ARTICLES RELATING TO YOWERI MUSEVENI

Uganda threatens to punish media

2013-05-15 22:10

Uganda has threatened to penalise media for coverage of a purported plot to stifle allegations that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power.

Aid theft: Uganda calls for donor's help

2013-05-02 10:17

Uganda wants foreign donors to help it tighten financial controls to prevent the mismanagement or theft that led them to halt payments, PM Amama Mbabazi says.

Uganda suspends hunt for warlord Kony

2013-04-03 12:06

Uganda has suspended the hunt for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his LRA fighters, blaming hostility towards foreign troops by CAR rebels who seized power last month.

AU praises France's 'remarkable' Mali action

2013-01-17 09:41

African Union President Thomas Boni Yayi has praised the "remarkable work" of the French military in Mali, saying its troops are "practically saving" Africa.

DRC town 'looted by govt troops'

2012-11-26 13:56

A Congolese town in the path of advancing rebels is currently occupied by government troops but that's little consolation to residents whose homes have been looted by government forces.

DRC army fights back, rebels hold Goma

2012-11-23 07:50

Congolese troops are fighting back against rebels who rejected calls from African leaders to quit the eastern city of Goma, captured earlier this week in a major upset that forced the UN troops to withdraw.

DRC, Rwanda presidents meet for talks

2012-11-21 14:04

The presidents of DRC and Rwanda are meeting in Uganda for emergency talks to stem growing tensions between the leaders and their nations.

UN puts sanctions on DRC rebels

2012-11-21 07:48

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to sanction the leaders of DRC’s M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the eastern Congolese city of Goma.

'Gutted' Uganda repeats Somalia threat

2012-11-09 22:31

Uganda feels "gutted" and "betrayed" by a UN report saying it is helping rebels in the DRC and will pull its troops out of peace-keeping operations in Somalia unless the allegations are withdrawn.

Uganda may stop mediating in DRC

2012-10-22 22:08

Uganda says it will stop mediating in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels if the UN Security Council endorsed accusations that Uganda was supporting the rebels.

Uganda celebrates 50 yrs of independence

2012-10-09 16:22

Several African leaders are joining thousands of Ugandans on an airstrip in the capital of Kampala where 50 years ago Uganda announced independence from British rule.

Regional leaders meet on DRC unrest

2012-10-08 10:39

Regional heads of state have gathered ahead of a summit on the chronic unrest in the east of the DRC, the latest attempt to end the violence there.

Regional leaders meet on DRC unrest

2012-09-08 17:40

Regional heads of state have begun talks in an effort to find a lasting solution to chronic unrest in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo but less than a third of those invited turned up.

Defence ministers meet on DRC

2012-08-17 14:33

Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern DRC to try to tackle unrest there, a statement says.

DRC, Rwanda leaders set to meet

2012-08-07 11:36

The president of Rwanda and DRC will take part in a regional summit in Uganda to agree on a neutral force tasked with policing their border and neutralising rebel groups, officials say.

Clinton to urge Sudans to fix problems

2012-08-03 09:17

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will highlight Washington's concern over unresolved issues between Sudan and South Sudan during a visit to the state born a year ago.

Clinton to visit S Sudan on Africa trip

2012-07-31 08:04

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to visit troubled South Sudan on an 11-day Africa trip aimed at spurring economic growth, peace and security, a US official says.

Uganda protest movement goes to villages

2012-07-17 22:10

Uganda's protest movement has shifted to villages to escape a heavy police presence in the capital.

Uganda debates its future

2012-06-07 13:27

A quiet debate over who will succeed Uganda’s long-serving leader is getting louder as more Ugandans start to imagine a life after President Yoweri Museveni.

Museveni 'may want to rule for life'

2012-04-25 15:09

The party of Uganda's long-time president says it strongly opposes a bid to restore presidential term limits to the constitution.

Uproar over Ugandan killer's pardon

2012-03-31 09:30

A decision by Uganda's president to pardon an Indian man who in 2000 was sentenced to die for the torture murder of his wife has generated fierce criticism from activists.

Opposition MPs plan to impeach Museveni

2012-03-16 22:10

Ugandan opposition lawmakers are planning to impeach Yoweri Museveni over corruption, but face an uphill task in removing the veteran president.

Uganda ministers quit over graft

2012-02-16 22:31

Two Ugandan ministers has quit the government over a $60m corruption scandal, the latest in a string of high-profile resignations prompted by graft allegations.

Uganda's Besigye to quit as party chief

2012-01-13 22:28

Uganda's main opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has lost to President Yoweri Museveni in three elections, is to resign as the leader of his party, an official says.

