For the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), few figures in recent years have embodied this reality more than former ...

MBALE, Uganda -- Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he ...

With an “insatiable curiosity about the world,” Zohran Mamdani walked into the Daily Monitor newsroom in Uganda in 2007 as a teenager with the hopes of becoming a “top reporter.” Mamdani’s father had ...

President Museveni on Tuesday evening unveiled a sweeping new cabinet list that has left Uganda's political class stunned, ...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine displays a t-shirt reading “Free Olivia Lutaaya” with a photo of the imprisoned activist at a public appearance, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 19, 2024 (DPA photo by ...

What you need to know: The transition question will dominate Ugandan politics during the 2026-2031 term. But Butambala County MP Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi, who ended the 15-year reign of Muhammad ...

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to The Root after a Gracie Mansion protest takes a xenophobic turn, with demonstrators ...

This is a critical moment in Uganda’s politics. The country held a presidential election a week ago, local elections are ongoing, and parties would ordinarily be implementing post-election strategies ...