The Story Behind Black Star News: A Diaspora-Founded New York Weekly
You may have heard of Black Star News, a New York-based and Ugandan-founded investigative newspaper, whose critical coverage of Uganda and metropolitan New York...
Police Block Prayers for Walk-to-Work Victims
Police in Kasese on Monday blocked prayers that had been planned by members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that were to...
Opposition Leaders Call for Peaceful Protests
The Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) in Uganda has rejected the outcome of last week’s presidential and parliamentary elections citing widespread bribery by the NRM, intimidation...
Incumbent President Museveni Wins in Landslide
The Electoral Commission has just announced that incumbent President Yoweri Museveni the winner of Uganda’s 2011 presidential ballot with 68.38 percent. Museveni finished the...
Upsets and Surprises in Parliamentary Election Results
Turning the attention from the presidential election results, many big heads have rolled in the parliamentary elections for both the ruling NRM and the...
Opposition Alleges Massive Rigging
For the third time, incumbent Yoweri Museveni’s main rival, Dr. Kizze Besigye, has alleged massive rigging during the presidential elections that occurred on Friday.
Besigye,...
