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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, has announced that he has quit X, where he has been posting controversial messages. The 50-year-old army general has become ...
KAMPALA (Reuters) -The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. 1 January – At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a music show in Kampala. [2] 6 January – At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda. [3]
The government of Uganda referred the situation to the Court on 16 December 2003. [9] The referral was communicated via a letter sent by President Yoweri Museveni to the Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno Ocampo. The two met following the referral to establish the methods of cooperation between the Office of the Prosecutor and the government of ...
The politics of Uganda occurs in an authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an autocrat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Political parties were banned from 1986 to 2006 in the wake of the 2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum which was won by pro-democracy forces. [ 1 ]
Uganda imposes a new tax rate for using the internet as the government orders a 12% excise duty on mobile data. President Yoweri Museveni defends the tax as he says that social media users are "endlessly donating money to foreign telephone companies through chatting or even lying" and described the use of social media as a "luxury". This tax ...
10 January – Uganda reopens schools for the first time since March 2020 after a nearly two-year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 1 ] 28 January – The Rwandan foreign ministry announces the reopening of the country 's border crossing with Uganda following political tensions between the two countries that led to the closure of the ...
There is inadequate data on the current oral health situation in Uganda. [43] In 2004/2005 it was estimated that 51% of the community had experienced an oral health problem six months prior to a survey. Of the population that had experienced an oral health problem, only 35% had received treatment. [43]