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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni has been the president of Uganda since 1986.

Uganda
Uganda seeks to strengthen security ties with Turkey

Kampala, which is seeking to reduce its dependence on Russian defence materiel, is trying to persuade Ankara to build a drone and artillery parts assembly plant in Uganda.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.01.2025

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni during the Uganda-Turkey Investment Summit in Kampala, Uganda, 12 May 2022.

Uganda
Museveni persuades Emir of Qatar to open embassy in Kampala

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has managed to convince the Emir of Qatar to open an embassy in Kampala.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.01.2025

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

The London-based organisation has asked Yoweri Museveni's administration for permission to visit the politician, but has received no positive response to date.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 18.12.2024

Uganda
Museveni opens new 2026 election battlefront in coffee sector

By abolishing the state agency in charge of coffee, the Ugandan president has deprived the kingdom of Buganda, an opposition stronghold, of strategic resources a year before general elections. At the same time, his government is stepping up its foreign coffee partnerships.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 17.12.2024

Nigeria, Sudan
Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

President Bola Tinubu is looking to carve out a role for Nigeria as a mediator in the Sudan peace process. Abuja, which has not been involved in previous efforts to resolve the bloody conflict, is now seeking to rally international support towards this goal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.12.2024

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Paris on 28 November 2024.

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Cargo planes are making almost daily flights between Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. This lends weight to claims about Kampala's alleged support of the Rapid Support Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.11.2024

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Despite its isolation over Nile water management, Egypt has begun to build a coalition of security partners with countries through which the river flows, starting with Uganda. The aim is to counter Ethiopia's influence.

Subscribers only Defence, North Africa, Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024.

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

The private sector wants to harmonise customs tariffs in the East African Community. Tensions over trade have strained diplomatic relations between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda throughout the year.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 05.11.2024

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Fifteen months from the elections, the president's eldest son Muhoozi Kainerugaba is making less noise about succeeding his father. But he hasn't stopped trying to extend the army's influence, with his father's help.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2024

Uganda
Investors jockey for contract to build waste-to-power plant in Kampala

Several firms are competing to build a waste-fuelled power plant, but local political divisions are complicating the process. Meanwhile, the accumulation of rubbish is causing disasters, such as the one at the Kiteezi landfill site on 10 August.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.10.2024

Volunteers search for the bodies of residents killed by a landslide in the Kiteezi garbage dumping site, outside Kampala, 10 August 2024.

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

The French major is well behind schedule in its plans to bring the Tilenga oil field on stream, while financing for the EACOP export pipeline is far from complete. Irked, group CEO Patrick Pouyanné has reshuffled key executives in a bid to speed things up.

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2024

Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanné in Paris on 23 May 2024.

Kenya, Morocco
Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

In its bid for recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara, Morocco has managed to make some headway with Kenya, which has traditionally been in favour of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's independence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2024

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, in Berlin, Germany, on 28 June 2024.

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

With its new administrative status, the city is hoping for new infrastructure as well as more visits from President William Ruto, who has called on Beijing to help develop the region.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 12.09.2024

Aerial view of Eldoret, August 11, 2022, during the Kenyan presidential campaign.

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

In the hope of winning the favours of former president Uhuru Kenyatta, Rigathi Gachagua is trying to encourage the government to reauthorise exports from the Ugandan subsidiary of the Kenyatta family firm, Brookside Dairy, to Kenya.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.09.2024

Brookside Dairy products at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

The Kenyan former opposition leader is selecting his main allies in West and Central Africa with a view to securing the support of states in the region. The divisions between candidates and French-speaking countries could work in his favour.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2024

Kenyan candidate for chair of the African Union Commission, Raila Odinga, during his campaign launch ceremony on 27 August 2024, in Nairobi.

Uganda
Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

The opposition leader and his allies in the National Unity Platform have just returned from a tour of the United States and Canada, during which they mobilised political and intellectual circles and the Ugandan diaspora, against a backdrop of growing mistrust between Kampala and Western chancelleries.

Subscribers only Politics 04.09.2024

Bobi Wine at the Cinema for Peace Gala Berlin on 19 February 2024.

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Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Yoweri Museveni

Uganda
Uganda seeks to strengthen security ties with Turkey

Uganda
Museveni persuades Emir of Qatar to open embassy in Kampala

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Uganda
Museveni opens new 2026 election battlefront in coffee sector

Nigeria, Sudan
Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Uganda
Investors jockey for contract to build waste-to-power plant in Kampala

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Kenya, Morocco
Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Uganda
Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

Egypt, Uganda
Kampala steps up pressure on Cairo over Nile Basin

Uganda
Museveni tightens grip on parliament and Buganda monarchy

Ethiopia, Uganda
Kampala and Addis sketch out military rapprochement

Uganda
Joseph Kony's lawyer prepares his defence before ICC trial

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Yoweri Museveni

Uganda Uganda seeks to strengthen security ties with Turkey

Uganda Museveni persuades Emir of Qatar to open embassy in Kampala

Uganda Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Uganda Museveni opens new 2026 election battlefront in coffee sector

Nigeria, Sudan Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

Sudan, Uganda Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Uganda Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Uganda Investors jockey for contract to build waste-to-power plant in Kampala

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Kenya, Morocco Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

Kenya Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya, Uganda Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Kenya Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Uganda Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

Egypt, Uganda Kampala steps up pressure on Cairo over Nile Basin

Uganda Museveni tightens grip on parliament and Buganda monarchy

Ethiopia, Uganda Kampala and Addis sketch out military rapprochement

Uganda Joseph Kony's lawyer prepares his defence before ICC trial

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Uganda
Uganda seeks to strengthen security ties with Turkey

Uganda
Museveni persuades Emir of Qatar to open embassy in Kampala

Uganda
Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

Uganda
Museveni opens new 2026 election battlefront in coffee sector

Nigeria, Sudan
Abuja seeks mediation role in Sudan

Sudan, Uganda
Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Spotlight | Egypt, Ethiopia
Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
East African business bosses lobby for easing of region's trade barriers

Uganda
Museveni clan makes show of family unity ahead of 2026 poll

Uganda
Investors jockey for contract to build waste-to-power plant in Kampala

Spotlight | Tanzania, Uganda
Delays, finance woes and reshuffles signal TotalEnergies' Tilenga troubles

Kenya, Morocco
Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

Kenya
Ruto's big plans for his Eldoret bastion

Kenya, Uganda
Deputy President Gachagua plays mediator between Kampala and Nairobi in dairy dispute

Kenya
Odinga seeks French-speaking Africa's help in bid for AU Commission chair

Uganda
Bobi Wine's party seeks North American support

Egypt, Uganda
Kampala steps up pressure on Cairo over Nile Basin

Uganda
Museveni tightens grip on parliament and Buganda monarchy

Ethiopia, Uganda
Kampala and Addis sketch out military rapprochement

Uganda
Joseph Kony's lawyer prepares his defence before ICC trial