Why have they become a popular tool of repression? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The military court martial of the Uganda ...

A group of youth activists have called upon the judiciary to break its silence on human rights violations, particularly when ...

Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, who is on trial on charges including treason, has been placed in solitary confinement, a leading official in his party told AFP Saturday.

While reading a book in a Ugandan hotel in 1990, exiled Koigi wa Wamwere noticed the key turn on his door. Five hooded men ...

There was a conversation about elevating partnership from a coalition and the decision taken was necessary, Mudavadi insists.

Rights groups fear "mass atrocities" in Uganda as it prepares for an election next year, with a president seeking a seventh term, a crackdown on the opposition and violent threats from the heir ...

The wife of Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has called the trial against him a "sham", as he faces a ...

While Kenyan authorities deny their involvement in renditioning Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, a blood-stained ...

Previously seen as a safe haven for foreigners, Kenya now is on the brink of becoming a top spot for professional abduction ...

The recent surge in abductions of Kenyan youth, coupled with the enforced disappearances of citizens from neighboring ...

The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, ...

Desperately trying to secure his son’s release from captivity, a distressed Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi ...