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Uganda elections, internet blackout hits trade through Mombasa, Northern Corridor
The 1,700 kilometre-long corridor which runs between Mombasa (Kenya), Uganda Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern DRC remains the most preferred for transit goods by traders in the region, with Uganda a key transit country. There are at least 1,500 trucks along the Northern Corridor at any given time, according to the industry data.

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Polls close in Uganda amid nationwide internet blackout
Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout
Uganda's President Museveni takes commanding election lead, deadly violence reported
At least seven people were killed in violence overnight in central Uganda, police said on Friday, following national elections that looked set to extend veteran President Yoweri Museveni's rule into a...

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BBC reports from Uganda polling station hit by technical problems
‘We Came Here to Vote’: Ugandans Go to Polls Despite Major Delays
Uganda’s presidential election experiences hours of delays at some polling stations
President Yoweri Museveni, 81, faces seven other candidates, including Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine, who is calling for political change.

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Votes being counted in Uganda election as opposition alleges rigging
Uganda's President Museveni takes commanding lead in early election results
Yahoo

UN experts cast blame on Rwanda and Uganda. What are they doing in DRC?

Kampala, Uganda – Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its military presence” in the DRC, and armed groups – including those aligned to the Congolese ...
Opinion

Uganda’s autocratic political system is failing its people – and threatens the region

The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.

Oscar-nominated Chicago filmmaker teaches wildlife conservationists in Rwanda and Uganda to make documentaries

A Chicago filmmaker decided to create a classroom in Africa, where he shares his knowledge and insight with wildlife conservationists in Rwanda and Uganda.
The Africa Report

Uganda rivalry main reason for Rwanda’s M23 support: report

The Rwandan-backed M23, which had lain dormant for about a decade, launched an offensive in North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of 2021 and since then has seized large swathes of territory. The rebellion was “was ...
UNHCR

Rwanda returns from Uganda cross 1,000

MBARARA, Uganda, March 29 (UNHCR) - More than 1,100 Rwandan refugees have gone home from Uganda this year in an ongoing repatriation movement organised by the UN refugee agency that started in January. On Monday morning, 228 Rwanda refugees - about half of ...
The Washington Post

In photos: More than 130 dead as flooding, landslides hit Rwanda and Uganda

Flooding and landslides killed at least 129 people in Rwanda and six people in neighboring Uganda, authorities said Wednesday, after weeks of torrential rain amid a wetter-than-usual spring. Rwandan authorities said they are continuing to search for ...
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