 

Ugandan general faces arrest, aides jailed

2013-05-13 14:48

A general who asked questions about President Yoweri Museveni’s succession plans faces charges stemming from the alleged breach of an official code of conduct, a spokesperson says.

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Uganda president hands out bag of cash

2013-04-24 09:33

The Ugandan president has given a sack of cash to a youth group at a meeting in a small town, creating outrage in the capital of Kampala. Watch.

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Museveni salutes Kenyans

2013-04-09 17:27

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Kenyans for voting in Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fourth president in defiance of his looming international trial for crimes against humanity.

DRC, Mali conflicts overshadow AU summit

2013-01-28 14:51

The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC has overshadowed a summit meeting of AU leaders, as efforts continue to drum up support for military intervention in war-torn Mali.

Putin, Museveni talk

2012-12-11 22:31

President Vladimir Putin has held talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at his residence outside Moscow as Russia seeks to revive Soviet-era ties with Africa.

DRC and M23 rebels negotiate in Uganda

2012-11-25 20:33

DRC and M23 rebels are negotiating in Uganda after a summit of regional leaders demanded a ceasefire since the rebels took control of Goma.

Kabila, Kagame to attend DRC summit

2012-11-22 11:00

The leaders of DRC and Rwanda will attend a regional summit in Uganda after rebels seized the main eastern Congolese city of Goma, Ugandan officials say.

DRC rebels plan to 'liberate' country

2012-11-21 12:36

Rebel forces in eastern DRC say they plan to take control of the whole of the vast central African country after they captured the eastern town of Goma.

Ugandans demand action over corruption

2012-11-16 19:10

Dressed in black, Betty Aguti clutches a bunch of roses that she says should be laid at the graves of the Ugandan public services being strangled by rampant corruption.

Uganda 'stabbed in back' by UN

2012-11-06 16:02

Uganda has maintained a threat to withdraw troops from peacekeeping operations after UN talks over accusations that it has backed rebels in the DRC.

5 000 rapes as unrest engulfs eastern DRC

2012-10-18 19:09

At least 5 000 women have been raped this year in DRC's eastern province on North Kivu as a new rebellion has sown fresh unrest in the conflict-prone region, a local hospital says.

No breakthrough after DRC unrest summit

2012-10-09 12:27

Regional leaders meeting to end the chronic violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have failed to find a breakthrough.

Teenage girl Uganda's latest MP

2012-09-18 21:10

A teenage girl fresh out of high school has won a seat in Uganda's parliament, adding to the ruling party's majority.

Uganda president makes son general

2012-08-29 10:46

Uganda's president has promoted his son to general and overall commander of special forces.

Uganda reinstates scandal-hit ministers

2012-08-15 22:36

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reinstated several corruption-tarnished ministers in a cabinet reshuffle that has left most of the major positions unchanged.

WHO: Ebola under control in Uganda

2012-08-03 16:01

World Health organisation says authorities are halting the spread of the deadly disease Ebola after it killed 16 people in the east African country of Uganda.

Uganda anti-Ebola measures take toll

2012-08-02 20:31

Residents in western Uganda say they are too scared to go shopping in local markets, visit churches or mosques or travel freely for fear of catching the Ebola virus.

Ebola: Uganda bans physical contact

2012-07-30 13:11

Uganda's president has banned all physical contact after a victim of a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the capital Kampala for the first time.

Uganda leadership power struggle looms

2012-06-20 21:17

A power struggle has broken out in Uganda amid speculation over their long-time leader's future.

Uganda to limit political assembly

2012-05-07 20:44

Uganda is set to pass a law that limits freedom of assembly but critics have condemned the bill.

Graft: Ugandan to press ministers' case

2012-04-13 13:16

Uganda's top anti-graft official says he plans to take a corruption case against three influential government ministers to the Supreme Court after a lower court ruled that he lacks the ability to try the suspects.

Uganda's Kizza Besigye gets bail

2012-03-28 21:26

Uganda's leading opposition leader was released on bail by a court in the capital after being charged in connection with violent anti-government protests that led to the death of a police officer.

Ruling for long is good, says Museveni

2012-02-20 14:59

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has swallowed his 1986 words of despising long-serving leaders, saying the experience offers mastery in governance, a report says.

Uganda detains Besigye ahead of rally

2012-01-19 14:58

Uganda police have fired tear gas before bundling opposition leader Kizza Besigye and several allies into police vans, witnesses say, shortly before planned anti-government protests.

Museveni: I won't bow to strike pressure

2012-01-12 13:49

Uganda’s president has refused to yield under pressure to striking traders demanding the authorities direct banks to stop raising interest rates, as retailers in the capital locked up their shops for a second day.

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