Labia stretching is less controversial and less physically damaging than female genital mutilation but is criticized for being pushed on young girls
A court says there was no level playing field for 2016 presidential candidates
The Rwandans were arrested last year during tensions between the neighboring countries
Wine is planning to challenge President Yoweri Museveni in the 2021 election
Wine tells VOA he decided to run for president in 2021 because President Museveni has lost touch with Ugandan youth; Museveni calls Wine an enemy of progress
As Uganda's presidential nominations draw closer, opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as musician Bobi Wine, has vowed to rock the halls of power with a run for top job
Performance horse-riding is no longer just for the rich
Matters will now be referred back to the respective heads of state
Financial service targets 100,000 refugees in Uganda
UNOCHA said unusually heavy rainfall and flooding in East Africa has affected over 2.8 million people, with at least 280 dead across the region
Inspector general says Museveni is sincere in rooting out corrupt top officials hiding behind him
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni led a march against corruption Wednesday, but critics were quick to dismiss the march as a publicity stunt. Uganda has one of the worst rankings in the world for corruption, with activists pointing fingers at the highest levels of government. Halima Athumani reports from Kampala.
Annual beauty pageant held to mark World AIDS Day, raise awareness
Nearly a third of Uganda's new HIV infections occur among 15-to-25-year-olds, who say that despite progress, stigma is still a problem. To raise awareness ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, Uganda holds an annual fashion and a beauty pageant for young people infected with HIV and calls them the Young Positives. Halima Athumani reports from Kampala.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson says they received intelligence information that the site of the raid — The Ram Bar — is used as a massage parlor during day and for smoking opium and shisha during the night
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to increase trade and investment between the two Great Lakes Region countries
At a meeting in Uganda, President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar push deadline to February of next year
Kizza Besigye says police launched a deliberate attack on him Monday as he tried to attend an opposition party function
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