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You’re not serious: Museveni tells off EU; urges Ugandans to ignore scheming foreigners, warns against excitement over sanctions
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has taken a swipe at the European Union (EU) Parliament for adopting resolutions against Uganda,...
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Ex-UK legislator wants international community to force Museveni out of office, organize fresh elections
A former member of the UK Parliament has urged his country's government and the international community to isolate Uganda's president-elect...
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UK cuts security aid to Uganda – here’s all you need to know
The United Kingdom (UK) government has frozen aid to three of Uganda's security agencies over alleged violation of human rights,...
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Mwenda: Why western governments and DGF-like institutions behave like their colonial ancestors
Africa’s democratic dilemma | Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni’s suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) has caused uproar....
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Guilty: ICC convicts ex-LRA commander Dominic Ongwen of war crimes & crimes against humanity
CONVICTED: The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber IX has found former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen guilty...
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Andrew Mwenda: US should stop lecturing us about democracy; Trump has exposed them
The Independent Magazine owner Andrew Mwenda says the US should stop lecturing other countries about democracy after pro-Donald Trump supporters...
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Minister Tumwebaze stings US ambassador Natalie Brown after pro-Trump protesters stormed Capitol Hill, reminds her of ‘consequences of undermining democracy’ warning
Minister of gender, labour and social development, Frank Tumwebaze, has mocked US ambassador Natalie Brown after President Donald Trump protesters...
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Trump: US election worse than polls in third world countries
US president Donald Trump claimed US electoral democracy had sunk lower than that in third world countries. Tweeting on January...
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