Sudan are falling on deaf ears in Kampala. President Yoweri...
Vol 54 No 24 | UGANDA Kampala ousts mayor 28th November 2013 A thorn in President Yoweri Museveni’s side was removed when Kampala City Council voted to depose the Lord Mayor, Ssalongo Erias Lukwago, of the opposition Democratic Party on...
Vol 54 No 22 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICUGANDACONGO-KINSHASA Kony keeps up the terror 25th October 2013 After 25 years of mass murder, the Lord's Resistance Army continues with impunity as African and Western efforts fail to capture its top commanders More than 440,000 people are currently displaced due to attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army across Central and East Africa. This is despite increased United States and African...
Vol 54 No 19 | UGANDA Museveni on the defensive 16th September 2013 It is becoming clear that the President wants yet another term of office, possibly for his son, but he has major legal and political obstacles to overcome first Uganda’s next election may only be in 2016 but President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is almost certain to run again, has set out an early agenda. He is... READ FOR FREE