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Supporters of incumbent Ugandan Presdent Yoweri Museveni celebrate in the streets of Kampala today

Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll

World • 16 Jan

Front pages of newspapers covering the election in Uganda

Uganda president in election lead, rival alleges fraud

World • 15 Jan

Tullow in April agreed to sell its onshore oil fields in Uganda to Total as part of its efforts to raise $1 billion

Tullow completes sale of Uganda assets to Total

Business • 10 Nov 20

Tullow in April agreed to sell its onshore oil fields in Uganda to Total

Tullow Oil gets Uganda clearance for asset sale to Tota

Business • 21 Oct 20

Chief Executive Paul McDade said it was too early to give a new timeframe for the final investment decision

Tullow Oil's sale of stake in Uganda project called off

Business • 29 Aug 19

Tullow said it expects its first-half gross profit to be $500m

Tullow Oil's Kenyan, Ugandan projects timelines slip

Business • 26 Jun 19

The current Ebola crisis has recorded more than 2,000 cases, two-thirds of them deadly

WHO stops short of declaring international emergency

World • 14 Jun 19

Medical staff of an Ebola Treatment Unit in western Uganda prepare for work

Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda

World • 13 Jun 19

More than 2,000 cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo

WHO to hold emergency meeting on Ebola in East Africa

World • 12 Jun 19

This year is crunch time for Tullow Oil's East African projects

Tullow Oil cuts its output guidance

Business • 25 Apr 19

Kimberley Endecott entered Uganda on 29 March and flew the next day to the park in the country's southwest

Uganda: Abducted US tourist did not have armed guard

World • 05 Apr 19

Tullow Oil said its net debt at the end of last year stood at $3.1 billion

Tullow's output to rise as Ghana production ramps up

Business • 16 Jan 19

Rescue boats search the waters of Lake Victoria following the accident yesterday

At least 29 dead after cruise boat capsizes in Uganda

World • 25 Nov 18

The accident happened last night in Kiryandongo (Pic: Google Maps)

At least 48 killed as bus hits tractor, truck in Uganda

World • 26 May 18

Mulago Referral hospital housed the nation's only radiotherapy machine

Uganda's only radiotherapy machine breaks down

News • 19 Apr 16

The Pope travelled to CAR from Uganda

Pope Francis calls for 'new chapter' on CAR visit

News • 30 Nov 15

Pope Francis is welcomed by Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni at his arrival in Entebbe, Uganda

Pope hails Uganda's treatment of refugees

News • 27 Nov 15

Tullow says legal proceedings have now been dropped in Uganda case

Tullow pays $250m to settle Uganda tax dispute

Business • 22 Jun 15

President Museveni is calling for a law which will penalise the promotion of homosexuality

Plans for a new anti-gay law in Uganda

News • 12 Aug 14

The bill was passed in December and obliged Ugandans to denounce gays to the authorities

Ugandan court overturns strict anti-gay law

News • 01 Aug 14

Activists in Kenya who oppose the bill protested over the issue earlier this year

Uganda hit by US sanctions over anti-gay law

News • 20 Jun 14

A lab technician draws blood from a patient for HIV testing at the Aids Information Centre in Kampala

Uganda's HIV bill 'nonsensical', says health body

News • 07 Jun 14

The passing of the bill was largely a popular move in Uganda

Uganda shrugs off aid cuts over anti-gay law

News • 27 Feb 14

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni introduced the controversial law that will see homosexuals jailed for life

UN calls on Uganda to repeal new homosexuality law

News • 25 Feb 14

A Kenyan LGBT supporter protests against Uganda's anti-gay bill

Laws on homosexuality in African nations

Special Reports • 24 Feb 14