By AFP KAMPALA — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office on Saturday after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying …
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Security beefed up as millions of Ugandans go to polls – report
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA — Ugandan security forces have beefed up patrolling in the capital Kampala and several districts as the country goes to a highly contested elections between incumbent Yoweri Museveni and …
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Uganda shuts down internet days before presidential election
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessBy Juba Witness and News Agencies KAMPALA — Ugandan authorities have imposed a nationwide internet blackout days before presidential elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is expected to prolong his …
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46 killed in collision involving multiple vehicles on Uganda highway
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA – At least 46 people have been killed in a major road accident involving multiple vehicles on the highway between Uganda’s capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, …
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Uganda’s electoral body sets January 15 as final election date
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA – Uganda’s electoral commission announced on Tuesday that 15 January 2026 has been set as the final date for the country’s general elections. Eighty-one-year-old President Yoweri Museveni, who has …
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Ugandan security arrest two in attempted smuggling of Dr. John Garang’s archives
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA – Ugandan security agents have seized a collection of personal archives belonging to Dr. John Garang De Mabior, the late Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) leader, and arrested two …
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Ugandan army graduates 48 soldiers near Juba, South Sudan
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessJUBA – The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has graduated 48 officers and servicemen who completed their training in Bilinyang, east of Juba, South Sudan. Uganda has deployed several thousands …
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South Sudan, Uganda army chiefs meet again, agree on solution to border security challenges
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA – The army chiefs of South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have reaffirmed their commitment to working together in addressing recent security …
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Bureau of standards rejects, turns back harmful food imports
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessNIMULE – South Sudan National Bureau of Standards intercepted and re-exported maize and bean imports on Sunday after laboratory examination ruled them unsafe for human consumption. The incident is the …
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Ugandan church sacks pastor over alleged sexual immorality
by Juba Witnessby Juba WitnessKAMPALA — Watoto Church leadership in Uganda announced on Sunday, that it has fired one of its pastors over allegations that he committed sexual immorality. In a video message broadcast …
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