Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Capital: Kampala

Total Area: 236,040 sq km'

Population: appox. 28,195,754 28,195,754

Languages: English, Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili,ArabicEnglish, Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili,Arabic

Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX) Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Independance Day: 9 October 1962 (from UK)

Date Joined: 1962

Head of Government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 29 January 1986)



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Uganda’s president refuses to sign new hardline anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Ugandas president, Yoweri Museveni, has refused to sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that imposes the death penalty for homosexuality, requesting that it be returned to parliament for reconsideration.
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THE GUARDIAN
Uganda to continue support, commitment to Commonwealth - Kutesa

The Minister of Foreign Affairs- Sam Kutesa has re-affirmed Uganda's support for and towards the work of the Commonwealth Secretariat in implementing the Commonwealth Charter and its organizational commitments.

“Uganda appreciates the continued commonwealth partnership, collaboration and support. We call for further alignment of the commonwealth programs with the work plans of government ministries, departments and agencies” he said.

Kutesa made the remarks on Sunday in Kampala while holding discussions with Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth who is in Uganda for a working visit.
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Daily Monitor
Uganda elections 2021: What you need to know

Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine has cut short a live interview with a Kenyan radio station, saying the military was raiding his home.

"I can see soldiers beating my security guard," he said, before putting the phone done.

The incident comes two days before Ugandans vote in a general election following a campaign marked by violence which has killed dozens of people.

President Yoweri Museveni is seeking his sixth elected term in office after 35 years in power.

The 76-year-old faces 10 challengers, most notably Bobi Wine.

Human rights groups have accused security forces of using excessive force to break up opposition rallies during the campaign. But the government says the strong measures are necessary to ensure people comply with a ban on large crowds imposed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

President Museveni is one of the longest-serving presidents in Africa. He and his National Resistance Movement came to power in 1986 at the end of a five-year war, and have led Uganda ever since.

His supporters praise him for bringing relative peace and prosperity to the country, and in particular for his policies on health. He helped limit the spread of HIV, and more recently his harsh lockdown - which closed schools and business, banned vehicle movement and imposed mandatory public mask use in May - is credited with tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

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BBC UK
Uganda elections 2021: Facebook shuts government-linked accounts

Facebook has shut down accounts it says are linked to the Ugandan government, only days before elections for a new president and parliament.

The social media giant said a network connected with the ministry of information had been using fake and duplicate accounts to impersonate users and boost the popularity of posts.

In a BBC interview, the government accused Facebook of being biased.

The run-up to the election has been marred by tension and violence.

After 35 years in power, President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is being strongly challenged by music star Bobi Wine, who is 38 and draws much of his support from young people.

Bobi Wine has been detained periodically, and dozens of opposition protesters have been killed.

Campaigning has been banned in the capital, Kampala, and several other districts. The opposition says this is because it is popular in those areas, but the government says the measure is due to Covid-19 restrictions.

"We found this network to be linked to the government Citizens Interaction Center at the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology in Uganda," Facebook said in a statement.

"They used fake and duplicate accounts to manage pages, comment on other people's content, impersonate users, re-share posts in groups to make them appear more popular than they were," the statement continued.
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BBC UK
Museveni: Uganda President hints at resuming sports activities in the country

The country's head of state has left sportsmen and women in joy after tweeting about a possible return of sports Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has sent a strong indication that sporting activities could resume in the country soon. The long-serving head of state has left Ugandan sportsmen and women in joy after he tweeted that he was considering lifting the ban of sporting activities so that sports can be played without fans. "On the Covid-19 pandemic, I welcome the positive suggestions like the idea of sports
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goal.com
President Museveni commissions seven factories in Namanve park

President Yoweri Museveni has launched seven new factories in Kampala Business and Industrial Park in Namanve. This brings the number of factories in the industrial park, located on 2,200 acres, to 103, according to the Uganda Investment Authority. The new factories, which were launched on Saturday, will be producing beer, sanitizers, agricultural products, building materials, diapers and sanitary pads, refrigerators, water dispensers, radio sets and mobile phones. Others produce gumboots and tarpaulins.
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newvision.co.ug
Uganda heading to a ‘dangerous phase’ of pandemic: President Museveni

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is warning that the country is heading to a more dangerous phase of the novel coronavirus. In a televised address on Monday night, Museveni said cases of the disease were being reported among people whose contacts could not be traced following the reopening of private and public transport in some parts of the country. Previous cases of the disease had mostly been reported among returnees from abroad and cross-border truck drivers.
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africa.cgtn.com
Uganda: COVID-19 - I Can't Go On Begging Ugandans to Live, Says Museveni

President Museveni has reiterated the need for Ugandans to police themselves in a bid to avoid the spread of coronavirus. According to him, government will not continue begging Ugandans to live because he and his health experts have done enough to sensitise the public about the preventive measures against the spread of the virus that has so far infected 679 Ugandans. "We cannot go on begging people to live. That we call police to enforce [COVID-19 preventive measures]! Call police for what!
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allafrica
Uganda postpones reopening of schools as cases soar

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has postponed the reopening of schools for final year students for one more month. The president said reopening schools was risky as the country did not have enough kits to test learners every two weeks through televised lessons. President Museveni said two television sets would be given to each village to allow learners to continue studying at home. “Two television sets per village equals to 140,000 TV sets in the country,” he said in a televised address.
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africa.cgtn.com
Uganda president, Canadian PM hold talks on COVID-19 pandemic

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks by telephone on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and furthering bilateral ties. Museveni in a tweet on Wednesday said the talks held on Tuesday were fruitful. "We look forward to defeating this pandemic and strengthening ties between our two countries," Museveni said. Trudeau in a statement said they exchanged views about their respective national efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the health, safety, and economic well-being of their citizens.
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xinhuanet.com
With Lockdown Ban on Cars, Bike Business Booms in Uganda

Uganda banned the use of public and private transport in late March to curve the spread of COVID-19.? With the ban on cars, the country has seen a boom in demand for bicycles.? ?? While most Ugandan workers are worried about losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, business is booming for bicycle repairman Kiyemba Musiri. Uganda’s March lockdown to curb the virus included a ban on motor vehicles — both public and private — for nonessential personnel.
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voanews.com
Turkey donates bicycles to help Uganda fight virus

The Turkish government has donated 100 bicycles to Uganda’s COVID-19 national task force to ease transportation for healthcare workers amid the pandemic. Kerem Alp, Turkey’s ambassador to Uganda, handed over the bicycles on Thursday to the task force, a committee led by the prime minister to mobilize relief and pool resources to combat COVID-19 in the country. 
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